{"id":1919049,"date":"2026-05-05T16:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919049"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:07:17","slug":"remedy-says-control-has-now-sold-over-6-million-lifetime-copies-and-reaffirms-control-resonant-is-still-on-track-for-a-2026-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1919049","title":{"rendered":"Remedy says Control has now sold over 6 million lifetime copies and reaffirms Control Resonant is still &#8220;on track&#8221; for a 2026 release"},"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<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Remedy says Control has now sold over 6 million lifetime copies and reaffirms Control Resonant is still &#8220;on track&#8221; for a 2026 release<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">All under Control.<\/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\/best_ps5_games_3.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Jesse Faden shooting at bad guys in Control\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"best_ps5_games_3.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=\"2026-05-05T16:07:17+00:00\">May 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-entertainment-control-6-million-units-sold?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 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>Remedy Entertainment&#8217;s &#8220;business review&#8221; report of the January to March 2026 period has underlined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/control-walkthrough-guide-tips-6043\">Control<\/a>&#8216;s long-term performance, promised infrastructure support for failed co-op shooter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fbc-firebreak\">FBC: Firebreak<\/a>, and confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/control-resonant\">Control Resonant<\/a> is still on track for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>While critical darlings like Control and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/alan-wake-2\">Alan Wake 2<\/a> instantly come to mind every time someone brings up Remedy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fbc-firebreaks-weak-sales-persist-despite-improved-player-and-sales-metrics-says-remedy-ceo\">2025 was a rough year for the developer<\/a> after the failure of FBC: Firebreak. So much so that former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/remedy-ceo-tero-virtala-steps-down-after-nine-years\">CEO Tero Virtala had to step down<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-announces-end-of-content-updates-for-fbc-firebreak\">development on the online FPS ended in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Control: Resonant - Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5LLys4lqBAE?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\/5LLys4lqBAE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Control: Resonant &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Control Resonant &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5LLys4lqBAE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.remedygames.com\/?publicationId=8f02a436-07a0-484d-8515-9644fa39fb60\">Remedy&#8217;s Q1 2026 report<\/a> makes it clear the developer&#8217;s focus is on nailing the launch of Control Resonant later this year and ensuring older single-player titles like the first Control and two Alan Wake games continue to perform well. Overall, new CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon says (backed with data) that &#8220;revenue from game sales and royalties increased&#8221; thanks to the sales of Alan Wake 2, Control, and FBC: Firebreak &#8211; which currently remains playable despite getting no new content &#8211; is helping. Though &#8220;revenue decreased by -1.9% to EUR 13.1 (13.4) million&#8221;, the &#8220;operating profit (EBIT) was EUR 1.0 (1.3) million, and the operating profit margin was 7.8% (9.7%) of revenue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The highlight is the original Control, which &#8220;retained solid sales momentum during Q1 and sold better than in the comparison period, driven by promotions and added visibility from CONTROL Resonant&#8221; according to the report. In fact, Remedy released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-releases-control-ultimate-edition-on-iphone-and-ipad\">a surprising iPhone and iPad port<\/a> of <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\">Jesse Faden<\/a>&#8216;s adventure last month. At the time of writing, Control has sold over 6m copies. For reference, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/control-has-topped-5-million-sales-and-attracted-20-million-players\">5 million sales were reported only a few months ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been claimed in the past that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/remedy-has-recouped-most-of-the-development-and-marketing-expenses-for-alan-wake-2\">Alan Wake 2 was a particularly tough game to recoup all the development and marketing expenses for<\/a>, but it appears that Remedy&#8217;s single-player bets are paying off in the long run. Moves like putting the Alan Wake games on Amazon&#8217;s Luna service are also making extra money through royalties on top of the &#8220;normal back-catalogue sales&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Back in February, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-entertainment-ceo-ea-exec-sports-betting\">EA veteran Jean-Charles Gaudechon took over Remedy as CEO<\/a> and promised to &#8220;protect what makes it special&#8221; as the developer entered the final stretch of development on Control Resonant, which is still on track to release in 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/max-payne\">Max Payne<\/a> 1 &amp; 2 remakes are also in the full production stage, with a third project now in the proof-of-concept step.<\/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>Remedy Entertainment&#8217;s &#8220;business review&#8221; report of the January to March 2026 period has underlined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/control-walkthrough-guide-tips-6043\">Control<\/a>&#8216;s long-term performance, promised infrastructure support for failed co-op shooter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/fbc-firebreak\">FBC: Firebreak<\/a>, and confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/control-resonant\">Control Resonant<\/a> is still on track for 2026.<\/p>\n<p>While critical darlings like Control and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/alan-wake-2\">Alan Wake 2<\/a> instantly come to mind every time someone brings up Remedy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fbc-firebreaks-weak-sales-persist-despite-improved-player-and-sales-metrics-says-remedy-ceo\">2025 was a rough year for the developer<\/a> after the failure of FBC: Firebreak. So much so that former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/remedy-ceo-tero-virtala-steps-down-after-nine-years\">CEO Tero Virtala had to step down<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-announces-end-of-content-updates-for-fbc-firebreak\">development on the online FPS ended in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Control: Resonant - Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5LLys4lqBAE?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\/5LLys4lqBAE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Control: Resonant &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Control Resonant &#8211; Official Reveal Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5LLys4lqBAE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now, <a href=\"https:\/\/investors.remedygames.com\/?publicationId=8f02a436-07a0-484d-8515-9644fa39fb60\">Remedy&#8217;s Q1 2026 report<\/a> makes it clear the developer&#8217;s focus is on nailing the launch of Control Resonant later this year and ensuring older single-player titles like the first Control and two Alan Wake games continue to perform well. Overall, new CEO Jean-Charles Gaudechon says (backed with data) that &#8220;revenue from game sales and royalties increased&#8221; thanks to the sales of Alan Wake 2, Control, and FBC: Firebreak &#8211; which currently remains playable despite getting no new content &#8211; is helping. Though &#8220;revenue decreased by -1.9% to EUR 13.1 (13.4) million&#8221;, the &#8220;operating profit (EBIT) was EUR 1.0 (1.3) million, and the operating profit margin was 7.8% (9.7%) of revenue&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The highlight is the original Control, which &#8220;retained solid sales momentum during Q1 and sold better than in the comparison period, driven by promotions and added visibility from CONTROL Resonant&#8221; according to the report. In fact, Remedy released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-releases-control-ultimate-edition-on-iphone-and-ipad\">a surprising iPhone and iPad port<\/a> of <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\">Jesse Faden<\/a>&#8216;s adventure last month. At the time of writing, Control has sold over 6m copies. For reference, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamedeveloper.com\/business\/control-has-topped-5-million-sales-and-attracted-20-million-players\">5 million sales were reported only a few months ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been claimed in the past that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/remedy-has-recouped-most-of-the-development-and-marketing-expenses-for-alan-wake-2\">Alan Wake 2 was a particularly tough game to recoup all the development and marketing expenses for<\/a>, but it appears that Remedy&#8217;s single-player bets are paying off in the long run. Moves like putting the Alan Wake games on Amazon&#8217;s Luna service are also making extra money through royalties on top of the &#8220;normal back-catalogue sales&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Back in February, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/remedy-entertainment-ceo-ea-exec-sports-betting\">EA veteran Jean-Charles Gaudechon took over Remedy as CEO<\/a> and promised to &#8220;protect what makes it special&#8221; as the developer entered the final stretch of development on Control Resonant, which is still on track to release in 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S. 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