You had ten years to play your online-only racing game. The box was clearly marked with "ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIRED". It also said "SCEA may retire the online

You had ten years to play your online-only racing game. The box was clearly marked with "ONLINE CONNECTION REQUIRED". It also said "SCEA may retire the online portion of this game at any time." and "UBISOFT MAY CANCEL ACCESS TO ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC ONLINE FEATURES UPON A 30-DAY PRIOR NOTICE PUBLISHED AT thecrew-game.ubi.com." (https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/718281-the-crew/boxes/607124 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/718281-the-crew/boxes/6071...) Plus, you should be smart enough to be aware that purchasing a copy of an online-only game is not a guarantee they will run the servers forever.