One of the most anticipated upcoming titles for 2026 is Control Resonant, the sequel to Remedy Entertainment's highly-underrated action-adventure 3rd-person metroidvania-esque shooter from 2019. As with most major releases nowadays, Resonant will include 48 hours of Advanced Access to those who purchase the Deluxe Edition. In an unexpected twist however, this 2 days of Advanced Access is exclusive to PlayStation players, with everyone else needing to wait until the 24th of September to get in on the action.

As part of Sony's recent PlayStation State of Play, Control Resonant was shown off once again ahead of the game’s upcoming launch on the 24th of September. Curiously however, alongside the preview, Remedy revealed that those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition will be privy to 48 hours of Advanced Access.

As mentioned, this practice has become somewhat commonplace in the industry, and so while disappointing, it wasn’t too unexpected. What was a surprise however was confirmation that this 48 hour period is exclusive to PS5 owners.

Taking to Twitter to seek clarification, one fan asked Remedy’s communications director Thomas Puha: “Just wondering.. is the 48H early access exclusive to PS5?” to which they replied simply with “Yes.”

Given how big of a focus story and narrative is in Remedy's games, having 48 hours of advanced access on a single platform is somewhat troubling, and evokes memories of the 7th and 8th-gen timed-console exclusives – albeit with a far accelerated timeline.

Regardless, Control Resonant looks to be an excellent game worth playing irrespective of when it releases on your platform. Still, this does put a bit of a damper on things.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Advanced Access in general? Is this another step in the wrong direction? Let us know your thoughts down below.

Forza Horizon 6 is one of Xbox’s big 2026 releases, with the Playground Games developed open-world racer taking players to Japan while also introducing a ton of welcome additions and quality-of-life improvements. As such, it comes as little surprise that the game is already off to a strong start, with Horizon 6’s Advanced Access period drawing in over 1.4 million players.

While Forza Horizon 6 officially launches today for everybody, those who paid up for the premium edition of the game were treated to a few days of advanced access – starting from the 15th of May.

Thanks to its in-game leaderboard, we know roughly how many players bit the bullet on early access, with ResetEra user ‘PJTierney’ collating the data to reveal that over 1.4 million players have checked the game out in advance of its wider release.

This is notable not only due to the fact that it represents an increase of roughly 40% when compared to Forza Horizon 5’s launch, but also because all 1.4 million players had to pay for the pleasure.

Of course, Horizon 6 is a ‘day-one’ Xbox Game Pass addition, but those who wished to take part early had to purchase the upgrade regardless.

It will be interesting to see how quickly this figure will rise as the full, wider release of Forza Horizon 6 goes live today.

KitGuru says: Are you surprised by its Advanced Access success? Have you pre-ordered Forza Horizon 6? If so, which edition did you go for? Let us know down below.