Finnish studio Remedy has officially announced it's developing Control 2 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC after signing a publishing agreement with 505 Games. Using the team's own Northlight engine and tools, the game is currently in the concept stage. Control 2 only adds to the projects Remedy already has in production, which includes Alan Wake II and the Max Payne 1 + 2 Remake.
Remedy CEO Tero Virtala said in an investment post on the developer's website: "I'm now proud to confirm that the bigger-budget Control game, also known as Codename Heron, is Control 2, a full-blown sequel to our award-winning game Control." With the first game having sold over three million copies, Remedy has been handed a budget of €50 million for the sequel.
"Control is the biggest investment 505 Games has ever made, so it has a special place in our hearts. We are grateful to the whole player community that has made Control such a long-lasting and loved game, and are even more excited to bring out Control 2," co-CEOs of 505 Games Rami and Raffi Galante explain. Remedy will retain the Control IP as per the publishing agreement, with "development, marketing, and post-launch investments as well as the future net revenues generated by the game" split equally between the two companies.
While it seems like Control 2 is quite a few years away from release — it's only in the concept stage — if you want to catch up with the story, Control: Ultimate Edition on PS5 and PS4 is included in PS Plus Extra. With the Alan Wake universe confirmed to be connected in some way to Control, Alan Wake Remastered might be worth a playthrough as well as next year's sequel.
[source investors.remedygames.com]
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Placed it on a shelf once and played it for the first time only in 2021. Hell, that was an amazing experience! Definitely looking for the sequel.
Great to hear as the first was fantastic. Really loving the direction Remedy are going right now with this Universe they built.
A great and very peculiar game!! A sequel will be very welcomed!
A reason to buy a PS5 shows up....well, eventually it will...
Nice. I liked the first one, but thought there was room for improvement. A sequel should be really good.
I still have nightmares about the god awful map in the first game.
Do you think the Max Payne remasters will tie it in somehow 🤔
Found the first one really boring
Played control for an hour or two and had no idea what was going on.
Fantastic news for single player story games.
Enjoyed the first one. Definitely needs more moments like the Ashtray Maze tho. Highlight of the game
Loved the first one, particularly on PS5. Liked it so much that I got the Plat, but have to admit that it took some grinding I could have done without. Still, I am definitely on board for more.
Great news. Franchise has mega potential.
I completely forgot about the max payne remake too. Thanks for the reminder!
Can’t wait to see where they go with the franchise next. It’s going to be incredible. Control is one of the few games I’d call a 10/10.
Extremely happy about this! Control is one of my favourite games of all time. It's just pure fun to play.
One of my absolute favourite games of all time, can't wait to dive into more of this world! 2025 can't come soon enough
Possibly the best 3D Metroidvania, the best Jedi simulator, one of the best X-Files episodes, and one of the best next-gen-feeling experiences all rolled into one.
BRING. IT. ON.
Thought Control was brilliant so if they are offering something similar then I'll probably take it.
Great news. Loved it... And he DLC also.
When she puts on the headphones. Go get one also... That board is a blast!!!
Cant wait to see what they do. Control is one of the best early examples of RayTracing. Looked phenomenal.
Yay! More Control!
The Ashtray Maze is one of my favorite levels in decades of gaming.
Loved blasting those Hiss into dust.
@Westernwolf4 couldn't agree more
Bought Control for Xbox One X when it released and loved it! Played it again on PS5 when it was a free PS Plus game and got the Platinum. So hyped for Control 2, Alan Wake 2, and Max Payne 1 & 2 remakes! Remedy hasn't let me down so far!
N.i.c.e. control is excellent.glad that its getting a sequel word up son
Honestly, my only major complaint for the first game was how lacking the game was in varying enemy types. Aside from that it was an absolute masterpiece. So pumped about a sequel.
One of the best experiences I’ve ever had with a videogame. CANT WAIT!
What great news! Loved control, it had an excellent vibe and feel that made it feel unique. Im all in for another one!!
Fantastic news but I'm slightly surprised that it's getting a sequel. It never seemed to make much of a ripple as far as I saw but I'm SO delighted a sequel is happening.
One of my favorite games of last gen, so I'm all for a sequel of course. As long as it gets a better map and has better performance right out of the gate rather than not until the new gen version, then it should be really special.
Looking forward to it, loved the original game.
I still need to play thru my copy of Control, but definitely looking forward to the sequel!
Now if only we could get a PlayStation remaster/port of Quantum Break.
Hopefully it's better than the first game? Although it was good it had some rough parts and uneven design choices...
I left the game alone when it was first released due to performance issues and design choices but went back to it when the 60fps mode appeared. This helped the game alot.
PC version is far better than consoles though in terms of performance and tech levels.
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