The work being done by this community (mods, upscaled remakes and even new content, like "Redemption / Redesigner"), is far more impressive than everything Ubisoft had done since Legends.
There is enough Rayman content out there to sustain a generation of fans for many years. And it is perfectly accessible even on modern PCs / consoles, thanks to emulation, as well as re-releases, which is something Ubisoft is actually not bad about.
There is a delicate balance with Ubisoft. I am sure they are happy knowing at the back of their head that the community helps them keep the interest in the franchise alive, and more and more players get exposed (some of them eventually buying the games which makes Ubisoft a buck here and there, often more). In return, they may turn a blind eye to the fact that some things shared/distributed through here is either copyrighted content (mostly assets) or gameplay mods, which in certain jurisdictions have an undefined legal status. Yes, as far as I know, it should all be covered under "fair use" (it is not like we ever distributed pirated games here), but a lot of things fall in the gray area.
There is absolutely no guarantee that another company buying / inheriting the IP rights would be just as happy to have this huge awesome community, which knows much more about Rayman than they ever will, and may be seen as a threat to whatever business model they conceive (even if it is a dumb model intended to do nothing but milk the existing fan base for lazy "remasters" of low quality).
In fact, I am almost certain, that almost anyone who bought the Rayman IP explicitly, would view it as such. Very few would do this to revive the series. Most would do this to make, what they see as, some easy cash. And we would be seen as a threat. Therefore, at the time being - I would very much prefer that Ubisoft
does not sell the IP. I don't care if there are no more official Rayman games, ever. I am perfectly content with what we have and what we can do with it.
