<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud-based	B-Application
versions	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
were	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
paid	B-Protocol
expansions	I-Protocol
have	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
gains	O
abilities	O
by	O
finding	O
Objects	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
mundane	O
objects	O
like	O
a	O
rotary	O
phone	O
or	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
imbued	O
with	O
energies	O
from	O
another	O
dimension	O
,	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
at	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
major	O
paranormal	O
events	O
and	O
since	O
recovered	O
by	O
the	O
FBC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
paranormal	O
stories	O
about	O
the	O
fictional	O
SCP	O
Foundation	O
created	O
by	O
an	O
online	O
collaborative	O
wiki	B-Protocol
fiction	O
project	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
genre	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
weird	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
game	O
includes	O
many	O
allusions	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
Remedy	O
's	O
prior	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
themes	O
of	O
the	O
paranormal	O
,	O
and	O
Control	O
AWE	O
expansion	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
these	O
two	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
Remedy	O
said	O
forms	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Remedy	O
Connected	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
released	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
real-time	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
built	O
into	O
the	O
hardware	O
of	O
newer	O
video	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Control	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
separate	O
four-player	O
co-operative	O
spin-off	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Condor	O
,	O
were	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oldest	O
House	O
,	O
itself	O
an	O
Object	O
of	O
Power	O
,	O
has	O
an	O
interior	O
far	O
larger	O
than	O
its	O
exterior	O
;	O
an	O
enormous	O
,	O
constantly	O
shifting	O
supernatural	O
realm	O
that	O
defies	O
the	O
laws	O
of	O
spacetime	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
FBC	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
stabilize	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
Oldest	O
House	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
by	O
harnessing	O
nexuses	O
of	O
resonance	B-Application
called	O
Control	O
Points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
an	O
Object	O
of	O
Power	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
slide	B-Device
projector	I-Device
,	O
the	O
two	O
children	O
accidentally	O
unleashed	O
paranatural	O
forces	O
which	O
caused	O
Ordinary	O
's	O
adult	O
population	O
to	O
vanish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
thereafter	O
,	O
the	O
FBC	O
arrived	O
in	O
Ordinary	O
,	O
capturing	O
Dylan	O
and	O
the	O
slide	B-Device
projector	I-Device
while	O
Jesse	O
fled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
Oldest	O
House	O
is	O
under	O
emergency	O
lockdown	O
following	O
the	O
Hiss	O
's	O
spread	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
everyone	O
in	O
the	O
building	O
has	O
been	O
possessed	O
by	O
the	O
Hiss	O
except	O
those	O
wearing	O
Hedron	O
Resonance	B-Application
Amplifiers	O
(	O
HRAs	O
)	O
,	O
devices	O
built	O
by	O
missing	O
Bureau	O
scientist	O
Dr.	O
Casper	O
Darling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dylan	O
reveals	O
to	O
Jesse	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
embraced	O
the	O
Hiss	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Hiss	O
entered	O
the	O
Oldest	O
House	O
through	O
the	O
slide	B-Device
projector	I-Device
Object	O
of	O
Power	O
the	O
Bureau	O
recovered	O
from	O
Ordinary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahti	O
,	O
a	O
paranatural	O
entity	O
who	O
manifests	O
as	O
a	O
janitor	O
,	O
gives	O
Jesse	O
a	O
cassette	O
player	O
which	O
enables	O
her	O
to	O
navigate	O
an	O
elaborate	O
maze	O
protecting	O
the	O
slide	B-Device
projector	I-Device
's	O
chamber	O
in	O
the	O
Research	O
Sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
finds	O
the	O
slide	B-Device
projector	I-Device
missing	O
,	O
but	O
learns	O
that	O
Trench	O
and	O
Darling	O
used	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
enter	O
an	O
alternate	O
dimension	O
known	O
as	O
Slidescape-36	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
discovered	O
an	O
entity	O
they	O
dubbed	O
Hedron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
finds	O
the	O
slide	B-Device
projector	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Executive	O
Sector	O
,	O
where	O
Dylan	O
and	O
the	O
Hiss	O
are	O
attempting	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Astral	O
Plane	O
through	O
a	O
portal	O
and	O
overtake	O
the	O
Board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
deactivates	O
the	O
slide	B-Device
projector	I-Device
and	O
seemingly	O
cleanses	O
the	O
Hiss	O
from	O
Dylan	O
,	O
which	O
closes	O
the	O
portal	O
but	O
leaves	O
him	O
in	O
a	O
coma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AWE	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
Control	O
and	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
Washington	O
;	O
in	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
writer	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
finds	O
himself	O
coerced	O
and	O
trapped	O
by	O
the	O
Dark	O
Presence	O
that	O
inhabited	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
 '	O
Cauldron	O
Lake	O
,	O
able	O
to	O
turn	O
his	O
writings	O
into	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
(	O
as	O
described	O
in	O
Control	O
)	O
,	O
Emil	O
Hartman	O
,	O
a	O
psychologist	O
who	O
attempted	O
to	O
investigate	O
and	O
exploit	O
this	O
power	O
,	O
was	O
confronted	O
and	O
arrested	O
by	O
agents	O
of	O
the	O
FBC	O
,	O
who	O
confiscated	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
research	O
on	O
the	O
lake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
is	O
summoned	O
to	O
the	O
Investigations	O
Sector	O
by	O
an	O
apparition	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
who	O
otherwise	O
was	O
considered	O
missing	O
after	O
events	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jesse	O
reaches	O
the	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
AWE	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
Investigations	O
Sector	O
and	O
destroys	O
Hartman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
informed	O
by	O
FBC	O
agents	O
of	O
a	O
newly	O
detected	O
AWE	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
the	O
date	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
several	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
which	O
took	O
seven	O
and	O
five	O
years	O
to	O
complete	O
respectively	O
,	O
Control	O
was	O
completed	O
within	O
three	O
years	O
with	O
a	O
€30	O
million	O
budget	O
,	O
lower	O
than	O
the	O
typical	O
costs	O
of	O
a	O
triple-A	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikael	O
Kasurinen	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
(	O
as	O
lead	O
gameplay	O
designer	O
)	O
and	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
(	O
as	O
lead	O
director	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
Control	O
director	O
and	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writer	O
and	O
creative	O
director	O
alongside	O
narrative	O
lead	O
Anna	O
Megill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
were	O
finishing	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
and	O
deciding	O
on	O
the	O
next	O
project	O
,	O
Kasurinen	O
recognized	O
that	O
that	O
game	O
rested	O
heavily	O
on	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
and	O
other	O
cinematic	O
elements	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
they	O
look	O
at	O
a	O
more	O
open-world	O
game	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
would	O
drive	O
what	O
they	O
experienced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
such	O
Object	O
of	O
Power	O
is	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacDonald	O
said	O
he	O
was	O
drawn	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
in	O
this	O
manner	O
after	O
reading	O
a	O
story	O
about	O
how	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
national	O
missile	O
defense	O
sites	O
had	O
only	O
recently	O
transitioned	O
off	O
floppy	B-Device
disks	I-Device
,	O
and	O
prior	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
these	O
disks	O
could	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
proverbial	O
weapons	O
that	O
were	O
held	O
with	O
high	O
reverence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
copious	O
presence	O
in	O
the	O
Oldest	O
House	O
of	O
1960s	O
and	O
1970s	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
pneumatic	O
tubes	O
,	O
slide	B-Device
projectors	I-Device
and	O
monochrome	B-Device
monitors	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
modern-day	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
cell	O
phones	O
,	O
is	O
explained	O
in-game	O
as	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
tendency	O
of	O
newer	O
technologies	O
to	O
fail	O
or	O
malfunction	O
within	O
the	O
boundaries	O
of	O
the	O
Oldest	O
House	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poets	O
of	O
the	O
Fall	O
,	O
an	O
alternative	O
rock	O
group	O
that	O
are	O
close	O
friends	O
of	O
Remedy	O
,	O
provided	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
Take	O
Control	O
"	O
,	O
in-game	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
by	O
the	O
fictional	O
band	O
"	O
The	O
Old	O
Gods	O
of	O
Asgard	O
"	O
,	O
itself	O
an	O
allusion	O
back	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
core	O
game	O
includes	O
Easter	O
eggs	O
referring	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
shares	O
similar	O
paranormal	O
themes	O
with	O
Control	O
;	O
one	O
such	O
Easter	O
egg	O
discusses	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
FBC	O
's	O
case	O
files	O
,	O
which	O
concerned	O
what	O
happened	O
in	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
,	O
the	O
primary	O
location	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
AWE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
secret	O
area	O
includes	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
past	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Ordinary	O
was	O
alluded	O
to	O
by	O
a	O
backmasking	O
track	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
sequence	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
unknown	O
speaker	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
will	O
happen	O
again	O
,	O
in	O
another	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
later	O
confirmed	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
a	O
shared	O
universe	O
between	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
Control	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Remedy	O
Connected	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
later	O
was	O
cemented	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
AWE	O
expansion	O
,	O
directly	O
bringing	O
characters	O
and	O
events	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
into	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Courtney	O
Hope	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
character	O
Beth	O
Wilder	O
in	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
,	O
stars	O
as	O
Jesse	O
Faden	O
,	O
while	O
James	O
McCaffrey	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
his	O
roles	O
as	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
of	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
and	O
Thomas	O
Zane	O
in	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
plays	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Zachariah	O
Trench	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Porretta	O
,	O
who	O
portrayed	O
the	O
titular	O
character	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
is	O
featured	O
in	O
both	O
voice	O
roles	O
and	O
live-action	O
videos	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Dr.	O
Casper	O
Darling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasurinen	O
felt	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
traditional	O
heads-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
for	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
with	O
mission	O
markers	O
or	O
other	O
clutter	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
have	O
the	O
player	O
use	O
mission	O
descriptions	O
in	O
their	O
log	O
and	O
careful	O
observation	O
of	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
figure	O
out	O
where	O
to	O
go	O
next	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
achieve	O
this	O
,	O
Remedy	O
replaced	O
the	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
physics	I-General_Concept
in	O
their	O
in-house	O
game	O
engine	O
with	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
improved	O
their	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
enable	O
enemies	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
these	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
is	O
built	O
using	O
Remedy	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Northlight	O
Engine	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
previous	O
title	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
after	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
that	O
support	O
real-time	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
through	O
DirectX	B-Algorithm
Raytracing	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
title	O
with	O
a	O
nearly-full	O
implementation	O
of	O
all	O
available	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
RTX	I-Algorithm
features	O
along	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
DLSS	B-Device
for	O
resolution	O
upscaling	O
on	O
supported	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nvidia	O
heavily	O
promoted	O
Control	O
in	O
its	O
campaign	O
alongside	O
its	O
first	O
RTX	B-Algorithm
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
featuring	O
hardware	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
supporting	O
the	O
RTX	B-Algorithm
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nvidia	O
created	O
or	O
hosted	O
nine	O
videos	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
exclusive	O
gameplay	O
trailer	O
,	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ray-tracing	B-Algorithm
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
27	O
August	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
27	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Control	O
:	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
the	O
"	O
Foundation	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
AWE	O
"	O
expansions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
additional	O
free	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
:	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
GOG.com,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
10	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
2	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
or	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
able	O
to	O
update	O
their	O
version	O
to	O
the	O
newer	O
consoles	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
and	O
updates	O
were	O
delayed	O
until	O
early	O
2021	O
in	O
an	O
announcement	O
just	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
consoles	O
 '	O
launches	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
20	O
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cloud	O
gaming-based	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
20	O
October	O
2020	O
and	O
28	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
cloud-based	B-Application
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Foundation	O
"	O
released	O
on	O
26	O
March	O
2020	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
25	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
,	O
to	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
"	O
AWE	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
but	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
,	O
will	O
increase	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
control	O
points	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
hard	O
"	O
checkpoints	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
where	O
saving	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
possible	O
,	O
including	O
adding	O
ones	O
before	O
boss	O
fights	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
several	O
"	O
soft	O
"	O
checkpoints	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
restart	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
travel	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
control	O
point	O
should	O
Jesse	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
Remedy	O
affirmed	O
the	O
big-budget	O
title	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Control	O
titled	O
Control	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
begun	O
development	O
with	O
505	O
Games	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Foundry	O
and	O
Polygon	O
considered	O
Control	O
on	O
PC	O
to	O
potentially	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
killer	O
app	O
"	O
for	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
RTX	B-Algorithm
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
citing	O
it	O
as	O
helping	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Control	O
was	O
the	O
13th	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
10,336	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2	O
million	O
units	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
Remedy	O
stated	O
Control	O
was	O
their	O
fastest-growing	O
intellectual	O
property	O
since	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2021	O
,	O
Remedy	O
stated	O
that	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
people	O
had	O
played	O
Control	O
,	O
accounting	O
for	O
those	O
that	O
played	O
it	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
and	O
other	O
non-sales	O
routes	O
.	O
</s>
