Remedy Entertainment has ended months of speculation with a concrete release date for Control Resonant. During Sony’s State of Play broadcast on June 2, the studio confirmed the single-player action RPG sequel will arrive on September 24, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, and Mac. A New Zealand rollout follows on September 25. Eurogamer reported that the trailer landed as part of Sony’s June 2 broadcast, locking a date that Remedy had previously only said would fall somewhere in 2026.
The announcement arrived alongside an official story trailer that gives fans their most substantial look yet at the game’s narrative. While Dylan Faden serves as the protagonist, the footage also brings back Jesse Faden, signaling her direct involvement in the unfolding paranatural crisis. The trailer paints a bleak picture of a warped Manhattan where reality itself seems to buckle under supernatural forces. Skyscrapers twist into impossible geometries, and the streets appear to shift between dimensions without warning. Players will wield the Aberrant, a shapeshifting weapon that adapts to combat scenarios, against enemies that slip between planes of existence.
Pre-orders went live immediately after the broadcast. On Steam, the standard edition is priced at $59.99, positioning the title as a premium single-player release without the $70 price point that has become common for new console games. We at HAYBO confirmed the price shortly after the reveal, noting that the Digital Deluxe Edition carries additional perks. Sony’s PlayStation Blog also outlined a Digital Deluxe Edition that includes 48 hours of early access on PS5, giving dedicated fans a head start when the game unlocks.
This isn’t Remedy’s first tease. The project, which many fans had simply called Control 2, was unveiled at The Game Awards in December 2025 with a cryptic announcement trailer that racked up over 620,000 views. A gameplay-focused follow-up dropped during a February 2026 State of Play, showing off combat mechanics, supernatural abilities, and the various forms of the Aberrant weapon. That footage emphasized telekinetic powers, environmental destruction, and the fluid transitions between melee and ranged attacks. The June 2 story trailer ties those systems together with a clearer sense of plot and stakes, suggesting a darker tone than its predecessor.
Social media reaction was swift and overwhelmingly positive. The official @ControlRemedy account posted the trailer with the tagline, “Nothing stays contained forever,” and pointed followers toward pre-order pages. Within hours, fans flooded timelines with praise for the trailer’s visual density and narrative callbacks. One user wrote that the footage gave them goosebumps and called Remedy “life changers,” while others began marking September 24 as a blackout date for any other plans. The date also places Control Resonant in direct proximity to other heavy hitters, including Silent Hill: Townfall, which shares the same launch day. Several observers on X noted that September is shaping up to be an unusually crowded month for big-budget releases, with calendars filling up fast.
Remedy’s own financial updates have consistently pointed toward a 2026 launch, with a business briefing in early May reaffirming that the project remained on track. The studio’s framed the game as a must-have day-one purchase, and the decision to price the standard edition at $59.99 could broaden its appeal among players wary of higher price tags. The reveal caps a busy stretch for cinematic game trailers, a trend that has included recent footage for action titles such as Evil West and horror entries like The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me.
For those tracking Remedy’s broader universe, Control Resonant represents the next major piece of the connected world the Finnish studio has built since 2019. The original Control earned praise for its brutalist architecture and mind-bending storytelling, and the sequel appears to push that aesthetic into an open urban environment. Early footage suggests the same blend of telekinetic combat and environmental destruction, now set against the skyline of a distorted New York City. If the final build delivers on the promise of the past two trailers, Resonant could easily become one of the defining action RPGs of the year.
With roughly three and a half months until launch, the marketing cycle is entering its final stretch. Expect more details on PC specifications, console performance modes, and potential post-launch content to surface over the summer. For now, the September 24 date gives players a fixed target, and the latest trailer offers enough mystery to keep theories circulating until then.
