Control Ultimate Edition Doesn’t Fit Onto Physical Disk for Xbox

This week, Twitter users noticed that the physical edition of Control Ultimate Edition for Xbox requires an internet connection.

Control: ultimate edition on Xbox physical version states the game requires the internet to play the campaign. We’ve now seen unverified reports you cannot get past the opening maintenance elevator without the internet and are instructed to download a update. pic.twitter.com/uBC2zgXy7F
— Does it play? (@DoesItPlay1) October 18, 2020

Control Ultimate Edition contains the main game, all additional content and two story DLC. The size is more than 50 GB. So, the developers weren’t able to fit everything onto one disc for Xbox. The game requires a one-time internet connection in order to download all the remaining parts.

“Once you have downloaded the game, rest assured you do not have to be online to play!” publisher 505 Games explains.

Meanwhile, the PlayStation 4 physical game edition fits everything onto one disk just fine, “due to compression and other variables.”

Recall that Control: Ultimate Edition is already available for PS4, Xbox One and PC. You will be able to upgrade your version of Control to next-gen for free only if you have the Ultimate Edition.