Ubisoft has revoked access to The Crew from players' Ubisoft Connect accounts, sparking outrage among users who feel their purchased game was essentially stolen. The online-only racing game became inoperable on April 1 when its servers were taken offline, leading to its delisting from digital storefronts. While Ubisoft offered refunds to recent purchasers, long-time players are left without recourse, highlighting the precarious nature of digital ownership and the potential for purchased products to disappear without warning.
Ubisoft has delisted The Crew from digital storefronts and confirmed that the online-only game will no longer be playable from April 2024. The game has been removed from sale on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation stores. Ubisoft recently announced plans to close the online services for 10 more of its "older games" in January 2024. The Crew is an open-world racing series that has attracted over 40 million players since its release in 2014.
Ubisoft has delisted its online-only racing game, The Crew, from all digital storefronts, including Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, and the Ubisoft store, as it winds down post-launch support for the title. The servers for The Crew will be shut down on March 31, 2024, rendering the game inaccessible. However, the Xbox version will still be available on the subscription service Ubisoft+. The Crew, released in 2014, spawned a franchise with two additional games, The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest.
