For several days, the case The Crew continues to grow and worry players. Since April 1, the car racing game servers are no longer operational. Ubisoft had warned title holders that the entire online multiplayer portion would no longer be accessible. The bad news is that this represents the entire playable part. It is absolutely not possible to start a game solo, or without connecting to the servers.
This announcement therefore predicted the death of The Crewreleased 10 years ago in September 2014. Despite everything, some were surprised to see that the license of the opus has been completely revoked by Ubisoft on its Ubisoft Connect platform. Indeed, the game is no longer displayed in players’ personal libraries and can no longer be launched at all. Those who had invested their euros in The Crew therefore find themselves stripped of one of their possessions.
A priori, this does not really pose a problem since, without servers, the game would be completely unusable anyway. When trying to launch the title, an error message would have been displayed. Nevertheless, European players consider this approach to theft pure and simple. User anger is very present on the networks, but Ubisoft has still not reacted. However, it is worth remembering certain basics.
Buying does not mean owning
When we buy something, we expect to be able to use it for an infinite period of time. The only difference between a video game and any other physical object is that thewe don’t pay for a real “good” exactly. Even without talking about dematerialized games, all video games, even physical ones, with a box and instructions, are in reality nothing more than artifice. giving you access to a license usage agreement. This nuance has always existed, but has only been a problem in recent years.
The YouTuber EMB also explains that it is the advent of the internet, and therefore the link between copies and always in relation to a single intellectual property, which made physically applicable the kind of decision taken by Ubisoft for The Crew. The very concept of servers prevents players from having real control over the use of the license in the long term.
This is what allows publishers and manufacturers to close servers, but also to prevent the sale of games on certain stores that are too old or even to prohibit access to players who no longer have accounts on certain sales platforms. . Legally, there is therefore nothing to gain from such a situation which remains perfectly legal for Ubisoft. Fortunately, this decision does not affect the most recent games in the franchise, namely The Crew 2 And The Crew: Motorfest.
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