Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version "to access a decade-old, discontinued video game"
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The Crew players "received the benefit of their bargain and cannot complain now that they were deceived," Ubisoft argues

Full title: Ubisoft says you “cannot complain” it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren’t “deceived” by the lack of an offline version “to access a decade-old, discontinued video game”

Ubisoft’s lawyers have responded to a class action lawsuit over the shutdown of The Crew, arguing that it was always clear that you didn’t own the game and calling for a dismissal of the case outright.

The class action was filed in November 2024, and Ubisoft’s response came in February 2025, though it’s only come to the public’s attention now courtesy of Polygon. The full response from Ubisoft attorney Steven A. Marenberg picks apart the claims of plaintiffs Matthew Cassell and Alan Liu piece by piece, but the most common refrain is that The Crew’s box made clear both that the game required an internet connection and that Ubisoft retained the right to revoke access “to one or more specific online features” with a 30-day notice at its own discretion.

  • SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eeEnglish
    692·
    6 days ago

    Hijacking.

    Are you European Union Citizen? Do you like games?

    Do you want to own games again? and not just “License” them? Then please join the Stop destroying Videogames Initiative.

    Initiative - https://citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/details/2024/000007_en

    (Only sign if you are a EU citizen!)

    It’s an initiative to get the European parliament to discuss the matter all together, and Iirc, it already has some members that support it. (So It’s not just any ordinary petition that will go nowhere.)

    We have already collected 42% of the 1 million signatures from European citizens required. But the deadline is June 2025 and if we don’t get enough signatures by then, it won’t be looked at by the European commission. So to at least get the matter to be discussed, please sign!

    (ONLY FOR European Union citizens! No one else! Please do not sign if you aren’t an EU citizen. Also No Brits! there’s another initiative for the UK.)

    Short video explainer about the initiative - https://youtu.be/mkMe9MxxZiI

    For more info visit https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

    You can also view the petitions for other countries - (Australia, Canada, UK, Brazil… and more)

      • SpicyColdFartChamber@lemm.eeEnglish
        50·
        6 days ago

        No, please don’t sign if you are American. That can harm the petition with false signatures.

        This is strictly ONLY for European union citizens!

        Don’t worry, you can still help by spreading the message among your EU friends or family members(You don’t have to be a gamer to care about this or vote in this!). A lot of the exposure to this initiative is lacking when it comes to non-english speaking EU citizens. You can help there.