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Rayman Legends Retold Officially Delayed Less Than a Month Before Release
Polygon.com • • technology
Key Points:
- Ubisoft's Rayman Legends Retold, a remake of the 2013 original, has been delayed from its initial October 1 release to December 3, 2026, with the team citing the need for extra time to perfect details despite the game having gone gold.
- The delay comes amid a busy fall season for game releases, including the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6, with Rayman Legends Retold being Ubisoft's only major title scheduled for launch in the coming months.
- To ease the wait, Ubisoft plans to release a new game overview trailer and share fresh hands-on impressions from the press and creators on September 22.
- The remake aims to both please longtime fans and attract new players by updating and fixing issues from the original game, as well as adding a new final world to provide a stronger conclusion.
- Ubisoft's brand manager emphasized that Rayman Legends was chosen for the remake due to its completeness as a game, making it a relatively quick yet high-quality project to reintroduce the franchise.
