In order not to repeat the errors made with The Crew which was disconnected without notice, Ubisoft takes the lead and makes a new announcement so as not to attract the wrath of the players.
Stopping The Crew aroused strong reactions and a controversial Since overnight, the title was simply unusable since there was a permanent connection to play it. Yes, even solo. Faced with the dead end, a community of modders set out to bring this episode back with a version entitled The Crew Revival. Faced with the anger of the players, Ubisoft changed philosophy and reveals his plans for this appreciated game which specifies his return.
Ubisoft will test offline modes of two games
For Ubisoft, The games you buy don’t really belong to you Hence the fact that the publisher may not have seen the problem to completely disconnect The Crew, including by removing the game from the platforms. An event that even pushed some to go to court to obtain compensation. Shortly after that, UBI also announced the start of Outline modes For The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest to avoid any problem. And we know more today.
« Our teams are currently focusing on online service and the functioning of the game for years to come. But rest assured, The Crew Motorfest will benefit from an offline mode. The Crew 2 will take advantage of it first, allowing players to change between online and offline modes when they wish when we deploy the version before the end of 2025 » said Grégory Corgié, producer of the Ubisoft franchise.
Before deploying the offline mode of The Crew 2Ubisoft will launch a test for Insider Program members in the coming hours, but only on PC for the moment. « The first test will be deployed on April 30, 2025. The players selected according to their configuration and their involvement in the community will receive by e-mail to download this test version of The Crew 2. The version of this test will include a specific backup to allow players to give their feedback on a common basis, without impact on their own progress ».
