After more than ten years Counter Strike made its debut, Valve is reportedly getting ready to reveal its iconic tactical shooter Counter Strike: Global Offensive’s new version. Furthermore, a beta release might show up as early as this month. A sequel to CS: GO has been in development by Valve for a while, according to esports journalist Richard Lewis, and it is “about ready to go.”
He claims that the game’s first-person shooter recently underwent a covert play-test at the studio, attended by several professional players who traveled to Seattle. Lewis claims that by April 1st at the latest, Valve hopes to start beta testing the game with the larger Counter-Strike community. One of Lewis’ sources told him, “The big priority is getting this out and then polishing it, fixing any bugs, and bringing it up to the level people expect from CS.
Regarding enhancements, it is said that Source 2, the most recent version of Valve’s proprietary game engine, will be used behind the scenes in the new Counter-Strike, which will reportedly have better graphical fidelity.
Lewis also claims that the game will work with 128-tick servers, bringing CS into line with Valorant and lowering latency. Valve has also significantly improved the matchmaking experience, which should reduce the community’s reliance on outside services like FACEIT. When Engadget asked Valve for a comment, no one responded immediately.
What Are Counter Strike 2’s Plans?
This project’s working title is Counter-Strike 2, and it has reportedly been in development “for some time.” Lewis notes that one of the reasons the current iteration of CS: GO has been “largely unattended to for some time” is because Counter-Strike 2 has been a priority for Valve.
These sources claim that the Source 2 engine will power Counter-Strike 2, which “should improve the optimization and graphical fidelity of the game.” It is also claimed to have 128-tick servers, a measure of how quickly a game’s server can process information, similar to Valorant.
This new version will also feature enhanced matchmaking, and Valve hopes this will eliminate the need for outside services to pair players effectively.
Counter-Strike 2 is “about ready to go,” according to the sources, but it is not yet clear what this new version will mean for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and its competitive scene. Dota 2 moved to Source 2 with a new version called Dota 2 Reborn and coexisted with the original, as Lewis mentions. The two versions eventually merged into one.
These sources claim that the Source 2 engine will power Counter-Strike 2, which “should improve the optimization and graphical fidelity of the game.” It is also claimed to have 128-tick servers, a measure of how quickly a game’s server can process information, similar to Valorant.
This new version will also feature enhanced matchmaking, and Valve hopes this will eliminate the need for outside services to pair players effectively.
Counter-Strike 2 is “about ready to go,” according to the sources, but it is not yet clear what this new version will mean for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and its competitive scene. Dota 2 moved to Source 2 with a new version called Dota 2 Reborn and coexisted with the original, as Lewis mentions. The two versions eventually merged into one.
Despite its 2012 release, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive continues to rank among the most popular Steam games, with 583,156 active players currently, according to SteamDB. Dota 2, the next most popular game, has 262,745 players.
Although there have long been rumors that a new Counter-Strike game is imminent, there are a few reasons to give this most recent report more credence. Lewis has a proven track record, to begin with. He published a report in 2015 that supported rumors that one of the top professional CS:GO teams at the time had deliberately thrown a match.
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