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Reviews of Ubisoft’s open-world racer The Crew won’t be available until after the game’s launch next Tuesday, the publisher has said.
The reason, Ubisoft says, is because the game’s connected online world “can’t be simulated” prior to release.
“The Crew was built from the beginning to be a living playground full of driving fans, so it’s only possible to assess our game in its entirety with other real players in the world,” senior communications manager Gary Steinman wrote on UbiBlog. “And by other, we mean thousands and thousands and thousands of players – something that can’t be simulated with a handful of devs playing alongside the press.
“For this very reason, The Crew will be available to media to begin their reviews when the game launches on December 2. There will be absolutely no embargo on any type of coverage once the game is available for sale.”
Steinman warns that any reviews that do appear at launch won’t “reflect the finished game”.
“While we fully anticipate that you might see some reviews immediately at launch – largely built around the preview sessions we facilitated during the past months or the limited content of the closed and open betas – they won’t be based on optimal conditions or reflect the finished game,” he continues.
“We sincerely hope everyone will take the time to customize their ride as they progress through all five regions, explore every corner of the map solo and with friends, dive into our competitive and cooperative mechanics, race to the end of the main campaign, choose a Faction and compete with your crew in Factions Wars, and so much more.”
Ubisoft’s comments follow criticism over the way it handled reviews of Assassin’s Creed Unity, which saw reviews embargoed until hours after the game went on sale in North America.
The Crew launches on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PC next Tuesday, December 2. An open beta arrives on PS4 and Xbox One today.
UPDATE: Ubisoft has further clarified that The Crew’s servers will go live at 11:01am GMT on Monday, with press free to post their opinions on the game immediately afterwards.
Source: blog.ubi.com
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The Crew
- Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
- Genre(s): Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Racing
