Ubisoft: The Division und The Crew sind Always-Online-Spiele

Die beiden Ubisoft-Spiele The Division und The Crew werden eine ständige Internetverbindung erfordern, dies sagte Alain Corre (Executive Director) in einem Interview über "Open-World-Spiele". Dies ist keine große Überraschung, denn beide Spiele sollen persistente, offene Spielwelten bieten, die man sowohl alleine als auch mit seinen Freunden erkunden könne. Um den Begriff "MMO " drückt sich Corre hingegen, aber die Titel seien so ausgelegt, dass die Spielwelt durch die Aktionen der Spieler lebendig würde und durch diese Vernetzung sei der Online-Zwang unumgänglich.

"Next-gen provides a seamless, get in and get out experience," Corre says. "Friends can help you or be an opponent, like in Watch Dogs. That's something that hasn't existed before. (...) What Corre is describing is a new type of open-world game, a connected, always-online type of open-world game. Again, it all sounds very MMO, but Corre, perhaps at the behest of Ubisoft's marketing department, describes them as "living worlds". "Not MMOs," he adds. "You can have an experience on your own or with friends. It's a non-stopping world, which is like life. You're getting closer to life. (...) The Division will be always-online, because this is how the game is designed. It's a world that's always on and always living. The fact you're always-online is a must. It's the same for The Crew. You can join your friends or not, but something is happening in this world all the time."