Ubisoft's crew lawsuit insists we don't own the games we purchased

Ubisoft insists that buying a game does not give players “unrestricted ownership” but is only “a limited license to access the game.”

Megacorp's comments are here Dismissed case Bringed by two unhappy crew Players who put the company in court last year shut down their original racing races.

2014 The crew is no longer available to play. No version of the game, whether physical or digital, or even already owned, can be purchased and played in any capacity The server turns completely black by the end of March 2024.

Ubisoft takes steps to create an offline version of Crew 2 and sequel Crew: Motorfest In order to keep the player on the game, no similar action was taken.

At the end of last year, Two gamers bring Ubisoft to courtThey said they were “in the impression” that they “paid the crew who owned and owned the video game, rather than paying for a limited license to use the crew.”

“Imagine you bought a pinball machine, and a few years later, you went into the study to play with it, just find that all the paddles are missing, the pinball and bumper have disappeared, and the monitor that proudly shows you can’t prove high scores has been removed,” the original lawsuit read.

Discovered Polygonsclaimants accused Ubisoft of violating California’s false advertising laws, unfair competition laws and consumer legal remedies laws, and “common law fraud and warranty violation claims.” They also suggest Ubisoft violates California law around gift cards, which will not be allowed to expire.

Gamers also provide images describing the racer activation codes clearly show that they don't expire until 2099, which they think means “(the crew) can be played for a long time during this period and thereafter.”

Perhaps no surprise, Ubisoft disagrees.

“The plaintiffs claimed that they purchased an actual copy of the crew in their belief that they permanently gained access to the game. The plaintiffs also did not provide the 'offline, single player option and when the fleet's scope was closed in March 2024, they did not create ubisoft's offline, single player option, otherwise it was a question.

“The (essentially) of the plaintiff’s complaint is that Ubisoft allegedly misleads buyers of its video game because they believe they are buying unrestricted ownership in the game, rather than a limited license to access the game. But the reality is that consumers are revealed at the time of purchase, they are revealed at the time of purchase, they are explicitly notified at the time of purchase, they are purchased.

The response further added that the Xbox and PlayStation package contains “clear and obvious notifications in all capital letters – Ubisoft may cancel access to one or more specific online features after 30 days of prior notification”.

Ubisoft has now filed a motion to dismiss the case. If it fails and the lawsuit does go on, two plaintiffs demand a jury trial.

Storefront, including Steam now gives customers an upfront warning that they are buying licenses, not games. The change in steam comes with it California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a law Force the digital marketplace to make it clear to customers that when they buy media, they only buy licenses from that media.

It is worth noting that the new laws still cannot prevent companies from pulling your content away from you, but at least they have to warn you about the true nature of the purchase before you click the “buy button.”

Vikki Blake is a journalist, critic, columnist and consultant. She is also a guardian, a Spartan, a quiet Hilan, a legend and a permanent chaos. Find her Bruceky.