{"id":1896385,"date":"2026-04-22T12:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1896385"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:30:55","slug":"remedy-releases-control-on-iphone-and-ipad-with-touch-controls-reworked-gameplay-systems-and-ray-tracing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1896385","title":{"rendered":"Remedy releases Control on iPhone and iPad with touch controls, reworked gameplay systems, and ray tracing"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/control\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Control<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Remedy releases Control on iPhone and iPad with touch controls, reworked gameplay systems, and ray tracing<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Oldest House in the pocket.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/control_ultimate_edition.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Jesse runs into danger in Control\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"control_ultimate_edition.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Remedy Entertainment<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-22T12:30:55+00:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-releases-control-ultimate-edition-on-iphone-and-ipad?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          11 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"05533a72-4f30-4b26-9811-ba8619440ced\" data-name=\"Control\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Control\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Control\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Control\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Control\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Control\" title=\"Follow Control\"><br \/>\n  Follow Control<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/control-2\">Control Resonant<\/a> is coming this year, but that doesn&#8217;t mean Remedy Entertainment is done with the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/control-walkthrough-guide-tips-6043\">Control<\/a> just yet. In fact, the developer has just released an all-new version of the game for iPhone and iPad <a href=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/control-1\/243870\/news\/control-ultimate-edition-is-coming-to-apple-devices-like-iphone-ipad-and-vision-pro-in-early-2026\">after teasing it last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While we haven&#8217;t seen any gameplay videos yet (expect the first of those to go up in the coming hours), <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/remedygames.com\/post\/3mk3ezpmuqp2p\">Remedy confirmed<\/a> Control Ultimate Edition has been reworked with the devices&#8217; touch controls in mind, and that extends to the interface and some of its gameplay systems as well.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Control Resonant - Official Gameplay Trailer | State of Play 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-q2w6uHZ3Nc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-q2w6uHZ3Nc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Control Resonant &#8211; Official Gameplay Trailer | State of Play 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-q2w6uHZ3Nc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Though the social media posts don&#8217;t reveal much about the ambitious port&#8217;s nature, a quick look at <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/control-ultimate-edition\/id6502953520\">its App Store page<\/a> unveils they haven&#8217;t held back with this one. &#8220;We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles, to provide a great experience for supported touch devices.&#8221; It sounds like an extensive effort to make this action-adventure rollercoaster ride not feel miserable to play on more limited hardware.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest shocker comes right after that bit of the official description, where it&#8217;s confirmed the game &#8220;supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware.&#8221; This is what made me extremely interested in seeing how the more recent iPhone and iPad models fare, as Control remains a heavyweight triple-A game to run despite it releasing originally in 2019. It&#8217;s also selling for only $4.99 and includes all the released content of the other versions, so that&#8217;s neat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/control-review-mid-century-postmodernism\">Eurogamer&#8217;s review of Control<\/a> called it &#8220;luxurious and uncanny&#8221;, with special praise directed at the game&#8217;s main setting of the Oldest House. Control Resonant, a direct sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/we-dont-want-to-mislead-players-control-resonant-devs-confirm-jesse-faden-wont-be-playable-theres-no-parry-and-its-definitely-not-a-soulslike\">will instead take the action to a warped version of Manhattan<\/a> that&#8217;s been also overtaken by supernatural forces.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/control-2\">Control Resonant<\/a> is coming this year, but that doesn&#8217;t mean Remedy Entertainment is done with the original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/control-walkthrough-guide-tips-6043\">Control<\/a> just yet. In fact, the developer has just released an all-new version of the game for iPhone and iPad <a href=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/control-1\/243870\/news\/control-ultimate-edition-is-coming-to-apple-devices-like-iphone-ipad-and-vision-pro-in-early-2026\">after teasing it last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While we haven&#8217;t seen any gameplay videos yet (expect the first of those to go up in the coming hours), <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/remedygames.com\/post\/3mk3ezpmuqp2p\">Remedy confirmed<\/a> Control Ultimate Edition has been reworked with the devices&#8217; touch controls in mind, and that extends to the interface and some of its gameplay systems as well.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Control Resonant - Official Gameplay Trailer | State of Play 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-q2w6uHZ3Nc?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/-q2w6uHZ3Nc\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Control Resonant &#8211; Official Gameplay Trailer | State of Play 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-q2w6uHZ3Nc\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Though the social media posts don&#8217;t reveal much about the ambitious port&#8217;s nature, a quick look at <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/control-ultimate-edition\/id6502953520\">its App Store page<\/a> unveils they haven&#8217;t held back with this one. &#8220;We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles, to provide a great experience for supported touch devices.&#8221; It sounds like an extensive effort to make this action-adventure rollercoaster ride not feel miserable to play on more limited hardware.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest shocker comes right after that bit of the official description, where it&#8217;s confirmed the game &#8220;supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware.&#8221; This is what made me extremely interested in seeing how the more recent iPhone and iPad models fare, as Control remains a heavyweight triple-A game to run despite it releasing originally in 2019. It&#8217;s also selling for only $4.99 and includes all the released content of the other versions, so that&#8217;s neat.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/control-review-mid-century-postmodernism\">Eurogamer&#8217;s review of Control<\/a> called it &#8220;luxurious and uncanny&#8221;, with special praise directed at the game&#8217;s main setting of the Oldest House. Control Resonant, a direct sequel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/we-dont-want-to-mislead-players-control-resonant-devs-confirm-jesse-faden-wont-be-playable-theres-no-parry-and-its-definitely-not-a-soulslike\">will instead take the action to a warped version of Manhattan<\/a> that&#8217;s been also overtaken by supernatural forces.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Control Remedy releases Control on iPhone and iPad with touch controls, reworked gameplay systems, and ray tracing Oldest House in the pocket. 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