Ubisoft Ivory Tower revealed extra particulars in regards to the upcoming offline mode for The Crew 2, confirming {that a} “hybrid” mode will permit them to additional refine the offline mode and launch it later this yr.
Final yr, Ubisoft angered followers of the 2014 racing sport The Crew when it took the sport’s servers offline, rendering it unplayable. Though gamers are suing Ubisoft over this, The Crew stays offline. That stated, Ubisoft is engaged on offline mode updates for the opposite video games within the sequence, The Crew 2 and The Crew: Motorfest, and supplied extra particulars on them in a brand new video launched in the present day, April 24.
It largely focuses on The Crew 2, as that sport might be receiving an offline mode first. Earlier than then, a “Hybrid” mode for The Crew 2 might be launched, permitting gamers to change between on-line and offline play. Producer Gregory Corgie explains within the video that this hybrid strategy, mixed with the Insider Program’s participant testing, will permit Ubisoft Ivory Tower to “refine and steadiness the content material” in preparation for a large launch on the finish of 2025.
As for The Crew Motorfest, Corgie made it clear that it is prioritizing getting an offline mode working in The Crew 2 first. Within the meantime, Corgie says Motorfest gamers can anticipate stay service help “for years to return.”
Testing for The Crew 2’s hybrid and offline modes will start on PC however will ultimately come to its PS4 and Xbox One ports.