Many publishers have their own car racing franchise. PlayStation has Gran Turismo, Xbox has Forza and Ubisoft has The Crew – an interesting take on the genre focused on keeping the action moving at all times through a rather cool vehicle switching mechanic. As we await for more news on the recently-announced The Crew Motorfest, Ubisoft has revealed that the first two games have in total reached more than 40 million players.

Making the announcement on their Twitter, Stephane Beley – the Creative Director at Ubisoft Ivory Tower – said “15 years ago a group of friends dreamed of creating their own driving game. Ubisoft trusted them. Ivory gave birth to #TheCrew. 15 years later 40 million players have joined the adventure. Soon it will continues with The Crew MotorFest. Always believe in your dreams! Thank you all.”

This is of course a major achievement for any series, and so hitting a milestone figure such as this is indeed worthy of celebration. That said, it is worth noting that 40 million players does not equate to 40 million copies sold.

For years now, Ubisoft has opted to focus more on the total number of players who have tried their games as opposed to direct game sales. That means the 40 million could include those who played through subscription services or even on free weekends.

Regardless of how it got there, 40 million is still an impressive number, and bodes well for the 3rd entry in the franchise – The Crew Motorfest which is set to come out some time this year.

KitGuru says: What do you think of The Crew and its sequel? Were you one of the 40 million? Are you excited for Motorfest? Let us know down below.

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