This is quite a strange quarter for the French industry giant. It started strong, with the successful reception of the Prince of Persia’s return in the form of The Lost Crown. However, this did not cover up the game’s poor sales results in the long run. Then it was time for Skull and Bones and the first major flood of criticism this year. There has been controversy surrounding Star Wars Outlaws in recent days – and this is probably just the beginning.

It seems that after the servers are closed, Ubisoft is blocking access to The Crew in its limited version to people who have the game on their account.

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On March 31, Ubisoft closed the servers for The Crew, leaving only the basic functions – quite a typical move for such items. Despite this, at some point there was hope that the game would not die completely. And this is thanks to the initiative of a group of fans who are preparing special steps for Discord, to at least save the game state. But it looks like the company has no intention of letting that happen. More players have started recently reportthat their license was also revoked, making it impossible to launch the game.

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Of course, these types of actions take away any ability to enjoy the game that you paid for in the past. The situation is difficult to ignore. After all, if such a move is successful, not only Ubisoft but also other developers could block digital versions of their old hits. Not to mention the fact that the French themselves have some hits from years ago. Unfortunately, there are many indications that this is another demonstration of publishers’ greed. AND Star Wars Outlaws is already waiting for daredevils who decide to purchase the Ultimate version of this controversial August premiere…

Source: PC Gamer, Reddit