{"id":137597,"date":"2026-06-14T02:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T02:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-202580"},"modified":"2026-06-14T02:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T02:55:00","slug":"ubisoft-says-the-original-rayman-legends-is-staying-put","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/06\/14\/ubisoft-says-the-original-rayman-legends-is-staying-put\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft Says The Original Rayman Legends Is &#8220;Staying Put&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b34b8e39ce843\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b34b8e39ce843\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/b34b8e39ce843\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"5wF02hgOPqE\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5wF02hgOPqE?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\">\n<p>[embedded content]<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/rayman_legends_definitive_edition\">Rayman Legends<\/a> will be getting a remake later this year, and if you&#8217;re wonder what Ubisoft&#8217;s plans are for the original release, it apparently won&#8217;t be going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>In a brief response to a Rayman fan on social media, the company said the &#8220;original&#8221; versions of these games would be &#8220;staying put&#8221;. In other words, they&#8217;re not going anywhere, and you shouldn&#8217;t have to worry about them being delisted (<em>at least for now<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>So if you haven&#8217;t already played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/rayman_legends_definitive_edition\">Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition<\/a> on the Switch or another version of the title, you should still be able to access the digital versions in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch-2\/rayman-legends-retold\">Rayman Legends Retold<\/a> will transform the 2D platformer into a title with fresh 3D sequences, new levels and much more when it launches for the Switch 2 and other platforms on <strong>1st October 2026<\/strong>. If you want to find out more about the original title, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/reviews\/nintendo-switch\/rayman_legends_definitive_edition\">check out our review<\/a>. We gave the Definitive Edition nine out of ten stars when it arrived on Switch in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft is also reviving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/wiiu\/assassins_creed_iv_black_flag\">Assassin&#8217;s Creed IV Black Flag<\/a> this July, and mentioned at the time of the announcement how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2026\/04\/ubisoft-confirms-original-assassins-creed-black-flag-will-still-be-available\">original game would still be available<\/a> to players.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch-2\/related-articles:200308,71207,201568 @ 1781464525 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Will you be checking out Rayman Legends Retold? Have you played the Switch version yet? <em>Let us know in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content] Rayman Legends will be getting a remake later this year, and if you&#8217;re wonder what Ubisoft&#8217;s plans are for the original release, it apparently won&#8217;t be going anywhere. In a brief response to a Rayman fan on social media, the company said the &#8220;original&#8221; versions of these games would be &#8220;staying put&#8221;. 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