Control Ultimate Edition has been facing some nasty crashes since it’s launch on Xbox Series X|S, and Remedy Entertainment has been working hard to push some fixes out to players. The latest patch also seeks to rectify some of those issues, and seemingly adds Auto HDR support.
Update 1.03 is available now and is said to “significantly reduce [the] crash frequency on Series X|S”. It’s unclear if this completely eliminates the issue, but we’re sure we’ll find out soon enough.
Alongside the update, multiple players on Reddit have reported the game finally having the addition of HDR. Although, it seems the input is nothing to do with Remedy. One of the developers responded to a Reddit thread, stating that they “did not add HDR”, and “whatever is there is just the console's Auto HDR doing its thing”. Either way, it’s a welcome addition.
Have you encountered any crashing in Control Ultimate Edition? Let us know in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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@Medic_Alert It runs smoother than the ps5 version atleast.
https://youtu.be/ayJyaaFRbT8
I am new to this game, bought it at Christmas but waited for the Series X version before starting. I think in the hours I put in it has crashed once. Not anything to worry about but perhaps I got lucky.
I saw that there was a patch - figured it was to fix crashes.
I also saw that both Man of Medan and Lost Hope got an update. Thought maybe they were getting a Series X Enhancement, but I have no idea what it did. Just seemed that both titles in The Dark Pictures Anthology got an update on the same day.
Of course, it seems that when those games get an "update" the whole freaking game reinstalls.
@Medic_Alert Well it’s a last gen title which obviously doesn’t have any XVA, RDNA2 optimisations (gen 9 aware) so it’s not an hardware issue. It’s more like a poor job done by the developers. Anyways Xbox users are not missing out on anything since almost all backcompat titles and (some next gen titles like Hitman 3) run at noticeably superior performance profile on Series X. Expect the differences to grow wider once the true next-gen titles launch during this gen..
@AJDarkstar Yep as of 5th Feb. https://youtu.be/ayJyaaFRbT8
I just can’t seem to finish this game. Bought it PlayStation 4 when it first came out, but never finished it. Bought the Ultimate edition for my Series X, and even though I got further than before I still didn’t bother finishing it.
@Senua
It really doesn't.
I've got it on both Series X (paid for Ultimate version) and for free on PS5 (PS+ monthly game).
I started on Series X but the crashes combined with weird stutter that appears when the big text appears on screen forced me to give up on the Series X version.
Haven't tried it again with this latest patch, but I just got the vibe they put all the effort into the PS5 version and the Series X was an afterthought since Sony clearly paid them for the PS+ deal.
The link you've provided, just shows the Series X is more capable of ray tracing, which is locked to 30FPS anyway so doesn't actually get taken advantage of unfortunately.
@blinx01
This is without using the next-gen optimisations like Sampler Feedback, VRS Tier 2, DirectML, XVA. Will be a smooth 60fps experience if it gets optimised properly and not is held back by other console’s framerate lock.
Here's a patch that reduces the number of hard crashes that were introduced by our last upgrade.
This is the state of the gaming industry in the 21st century. Is there a way to undo all the "progress" of the last 25 years or so?
@AJDarkstar “bias googles”? The game is literally held back on Series X by the low framerate cap performance of PS5, the photo op mode actually confirms this fact and exposes the developer’s shoddy work for which they are charging extra xD. BTW “IT IS the actual in-engine gameplay” which renders using the GPU capabilities and is indicative of the actual hardware performance. It’s a shame that ps subscription only gets you old AAA games (not for free) with anti-consumer sub-par quality next-gen upgrade policies which is a joke of an excuse considering the fact that the studio already has past track record of providing free upgrade to enhanced consoles. It’s cuz of blind fanboys like you that some companies get away with such anti-consumer policies.
Yeah how about next time come up with actual facts that make sense, eh?
https://youtu.be/MGGPuAjLUA0
Cool , now put it on Game Pass
Just picked it up. Thankfully, without supporting any of 505's garage tactics. Been a fun ride. Just blowing my mind that they have it locked at 30FPS with raytracing enabled when photo mode clearly shows it can run a lot higher.
Even if it was only 45FPS, I'd rather an option to play with the higher frame rate and VRR.
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