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.

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[–] Cataphract@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think a better comparison would be a "Drive-In Theater", because with pirating you're just seeing the film, not using their seats/venue (servers) so it's like you're sitting in the neighbors yard watching it from their porch. Still costing them what would be considered a "viewing purchase" for the data but you're really not putting a strain on the theater itself by "attending or sneaking in".

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I mean you're still using the Drive-In's gravel and taking up space, but I see what you mean.

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

...you're using the drive-in's gravel and space from the neighbor's yard?

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

Ah I missed that. Thanks.