Rayman Origins coming to PC March 29, retail versions DRM free

by JC Fletcher on Jan 26th 2012 7:30PM

With the announcement of release dates for 3DS and Vita, there are vanishingly few platforms left that won't have Rayman Origins. Now the PC joins the platforming party, with a release in both Europe and the United States on March 29. The PC version retains the 4-player co-op functionality of the console versions, and also retains its local-only restriction.

Surprisingly, the retail release will have no DRM. The download version, for "all e-shops including Steam," will use "only an activation key." Pre-orders of the digital Origins from the Ubishop will also include a free copy of Rayman 2.

[Thanks, Mitchell.]

Source: @RaymanGame

Tags: drm, pc, q1-2012, rayman-origins, release-date, steam, ubishop, ubisoft

Reader Comments (49)

OK, Ubisoft is just screwing with us now...

@Gibbeynator
My theory:

Ghost Recon Future Soldier on PC was never canceled. I think it was in development as a direct console port the whole time. Why? Because Ubisoft knew that, considering the previous Ghost Recon games on PC were first person and very slow-paced, unlike the third person and fast-paced Future Soldier. By saying the PC version was canceled and then put back into development at the last minute, they have provided themselves with an excuse for not following the tradition set by GRAW 1 and 2.

That's what this announcement makes me think. No corporation changes their standpoint from "95% of PC gamers are going to pirate our game so it's canceled for PC" to "We're releasing this game with no DRM" within two months.

@Gibbeynator

FINALLY a game from UBI that is NOT another chapter on their endless franchises, original, good, DRM free, and worth buying.......are we really talking about UBI soft here??????

@TRONdll

I think it's more like one half of Ubisoft doesn't know what the other half is doing. One half is saying "PC gamers are a very important market," and the other half is saying "why would we put it out on PC if you're just going to steal it?"

And then there's the rest of them that are saying "Does this have enough DRM yet?" "No, not quite, throw in a condition that invalidates your activation if you plug in a USB stick."

Yes finally its on PC! This is one game I been wanting to play since I don't have any current gen console.

@(Unverified)

Wait, you read and post on Joystiq and you don't own one current gen console? Damn man they're like almost 6 years old!

@Co

I'm guessing his PC is 6 years ahead of current gen consoles :)

@Co Yup been reading Joystiq since 2006. I am a hardcore gamer on PC and Steam has enough variety of games that will satisfy me in that I don't really need to go out and spend a few hundreds dollars, Plus my friends own those system so I just over to there place and play their games.

@(Unverified)

Surprise, There are PC-only gamers on joystiq, just as there are gamers that only play on Xbox or only play on PS3!

@Co

yeah!!! you are right man, 6 years old.... that´s why we have pc´s, we don´t like old, non-upgradable stuff.....unless you consider kinect an upgrade......

@Co

I'm a PC gamers, but I'm hardly on here willingly.

R.I.P. Big Download.

Local co op on a pc?...How is that even...?...What?

@Rasral check out Trine 1 or 2, any lego games, lara croft, beat hazard, dungeon defenders, jamestown, shank, just to name a few that has local co-op. There are many more!

@Rasral
Just buy Xbox controller for your PC.
Its worth it.
I got two myself. Its no reason to not have local multiplayer on PC any more.

@Rasral 360 controllers

@(Unverified) I just wrote all those games down in Evernote, thank you very much!

@Bounceball Very, very true.

Don't tell me you don't remember sharing the keyboard with friends playing sidescrollers.

Amazing what underwhelming sales will do.

@Co

haters gonna hate

You all raise great points. My downvote is warranted.

This is awesome, i will buy this because of no DRM.
This is a sign that Ubisoft may slowly stopping with DRM.

This is why i dont regret getting two Xbox controllers on my PC.

@Bounceball
If it requires the disc, that's all the DRM they need

@arucious
Not if you buy it on steam.

@Bounceball Then Steam is the DRM!

@nerdydesi1
Steam is very reasonable DRM.
Allows you to play offline, infinite installs, and a great security system developed by Valve. Steam is as much anti-DRM as it is DRM.

@Special Agent Steve

Steam has/is DRM, but occasionally a game will be available on Steam that stalls additonal DRM on your machine. Didn't From Dust initially include additional DRM, but Ubi stripped it out in an update?

I don't mind DRM as long as I get to pick which one I'm dealing with (Steam), and I don't have to wade through multiple flavors to play a single game.

Im still torn between Mass effect 3 and Fifa Street. Don't get me wrong ME is great I'm just the 'skyrim' rpg kind of guy. Not the somewhat linear ME type

Ugh freaking Ubisoft and their horrible insta...

Wait.. what? Oh... I'm sorry. You , you listened? How very thoughtful...

@Relysis

No, they didn't listen, this is just them attempting to get some goodwill after the Anno 2070 DRM fiasco.

@Gibbeynator

For whatever the reason, I hope it's a lesson learned. What? I'll give the benefit of the doubt to others every time... and yes I'm disappointed on a regular basis.

@Gibbeynator

no, the guy responsible for this game has his own semi-independently run studio within Ubi. his titles are relatively self funded with the income his studio generates on it's own.

since he's not indebted to their checkbook for every cup of coffee sipped, I'm guessing that he can ship games with whatever DRM he (does not) want.

Please buy this game! It is one of the happiest things I've ever experienced, with incredible platforming to boot.

Sure, just like From Dust wouldn't use UbiDRM. I'll try it when I see it for myself.

It's already been down to $20 new on both consoles. I got my PS3 version already.

I just realize I bought an Ubisoft game new. Damnit...

You're welcome, JC. I saw that it was posted to their Facebook and immediately thought about Joystiq. I know I've been wanting a PC release, along with some friends, so I figured it'd be something the readers of Joystiq would be interested in as well.

- Mitchell

Phew!...I almost bought this on PS3...I bought a PS3 just play Uncharted 1,2 and 3 and Katamari....everything else I hold out for a PC release......

@Timjoy You're missing out on Metal Gear Solid, man. One of the most compelling reasons to own a PS3, in my opinion.

But normally I agree with you, I hold out for PC for multiplats.

Next it will be on android and iOS

Despite not having interest in this game, I'm tempted to buy it just to show Ubisoft that DRM does nothing for them.

Someone's going to break your protection, don't punish your customers for that.

I am happy. : )

An ubisoft game without ridiculous DRM, is the world ending?

All kidding aside, I hope that this represents a new direction for the company as a whole. Tempted to get this, just to show them that this sort of thing pays. Don't screw your customers and they will do right by you.

This is probably a test since they don't expect high sales.... unfortunately like most single player pc games it will be pirated like crazy. See witcher 2, bulletstorm, etc. Its sad but its true. They will go back to old anti- pirating plans.

@(Unverified)

Thing is, depending on the part of the world where you happen to love, console games are pirated like crazy as well. Example: I know a very large pool of people who own an XBox in this corner of Europe simply because up until one year ago I used to work in a hardware shop. Our biggest moneymaker was modding XBox consoles. Everyone and their grandmother came in to have it modded as soon as they bought it, never mind that it voided the warranty.

Nowadays I make it a point to ask people if their console is modded or not when I learn they have one, simply because i get irrationally ticked-off when I see people saying 'oh, PC gamers are all dirty pirates and a PC game can never make a profit, unlike a console version.' I'll bet you anything that the vaunted, supposedly profitable console games make almost no profit in my country (and in fact in most of Eastern Europe) simply because the originals are gathering dust on the store shelves.

@Rhodanum

.... And it was supposed to say 'live', not 'love.' That's what i get for trying to write at four in the morning. -_-

Definitely a day-one purchase for me. Probably gifting several copies as well, since I have family members with younger children that haven't yet experienced a Rayman game. XD

Love, Love, LOVE this game.

It's stuff like this Ubisoft.. PC might be my new main platform

This game is so much fun. I am amazed at how well designed the levels are. Everything is timed just right. You know you've got it when you just flow though a level. Sweet gaming goodness.

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Rayman Origins coming to PC March 29, retail versions DRM free

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