The October 2025 update for Control has arrived for PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X|S, bringing long-awaited support for HDR, unlocked frame rates, and adding previously exclusive mission content for all platforms and players.
First announced and released for the PC version of the game back in March, it’s taken over half a year for Remedy to bring these changes and update to the console versions of the game. But it could be worth the wait, as the update addresses some key graphical and performance improvements that were built into the game back in its original form.
Both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S now have the ability to turn on HDR support, adding greater vibrancy to the colour palette and greater contrast between light and dark. Additionally, SDR rendering is now in 10-bit colour space, so there should be less colour banding.
For a smoother game experience with modern displays and TVs, there’s also the addition of an unlocked frame rate, and support for VRR and 120Hz outputs, to make the most of the current generation of consoles. PS5 Pro support enables the use of PSSR (optionally), and brings better quality reflections, texture and shadow resolution filtering for the higher powered console.
Additionally, all players will now have access to the mission Dr. Yoshimi Tokui’s Guided Imagery Experience, which features voiceover by Hideo Kojima. Previously exclusive to the PS4 Digital Deluxe version of Control, anyone can now play it by picking up the first Dr Tokui Tapes collectible in the Extrasensory Lab of the Research Sector.
Here’s the full patch notes:
OCTOBER 2025 CONSOLE UPDATE (1.30) RELEASE NOTESÂ
OUTFITS
The following outfits are now available to all players. The outfits can be accessed and equipped from the Control Point in the Central Executive Sector area.
• Astral Dive Suit (formerly a pre-order exclusive)
• Tactical Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive)
• Urban Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive)
MISSIONS
All players will receive the mission Dr. Yoshimi Tokui’s Guided Imagery Experience, featuring voiceover by Hideo Kojima. The mission is playable when you pick up the Dr Tokui Tapes collectible in the Extrasensory Lab of the Research Sector. (This mission was previously exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe version of Control.)
GRAPHICS [PLAYSTATION 5]
- Added a new setting “Unlock Frame Rate”, enjoy!
- Added VRR and 120Hz display output support for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro, and unlocked the frame rate limitations for Quality and Performance Mode setting
- Improved Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) quality
- Added HDR support
- Updated SDR to 10bit (from 8bit), which reduces visible color banding
- [PlayStation 5 Pro] Added PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) support. Using PSSR results in smoother edges, improved hair, and vegetation visual quality. Using PSSR can slightly impact performance, so if you would rather have the original “look” of 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)
GENERAL [PLAYSTATION 5]
- Fixed grenade projectiles indicators only updating at 30 fps. Now they update properly everywhere they should.
- Improved the sorting of character and weapon mods
GRAPHICS [XBOX SERIES X|S]
- Added a new setting “Unlock Frame Rate”, enjoy!
- Added VRR and 120Hz display output support for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, and unlocked the frame rate limitations for Quality and Performance Mode settings
- [Xbox Series X] Unlocked the frame rate limitations for Quality and Performance Mode
- [Xbox Series S] Unlocked the frame rate limitations for Performance Mode settings
- Improved Temporal Anti Aliasing (TAA) quality
- Added HDR support
- Updated SDR to 10bit (from 8bit), which reduces visible color banding
GENERAL [XBOX SERIES X|S]
- Fixed grenade projectiles indicators only updating at 30 fps. Now they update properly everywhere they should.
- Improved the sorting of character and weapon mods
Source: Control
