Ubisoft Is Working On The Crew 2 And Motorfest Offline Modes Following Backlash

Ubisoft Is Working On The Crew 2 And Motorfest Offline Modes Following Backlash

From TheGamer (Written by Joshua Robertson) on | OpenCritic

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The Crew fans have been a little irritated with Ubisoft over the course of 2024, all stemming from the publisher shutting down the first game's servers because of "server infrastructure and licensing constraints." With The Crew being an online only title, that meant the game was made unplayable, and Ubisoft made matters worse by seemingly revoking the game from people who had bought it.

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It was claimed that one of the reasons Ubisoft did this was to try and stop fans from making the game playable again, something which a dedicated group of modders have been working on since it was shut down. Ubisoft received a substantial amount of backlash at the time, but remained relatively silent on the whole matter while the heat died down.

However, a little over six months after shutting down the servers for The Crew, the publisher has now explained via a new post on the Ubisoft UK Twitter account that it has "heard your concerns about access to The Crew games." To try and placate fans of the series, Ubisoft has announced that it's currently working on offline modes for The Crew 2 and Motorfest "to ensure...

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