Two people in California filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft after it shut down its servers in 2014 crewAn open-world racing game released on PS4 and Xbox One, making the game unplayable.
In 2014, Ubisoft launched crew An open-world, always-online racing game with campaign and multiplayer modes. It was a hugely successful game for Ubisoft, spawning two sequels –The Crew 2 and The Crew: Festival of Racing. But in December 2023, Ubisoft suddenly removed the racing game from the digital store And will completely shut down its servers in April 2024. This means that even if you purchase a physical copy of the game, you can no longer play it. Now, two dissatisfied American gamers are filing a lawsuit against Ubisoft.
It is reported PolygonNovember 4 Matthew Cassell and Alan Liu File suit in federal court. The main complaint in the recently filed lawsuit is that two plaintiffs believe Ubisoft “deceived” consumers by telling them they were buying the game when in fact they were just “renting” a “limited license.” The lawsuit also claims that Ubisoft’s decision not to make a single-player game is “rubbing salt in the wound.” crew Can be played offline.
The plaintiffs are seeking court approval to make the lawsuit a class action, allowing others to sue All personnel Players get involved. The lawsuit seeks monetary relief and damages for those affected crewEarlier this year, the company’s servers were shut down.
“Imagine you buy a pinball machine and a few years later you go into your den to play with it, only to find that all the paddles are gone, the pinballs and the safety lever are gone, proudly displaying your invulnerability. The high-scoring display was also removed,” the lawsuit explains. “The result is that the pinball manufacturer decides to come into your home, take apart the inside of the pinball machine, and take away your ability to play the game you purchased and thought you owned.”
Ubisoft faces more legal backlash crew
Earlier this year, Ubisoft decided to kill crewservers and making them unplayable resulting in caused an uproar online and sparked a movement Dedicated to fighting back against the ongoing practice of companies stifling online gaming and making it unplayable once people buy it. Now, The organization is looking for signatures Forcing EU lawmakers to address the issue directly.
At the same time, in the United States, a new law in california The aim is to force publishers and storefronts to acknowledge that even if you click the “Buy” or “Buy” button on an online storefront to “purchase” a game, what you are actually purchasing is a license, and these companies may ban you from future access to the game.
interestingly, Ubisoft announced in September it plans to ensure The Crew 2 and car party Get an offline mode so people can continue playing the game even if the servers are down. I wonder why they rushed to announce this?
In a lawsuit filed last week, plaintiffs said the promise did nothing to help them. All personnel game, and Ubisoft is still violating California consumer protection laws.
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