{"id":170661,"date":"2025-09-22T21:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2143009"},"modified":"2025-09-22T21:28:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T21:28:27","slug":"pc-version-of-crash-bandicoot-4-launches-exclusively-on-battle-net-players-discover-its-always-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pc-version-of-crash-bandicoot-4-launches-exclusively-on-battle-net-players-discover-its-always-online\/","title":{"rendered":"PC version of Crash Bandicoot 4 launches exclusively on Battle.net, players discover it&#8217;s always-online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/pc-version-of-crash-bandicoot-4-launches-exclusively-on-battle-net-players-discover-its-always-online.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The PC version of Crash Bandicoot 4 launched exclusively on Battle.net yesterday &#8211; and players weren&#8217;t exactly thrilled to discover it&#8217;s always-online.<\/p>\n<p>Crash Bandicoot 4, which does not have any online multiplayer, requires an internet connection to play on PC &#8211; as seems to be standard practice with Battle.net games.<\/p>\n<p>Players have reported issues with this requirement, such as login errors that force the game to close. These login errors reportedly present themselves even when your internet drops while playing. It also means that any issues Blizzard experiences with its authentication servers could make the game unplayable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-27-pc-version-of-crash-bandicoot-4-launches-exclusively-on-battle-net-players-discover-its-always-online\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-03-27-pc-version-of-crash-bandicoot-4-launches-exclusively-on-battle-net-players-discover-its-always-online\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PC version of Crash Bandicoot 4 launched exclusively on Battle.net yesterday &#8211; and players weren&#8217;t exactly thrilled to discover it&#8217;s always-online. Crash Bandicoot 4, which does not have any online multiplayer, requires an internet connection to play on PC &#8211; as seems to be standard practice with Battle.net games. Players have reported issues with this requirement, such as login errors that force the game to close. These login errors reportedly present themselves even when your internet drops while playing. It also means that any issues Blizzard experiences with its authentication servers could make the game unplayable. 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