On Thursday morning Control publisher 505 Games posted “a statement” on them Master Ultimate Edition, a bundled version of the game and its expansions with a free upgrade of next gen. But the so-called statement explains absolutely nothing of everything.
The publisher originally announced Master Ultimate Edition last week, but existing Control players are confused about Upgrades of next gen. Specifically, 505 said that alone Master Ultimate Edition buyers would get a free upgrade to the enhanced versions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. In its post Thursday, the publisher reiterated that yes, that is the case. up to date Control players – with the original base game and the expansions like Season Pass – will net have every way to play the upgraded version for the new consoles. The only way for them to get the upgrade is to repurchase the game in the Master Ultimate Edition, which costs $ 39.99.
“Every avenue we followed was a form of blocker and those blockers meant that at least one group of players dropped out of the upgrade for various reasons,” 505 Games said Thursday. ‘As of today, we can not offer an upgrade for everyone, and leaving one group away feels unfair. We understand that is not what you want to hear. ”
Video game publishers in the industry treat next-gen upgrades differently, but many seem to believe in free upgrades (like CD Project Red with Cyberpunk 2077 and Crystal Dynamics with Marvel’s Avengers) for current gen players planning to switch to consoles of next gen. For example, Microsoft’s Smart Delivery program makes this easy, with what’s actually an accessible way to support cross-generation games – and Microsoft promises that for all of its first-party games. Electronic Arts does things their own way Madden NFL 21 en FIFA 21, with an initiative called the Dual Entitlement that offers free Upgrades of next gen in a given period. 2K Sports is one of the few publishers to make the choice net offer a free upgrade, with the Xbox Series X and PS5 versions of NBA 2K21 price $ 10 more than the current gen games.
Although it did not necessarily provide a satisfactory explanation, 505 games answered some questions so far Control players. They will be able to play the PS4 / Xbox One version of the game on next-gen consoles at launch via backward compatibility and “enjoy an enhanced experience,” the company said.
The full Q&A is available here. As mentioned in the original post, Master Ultimate Edition will come bundled with the full base game and both expansions. It will also receive The Expeditions (Control‘s new endgame mode), Photo Mode, and all other updates that have been released since the game debuted in August 2019.
Master Ultimate Edition will be released for Windows PC via Steam on August 27, and via the Epic Games Store on Sept. 10. The PS4 and Xbox One digital editions will also be released on September 10, with physical copies to follow at the end of the year. The versions of the next gene will debut digitally in late 2020, with physical specimens appearing in “early 2021.”
