There’s more fuel on the fire of Remedy and 505 Games’Control: Ultimate Editioncontroversy. Originally, it was early adopters who were incensed that it’d require an entirely new Game of the Year-type edition ofControlto access the upgraded versions for PS5 and Xbox Series X. Now it’s theUltimate Editionadopters’ turn to be annoyed.
Remedy has revealed thatControl‘s next-gen upgrades have been delayed until early 2021. Anyone who’s itching to play the enhanced version on their shiny new consoles will be left waiting.
An update from the development team: Control Ultimate Edition will arrive on next generation platforms early 2021.
We want the final quality of the game to be awesome, and so we need a bit more time to work on it. Thank you for your understanding and patience!
— Control 🔦🔻 (@ControlRemedy)July 21, 2025
Delays happen all the time but this one feels like a tougher pill to swallow considering everything else surroundingControl: Ultimate Edition. There’s no way to simply upgrade the base game to access the PS5 and Xbox Series X features (even though 505 accidentally enabled them at one point). You have to buy theUltimate Edition, and now that strict path has suffered a setback. It’s a great game marred by overbearing business decisions.
However, PC isn’t the only place to getControlwith ray-tracing and higher frame rate options. Thecloud-based Switch versionofControl: Ultimate Editionoffers all of that, albeit while requiring a constant internet connection. Still, for at least a few months, Switch is the only console where you’ll be able to check outControlwith the features expected in the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions. Crazy how things shake out sometimes.
