Ubisoft Adds Offline Play to The Crew 2 & Motorfest

• Ubisoft promises offline modes for The Crew 2 and Motorfest.
• Offline modes to ensure long-term access to both titles.
• No date specified for offline modes, updates coming soon.
• Offline modes can prevent frustration and potential lawsuits.
• No news on bringing back the original Crew with offline mode.

Ubisoft Promises Offline Modes for The Crew 2 & Motorfest

Last year, Ubisoft removed The Crew from digital stores and later shut down its servers.

This made the game unplayable, even for those who owned it on disc.

People were understandably upset.

Now, Ubisoft is promising not to kill its sequels, The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest.

Ubisoft held a showcase on September 10 to announce new content and updates for The Crew Motorfest.

Before diving into the updates, Ubisoft addressed player concerns about the future of Crew games.

Stéphane Beley, senior creative director of the franchise, said, "We are currently exploring different solutions and can confirm an offline mode to ensure long-term access to both titles."

Ubisoft didn't specify when these offline modes would be available but mentioned that news would come in the next few months.

While not every feature of The Crew 2 or Motorfest will be included in the offline modes, it's reassuring to know the games won't disappear completely when the servers go offline.

As more games become online-focused, offering offline modes can prevent frustration and potential lawsuits.

Unfortunately, Ubisoft had no news about bringing back the original Crew with an offline mode.

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In December 2023, Ubisoft delisted The Crew and announced its servers would shut down a few months later.

This effectively killed the game, making it unplayable.

This incident helped kickstart the Stop Killing Games Movement, which is now pushing the European Union to create new rules.

The proposed rules would force publishers to make online-only games playable offline instead of letting them vanish when servers are turned off.

Ubisoft's promise to add offline support to the remaining Crew games is a step in the right direction.

While Ubisoft didn't provide a date for the offline modes, they assured players that updates would be coming soon.

Offering offline modes can avoid a lot of frustration and even possible lawsuits as more games become online-focused live-service experiences.

Sadly, Ubisoft didn't have any news on the original Crew or plans to bring that game back via a similar offline mode.