The Crew's permanent internet connection requirements mean that players will be returned to the title screen whenever they lose their connection - even while playing solo, creative director Julian Gerighty has told VideoGamer.com. "I think it's going to kick you out of the race," Gerighty said, discussing what happens when the player's connection drops. "It's one of those things that the game needs to work with an internet connection so I think you're going to lose the race you're in."

Asked to clarify where the player would be sent should they lose their connection, Gerighty replied: "Probably [the] title screen." "It's not the most elegant of solutions," he continued. "It's not good news, I'm afraid, but it's just part and parcel of... You know, you're doing an instance on World of Warcraft, you lose your internet connection and that's it. "I've got to admit though that I think our connection is a little bit more elegant than the Origin/EA server thing," he added, "but I'd have to get more details to give you a complete rundown. That said, it's safe to say that if you're doing a mission, you lose your internet connection, you're kicked back to the boot screen." The game will rely on peer-to-peer connections, too, Gerighty says, leading to host migration whenever the host leaves. "Yes, there's host migration," he added. "We have servers that handle most of the connections, but it's peer-to-peer also. So if you lose a connection, then the host will migrate to somebody else. That's something that is very efficient today."