{"id":1144884,"date":"2026-02-06T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hJZktBzVW3trqrVXPteS34"},"modified":"2026-02-06T19:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T19:00:14","slug":"more-than-5-years-after-launch-control-gets-a-surprise-patch-that-lets-everyone-play-the-hideo-kojima-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/more-than-5-years-after-launch-control-gets-a-surprise-patch-that-lets-everyone-play-the-hideo-kojima-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 5 years after launch, Control gets a surprise patch that lets everyone play the Hideo Kojima mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>It took more than five years, but a surprise patch for Remedy&#8217;s third-person shooter\/interdimensional manipulation sim <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/control\/\">Control<\/a> means PC players can finally sample Dr. Yoshimi Tokui\u2019s Guided Imagery Experience for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Yoshimi Tokui\u2019s Guided Imagery Experience is a side mission most notable for the fact that it features Hideo Kojima as the titular doctor\u2014a big draw for a lot of gamers. But the mission was exclusive to the PlayStation 4 version of the game, unless you were willing to make some <em>Hackerman moves<\/em> to unlock it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kaizerkunkun\/status\/1107888356636033025\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1055px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:101.52%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"FWhLPUcysinAano9zFmk6W\" name=\"hideo\" alt=\"He managed to do some voice recording for the other Sam\ud83d\ude09 (not for DS)\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/more-than-5-years-after-launch-control-gets-a-surprise-patch-that-lets-everyone-play-the-hideo-kojima-mission.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1055\" height=\"1071\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\"><em><strong>Kojima teased his VO work for Control in 2019. <\/strong><\/em> <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Kaizerkunkun (Twitter))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s no longer a concern now, though, as today&#8217;s patch finally makes the good doctor available to everyone. Also unlocked for all players are the Astral Dive Suit, the Tactical Response Gear, and the Urban Response Gear, all of which were previously exclusive for players who&#8217;d preordered the game.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to save yourself some hassle, you could just watch clips of Dr. Yoshimi Tokui\u2019s Guided Imagery Experience on YouTube instead of reinstalling and replaying the whole thing just to see what you missed. It&#8217;s not quite the same as experiencing it first hand, but it&#8217;s close.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZZFeU29sB7Q\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Beyond unlocking a few pieces of mostly-inconsequential content, the new update adds a number of graphical enhancements including native HDR support, a new Ultra ray tracing preset, support for ultrawide monitors up to 48:9, texture streaming fixes, and numerous DLSS updates. &#8220;Several bug and crash fixes&#8221; are also in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>A number of fans on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pcgaming\/comments\/1j7yzqs\/control_ultimate_edition_march_2025_update_notes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a> and <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/a-new-patch-for-remedys-control-just-dropped-adds-fake-hdr-despite-true-hdr-being-available-via-semi-official-mod.1129878\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resetera<\/a> have pointed out that this patch basically incorporates all of the features in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nexusmods.com\/control\/mods\/90?tab=description\" target=\"_blank\">HDR Ultrawide DLSS RT Patch<\/a> mod released in early 2023. There&#8217;s a good chance today&#8217;s patch will play havoc with that mod, and will at the very least render it redundant, so if you have it installed you&#8217;ll probably want to disable it before taking this new update for a spin.<\/p>\n<p>Remedy said on <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/remedygames.com\/post\/3ljzuf56umc2b\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky<\/a> that the new patch is live now on Steam (although it&#8217;s not yet showing on the Steam update hub) and should appear on GOG and Epic &#8220;shortly.&#8221; The studio also said it will release the same update for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X\/S editions of Control, but only has a small team working on them &#8220;so we want to space them out to give us time to fix potential issues that might come up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The full Control 1.30 patch notes are below.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"march-2025-update-1-30-release-notes-pc-6\">March 2025 Update (1.30) Release Notes (PC)<\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"outfits-6\">OUTFITS<\/h2>\n<p>The following outfits are now available to all players. The outfits can be accessed and equipped from the Control Point in the Central Executive Sector area.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Astral Dive Suit (formerly a pre-order exclusive)<\/li>\n<li>Tactical Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive)<\/li>\n<li>Urban Response Gear (formerly a pre-order exclusive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"missions-6\">MISSIONS<\/h2>\n<p>All players will receive the mission Dr. Yoshimi Tokui\u2019s Guided Imagery Experience, featuring voiceover by Hideo Kojima. The mission is playable when you pick up the Dr Tokui Tapes collectible in the Extrasensory Lab of the Research Sector. (This mission was previously exclusive to the PlayStation 4 Digital Deluxe version of Control.)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"graphics-6\">GRAPHICS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Added HDR support<\/li>\n<li>Added new Ultra ray tracing preset, which gets you more rays per pixel and higher temporal stability<\/li>\n<li>Added ultrawide monitor support for up to 48:9 monitors<\/li>\n<li>Added an FOV scaling setting for the gameplay camera<\/li>\n<li>Updated SDR to 10bit (from 8bit), which reduces visible color banding<\/li>\n<li>Improved graphics adapter detection at startup, with automatic selection between DX11 and DX12<\/li>\n<li>Implemented screen aspect ratio fixes for ultrawide monitors<\/li>\n<li>Your current monitor resolution can now reliably be selected from the screen resolution and rendering resolution menus<\/li>\n<li>Added rendering resolution support beyond 4K<\/li>\n<li>Implemented texture streaming fixes<\/li>\n<li>Ray tracing bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"dlss-support-6\">DLSS SUPPORT<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Added DLSS support for arbitrary resolutions<\/li>\n<li>Added DLAA support<\/li>\n<li>Updated DLSS to DLSS 3.7, with higher temporal stability<\/li>\n<li>Film grain added back to DLSS SR<\/li>\n<li>Fixed shadow resolution when DLSS is enabled<\/li>\n<li>Added resolution dependent mip map bias for DLSS. This enhances texture quality, for example when applying the DLSS Performance setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"general-6\">GENERAL<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated the audio on cinematics and end credits to remove unintended channel mixing. You will no longer hear anything that isn\u2019t intended to be heard. (It wasn\u2019t the Hiss, it was us. Sorry.)<\/li>\n<li>Several bug and crash fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"9ee7181b-d403-4996-82e4-3ed51d89eeda\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/more-than-5-years-after-launch-control-gets-a-surprise-patch-that-lets-everyone-play-the-hideo-kojima-mission.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"9ee7181b-d403-4996-82e4-3ed51d89eeda\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<strong><br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/more-than-5-years-after-launch-control-gets-a-surprise-patch-that-lets-everyone-play-the-hideo-kojima-mission\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took more than five years, but a surprise patch for Remedy&#8217;s third-person shooter\/interdimensional manipulation sim Control means PC players can finally sample Dr. Yoshimi Tokui\u2019s Guided Imagery Experience for themselves. Dr. Yoshimi Tokui\u2019s Guided Imagery Experience is a side mission most notable for the fact that it features Hideo Kojima as the titular doctor\u2014a big draw for a lot of gamers. But the mission was exclusive to the PlayStation 4 version of the game, unless you were willing to make some Hackerman moves to unlock it. Kojima teased his VO work for Control in 2019. (Image credit: Kaizerkunkun (Twitter)) That&#8217;s no longer a concern now, though, as today&#8217;s patch finally makes the good doctor available to everyone. Also unlocked for all players are the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/more-than-5-years-after-launch-control-gets-a-surprise-patch-that-lets-everyone-play-the-hideo-kojima-mission\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1144885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1144884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More than 5 years after launch, Control gets a surprise patch that lets everyone play the Hideo Kojima mission | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It took more than five 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