Finally, The Crew 2 has the promised offline mode. Ubisoft announced the update last year after the Stop Killing Games campaign began, although the publisher was not overly interested in directly addressing consumer protection efforts as influencing the patch. Instead, as always, Ubisoft is simply calling it a response to “player feedback.”
“Thanks to player feedback, a new hybrid mode is now available, allowing you to play both online and offline,” Ubisoft said in a press release, echoing similar comments in the post. new video from the presentation. “This marks an important milestone in ensuring the longevity of the game and keeping it accessible for years to come.”
WITH EU Stop Video Game Destruction initiative is close to legislative stage After successfully collecting 1.4 million signatures, it is difficult to separate this update from the pressure created by the Stop Killing Games campaign, even if it is not mentioned by name here. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged that Stop Killing Games responded to shareholder questions earlier this year. saying that “support for all games may not last forever” but acknowledging that “this is a far-reaching problem and we are working on it.”
But hey, regardless of whether Ubisoft wants to directly acknowledge Stop Killing Games, adding an offline mode is definitely a good thing. You may not want to use it immediately because early player reports suggest that offline progress won't sync with your online save, but as a future-proofing measure it's much better than nothing.
A similar update for The Crew: Motorfest is still in the works, but importantly, it doesn't preserve the original game whose demise started all this fuss in the first place. Instead, fans stepped in to save the day with The Crew Unlimited, a recently released game. a custom server project bringing this first game back to life.
