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Next-Gen Versions of ‘Control Ultimate Edition’ Delayed to 2021
Those waiting for the next-gen version of Remedy Entertainment’s Control will have to wait a little longer, as the studio stated via Twitter that the PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X version of their hit psychological thriller will be delayed from its original “end of 2020” release. The new release window is slated for “early 2021”.
Remedy Entertainment explained in a post to Twitter that the team wants the final quality of the game to be “awesome”, and as such, they need more time to work on it.
Don’t worry, as was stated before, those who purchase the recently-released Control Ultimate Edition on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X versions free of charge.
Control Ultimate Edition is out now on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.