Featuring Denuvo the DRM
If you’ve been holding off on buyingSonic Colors: Ultimatebecause you want to play it on PCandyou can’t stand the Epic Games Store, your day has come. Sort of.Sonic Colors: Ultimatehas launched on Steam.
Initially released for the Wii in 2010,Sonic Colorsis one of the series’ games held in higher regard. The 2021 “Ultimate” version refurbishes it for newer consoles, remastering the graphics and soundtrack while also adding some additional features. Destructoid’s own Chris Carterdescribed it as“one of the better ones to trot out.” Yeah! Like a pony!
But let’s tug the reins here because reception to the PC port hasn’t been exactly glowing.Steam usersare reporting that it’s a pretty rough version filled with “glitches and bugs.” I’ve skimmed through the list of reported issues to see if I could summarize better, but I’ve only succeeded in finding that “everything” is broken. Audio, graphics, UI, and controls. Of course, being on the PC platform means that most people will get a different experience based on minute differences in both the hardware and software environment they’re running.
However, you should also note thatSonic Colors: Ultimatealso comes saddled with Denuvo DRM.
It’s unlikely a patch is coming to fix things anytime soon, as this is the same version as what was released on the Epic Games Store over a year ago, and it’s still in the same rough shape. I’m not suggesting you avoid this release entirely–I’m not your game-mom–just know what you’re potentially getting into.
Sonic Colors: Ultimateis available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and on PC through the Epic Games Store and Steam.
