As if I still don’t have a huge backlog with cool stuff to play on Game Pass, Microsoft revealed that Control is coming to Xbox Game Pass for a PC on Thursday. Remedy’s ghostly interdimensional shooter is already available on Steam, the Epic Games Store and even Xbox Game Pass for console, so it was really a matter of time. I’m excited to jump into it again.
The Game Pass Twitter Account announced the good news yesterday, saying it would be available on Thursday, January 21 – only three days away.
The game splashes you into the shoes of Jesse Faden, a woman dealing with some strange monsters in a mysterious place called the Federal Bureau of Control. You can do this with guns or superpowers. I played a bit of it myself, and I really enjoyed throwing items with my mind.
Brendy (RPS in Peace) thought the same in his Control review: “Most fights are enjoyable fling parties. Control is a very helpful shooter. It feels good in the fingers, you know? And there are many shaky visual effects that make your powers feel like a smooth Hollywood supernonsense. ‘
Unfortunately, with news of a cool new addition, comes the news that some games are taking leave as well. With a quick glance at the Xbox app, Sea Salt, Gris, Fishing Sim World: Pro Tour, Final Fantasy XV and Indivisible will all hit the road on February 1st.
I’m sorry, but look at that excited man holding that animal of a fish. What is this message even about and why is it not about him and his stupid friend?
If you want more goodies to get stuck in January, What Remains Of Edith Finch arrived on Xbox Game Pass for a PC last week, and among us and Monster Train, they also joined the service last month.
As always, you can get an Xbox Game Pass subscription for just £ 1 / $ 1 for your first month, with the price rising monthly to £ 8 / $ 10 thereafter. That is: pretty good.