The October 2025 Control Update has arrived on PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X|S, bringing long-awaited HDR support, unlocked frame rates, and adding previously exclusive mission content for all platforms and players.
The game was announced and first released in March on PC. It took over half a year for Remedy to implement these changes and update the game for console versions. But it might be worth the wait, as the update introduces several key graphical and performance improvements that were built into the game in its original form.
Both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S now have the ability to enable HDR support, adding more vibrancy to the color palette and greater contrast between featherlight and shadowy. Additionally, SDR rendering is now in 10-bit color space, so there should be less color banding.
For smoother gameplay on newfangled displays and TVs, unlocked frame rates and support for VRR and 120Hz outputs have also been added to take full advantage of current-gen consoles. PS5 Pro support enables the exploit of PSSR (optional) and provides better reflection quality, texture resolution filtering and shadows for a more powerful console.
Additionally, all players will now have access to the “Guided Imagery Experience” mission by Dr. Yoshimi Tokui, with voice-over by Hideo Kojima. Previously available only in the Digital Deluxe version on PS4, Control can now be played by anyone by collecting Dr. Tokui’s first collectible tape in the Research Sector Extrasensory Laboratory.
Here are the full patch notes:
OCTOBER 2025 CONSOLE UPDATE (1.30) – RELEASE NOTES
COSTUMES
The following outfits are now available to all players. The costumes can be accessed and equipped from the Control Point in the Central Executive Sector area.
• Astral diving suit (previously only available for pre-order)
• Tactical Response Gear (previously pre-order only)
• Urban Response Gear (previously only available for pre-order)
MISSIONS
All players will receive the Dr. mission. Yoshimi Tokui’s Guided Imagery Experience, with Hideo Kojima as the narrator. The mission can be played after picking up Dr. Tokui’s collectible tapes in the Extrasensory Laboratory in the Research Sector. (This mission was previously exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe version of Control.)
- Added up-to-date “Unlock FPS” setting, enjoy!
- Added support for VRR and 120Hz display output for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro, and unlocked frame rate caps for quality and performance mode settings
- Improved quality of momentary anti-aliasing (TAA).
- HDR support added
- Updated SDR to 10 bits (from 8 bits), which reduces perceptible color bars
- [PlayStation 5 Pro] Added support for PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super resolution). Using PSSR results in smoother edges, better bristle quality and visual vegetation. Using PSSR may slightly affect performance, so if you prefer the original “look” of the Control, you can disable PSSR in the settings.
- [PlayStation 5 Pro] Improved screen space reflections in performance mode
- [PlayStation 5 Pro] Updated texture and shadow resolution filtering (anisotropic)
- Fixed grenade bullet indicators only updating at 30 fps. They now update correctly everywhere they should.
- Improved sorting of character and weapon modifications
- Added up-to-date “Unlock FPS” setting, enjoy!
- Added support for VRR and 120Hz display output for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and unlocked frame rate caps for quality and performance mode settings
- [Xbox Series X] Unlocked FPS caps in Quality and Performance mode
- [Xbox Series S] Unlocked FPS caps in Performance Mode settings
- Improved quality of momentary anti-aliasing (TAA).
- HDR support added
- Updated SDR to 10 bits (from 8 bits), which reduces perceptible color bars
- Fixed grenade bullet indicators only updating at 30 fps. They now update correctly everywhere they should.
- Improved sorting of character and weapon modifications
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