The Crew 2 receives fresh Hybrid/Offline mode update with new features
Ubisoft updates The Crew 2’s offline mode to add liveries and statistics
After releasing their “Hybrid Mode” for The Crew 2 in October, which makes the game playable offline, Ubisoft has released its first major update for the new game mode. Until now, The Crew 2’s offline mode lacked a “My Livery” menu, which prevents players from creating, saving, or adding new liveries. Now, this menu is available, and players can download their online liveries for offline mode and upload their offline sticker groups to online mode.
Additionally, Pilot and Vehicle statistics have been added to offline mode. Furthermore, players can add their online statistics to their offline save. Ubisoft has also allowed users to switch between online and offline modes more easily. Instead of forcing players to restart the game, a “back to login” option has been added to the game.
Stop Killing Games responds
Stop Killing Games has claimed that Ubisoft had no “end of life” plans for The Crew 2 or The Crew Motorfest prior to their movement. If true, this means that both games were “slated to die” in a similar fashion to the first The Crew game.
This is hearsay again but according to an insider at the company, Ubisoft announced offline modes for The Crew 2 and Motorfest because they were afraid the European Citizens Initiative would pass and this would kill some of the momentum. Ironically, I don’t think they needed to have bothered: we were already losing momentum when they announced that, because… You know why.
But not killing games is the whole point of this and I guarantee you Ubisoft had no end of life plans for those games prior to this movement. They were absolutely slated to die.
You can thank #StopKillingGames (aka pressure from YOU, signers and supporters of our Initiative) for this decision from @Ubisoft !https://t.co/aZVRc8StHK https://t.co/MrsKTMcMxZ pic.twitter.com/PgeTu79r4F
— Stop Killing Games Official (@StopKilingGames) April 23, 2026
Great news for game preservation
Before the Stop Killing Games movement gained traction, many games died alongside their servers. A recent example of this is EA’s Anthem. Anthem became unplayable earlier this year when the game’s servers were shut down. Although the game can be played fully in single-player mode, it lacks an offline mode. As such, the game is unplayable without EA’s infrastructure. Since EA were unwilling to maintain the game’s servers indefinitely, the game was always destined to die.
The Stop Killing Games movement wants game creators to have an end-of-life plan for their online games. If possible, games should be playable offline. If not, it should be clear to customers how long the game will be available. Furthermore, refunds should be offered if these commitments aren’t met. The Stop Killing Games movement wants consumer-focused laws that will force new games to have an end-of-life policy. These laws won’t apply retroactively to old games.
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