Rayman Origins Coming to PC DRM Free

Ubisoft has announced that last year's critically acclaimed 2D platformer Rayman Origins will finally be coming to the PC on March 30.

Perhaps the best news for PC gamers is that all retail versions of the game will be shipping without any DRM. (Digital versions will presumably be saddled with whatever DRM the retailer — Steam, for example — imposes by default.) Yep, the very same Ubisoft that championed always-on DRM and regularly blames piracy for their lack of PC releases is sending a game out into the wild without anything protection. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Here are the announced system specs:

Minimum configuration

• OS:  Windows® XP SP3 / Windows Vista® SP2 / Windows® 7 SP1
• Processor: Intel Pentium IV 3.00 Ghz or AMD Athlon64 3000+ @ 1.8 Ghz
• Memory: 1 GB Windows XP / 1.5 GB Windows Vista – Windows 7
• Graphics: 128 MB DirectX®9 / Radeon X600XT or GeForce 6800GT
• DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c or higher
• Sound: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card

Recommended configuration

• OS:  Windows® XP SP3 / Windows Vista® SP2 / Windows® 7 SP1
• Processor: Intel Core2Duo E4400 @ 2.00 Ghz or AMD Athlon64X2 3800+ @ 2.00Ghz
• Memory: 2 GB Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7
• Graphics: 256 MB DirectX®9 / Radeon HD 2600XT or GeForce 8600GT
• DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c or higher
• Sound: DirectX 9.0-compliant sound card

Rayman Origins was release for the 360, PS3, and Wii last November. In addition to the PC, the game is also headed to the Vita and 3DS on February 14 and March 20 respectively.