The Crew – Ubisoft Argues in Lawsuit That Players Never Had Ownership of the Game

While Ubisoft was shutting down the server for a racing game Crew In 2024, the game even registered its digital store in 2023, but the company has not escaped criticism of the decision. Recently, Ubisoft has been subject to legal action by two people Crew A player accusing them of violating California’s consumer protection laws.

According to Polygon, Ubisoft is responding to the lawsuit by filing a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. As part of the case, Ubisoft’s attorneys issued a statement claiming that the plaintiff had no right to own the game and therefore no suit was made. Rather, lawyers argue that players simply purchased a license to access the game with limited capacity.

“Frustrated by Ubisoft’s recent decision to discontinue the game following the notification period depicted on the product packaging, the plaintiff will apply a kitchen sink approach on behalf of the national customer estimation class, claiming eight causes of actions, including California’s false advertising law, unfair competition law, and violations of consumer legal officer violations.”

The plaintiff then revises the suit with a photograph of the suit, in response to Ubisoft’s arguments; Crewwhich states that the game’s activation code will remain valid until 2099. According to the plaintiff, through this, Ubisoft “indicating that.”Crew) It will remain playable during this period and will last for a long time. ”

Last year, after the server Crew Filmed offline, Ubisoft reportedly began revoking players’ access to racing games. This is despite the fact that the servers were no longer available for online-only games, so there was no way to play anyway. However, some players offered their hopes. Crew It is stored in some way through a community-run server.

Users begin to find that they are no longer able to even open the game through their library pages, saying, “We’re no longer able to access this game. Would you like to check out the store and pursue your adventure?”

Since the original release of CrewUbisoft expanded the title further through two sequels. Crew 2 And recently, Crew Motor Fest. The latest titles in the franchise, Crew Motor FestOriginally only available on PC through Ubisoft Connect and the Epic Games store. The game was eventually released on Steam.

See the review for more details Crew Motor Fest From behind when it comes out. In our review, we praised the game’s instant driving power and its beautiful open world. Ultimately, despite the questionable design choice with its progressive dynamics, we still gave Crew Motor Fest 8 out of 10 points.