'We've set a high bar for the sequel and the entire team has been working hard to make sure we deliver a great follow-up to Enemy Unknown. We won't be surprised to see a mod from the series' burgeoning following to add this though. This however is not the case what with many a review not mentioning the use of a controller and the game's Steam page having controller support absent. Suffice to say fans expected it to support their favourite gamepads after the three month postponement of its release. The game was due to hit in November but was pushed back to February 5. (Also see: XCOM 2 Promises to Bring Calculated Dread One Turn at a Time )

There's been no clarification from Firaxis as to when exactly it would be implemented. For some reason unbeknownst to us that information has since been removed from IGN's piece, though it's still present on other websites. Last year, Firaxis has stated in an interview with IGN that the game will not ship with support for gamepads but will patch it in later. So, if you're planning to play XCOM 2 with a controller on a couch, you'll have to wait. Confusing considering that its predecessor, XCOM: Enemy Unknown was applauded for its rock solid controller support backed up with a user interface that worked well regardless of your input method of choice. Reason being, the game lacks support for controllers at launch. Some fans aren't happy though, taking to Twitter to voice their concerns. Developer Firaxis has been almost universally celebrated for its efforts, what with the game being subject to rave reviews. XCOM 2, the latest game in the turn-based strategy series, is out this week on PC.

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