It seems reasonable to assume Activision included the always-online requirement in a bid to prevent piracy. from r/crashbandicoot To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings WHYYY?!!! My connection is great, and I just logged in. dGp8GLMneb- ItsYoji MaTo see this content please enable targeting cookies. My rule is to not buy always online single player games. When you BUY a game but are unable to play due to bad DRM and always online in a strictly SINGLE PLAYER game. I am fucking done with the anti-customer direction of gaming. But the difference here is Crash Bandicoot 4 is a single-player game whose multiplayer is local play only.Īs you'd expect, this hasn't gone down well with PC gamers, who have expressed their concern on social media and forums.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, which is available on PC via the Epic Games Store, also has an always-online requirement. As Activision states on Crash Bandicoot 4's product page on : "Activision makes no guarantee regarding the availability of online features and may modify or discontinue those at its discretion without notice."Īctivision's other games, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, have a similar always-online requirement. It also means that any issues Blizzard experiences with its authentication servers could make the game unplayable.Īnd then of course there's the issue of the game's ongoing playablity in the event of a server shutdown by Activision. These login errors reportedly present themselves even when your internet drops while playing. Players have reported issues with this requirement, such as login errors that force the game to close.
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