Last year, Ubisoft's decision to shut down the game servers of "The Crew" triggered strong reactions in the industry, and the angry condemnation from the player community has not subsided to this day.The company even faced legal action as a result, and its corporate reputation suffered a heavy blow.

Today, Ubisoft officially launched the long-promised hybrid mode update for "The Crew 2", allowing players to continue to experience game content offline.Although this update coincides with the European "Stop Destroying Games" consumer rights movement entering the legislative review stage, Ubisoft still stated it in the official announcement as a response to "player feedback".

The official statement emphasized: "The launch of hybrid mode is an important milestone in ensuring the long-term accessibility of games." It is worth noting that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillermo had previously indirectly responded to the relevant rights movement in a shareholder Q&A, admitting that "all games cannot be supported permanently", but admitted that this is a far-reaching topic that requires continued research.

Currently, there are progress synchronization restrictions in this offline mode. Players' offline game progress will not be able to communicate with online saves.Despite this, as a forward-looking measure to deal with the risk of server shutdown, this feature has been positively evaluated by the player community.

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