Two gamers in California are suing Ubisoft for shutting down The Crew, an open-world game, in March 2018. Both gamers have filed lawsuits because they purchased the game to own it rather than on a limited license basis.
Mathew Cassel and Alan Liu filed the lawsuit on November 4. They alleged that the company turned off the game without any notice. They removed the permanent access as if someone “comes into your pinball machine and rips out the insides”. The plaintiffs were unable to play the game even though they thought they owned to by paying the full price.
The Crew was unplayable in any version, digital or physical. Although Ubisoft launched two offline versions Crew 2 and The Crew: Motorfest sequels, there was no update about the original The Crew.
The two gamers who were left deprived of playing the game are demanding financial compensation. Ubisoft has shared no comment on the matter therefore the success of the lawsuit is yet to be seen.
Source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/ubisoft-is-being-sued-by-two-gamers/