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Counter-Strike 2 beta expected to arrive soon

Despite being a meme for years, it looks like Counter Strike 2 is finally about to arrive. The CS:GO... Eduardo | 5. March 2023

Despite being a meme for years, it looks like Counter Strike 2 is finally about to arrive. The CS:GO Twitter updated its banner early last month to indicate only “Counter-Strike,” which was the first sign of what was to come. Shortly after, it was discovered that the “csgos2.exe” and “cs2.exe” executables had been added to Counter-Strike’s NVIDIA driver profiles.

All this makes us think that the new era of Counter-Strike is coming and, after some information in the last hours, it is likely that this arrival will be in a few weeks.

Reports indicate that Counter-Strike 2 will arrive on April 1

It seems that one of the most recurrent and strongest rumors in the history of Valve’s shooter has ended. Famous journalist Richard Lewis has reported in his Twitter account and Substack that the Counter-Strike 2 beta is a reality, and its release is just around the corner.

This new version of Counter-Strike is based on the Source 2 engine and has been awaited by the entire community for several years. Lewis notes that the beta version of Counter-Strike 2 will be released this March, with a target date of April 1. Therefore, it is likely that Valve would have been working on this new installment of its popular shooter for a long time. Also, that may be why we haven’t received new operations to the game in many months.

This information from Richard Lewis comes after the rumors sounded very loud again this week after some executables were unveiled on NVIDIA’s new driver, released last March 1. According to sources consulted by Lewis, Valve’s priority for the past few years has been the development of Counter-Strike 2. On the other hand, Valve intends for this beta to be online long enough for developers to polish it.

What’s new to come in Counter-Strike 2

The expected Counter-Strike 2, based on the Source 2 engine, would have better graphics and a higher optimization capability. On the other hand, the game’s official servers will likely be 128 ticks, something that VALORANT already implemented.

However, it is not all good news for the community. The change in the game engine could be a big barrier for players with a mid-low-range computer. But Lewis has also commented that, historically, Valve has tried to optimize the games so that as many fans as possible can play them relatively smoothly.

The CS:GO competitive scene

As we mentioned, the arrival of this Counter-Strike 2 promises many improvements in matchmaking. Valve does all this not to need so many third-party services, that is, to balance its servers to those of FACEIT, and ESEA, among others. In addition, it has also been reported that Counter-Strike 2 has already been tested by different professional players who have traveled to Seattle to Valve’s headquarters.

There is no doubt that the first thing we will see of this new release will be a beta version. It is a drastic change for Valve to make the transition, especially with everything that concerns the competitive scene and, more importantly for them, the skins market.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been alongside LoL and Dota 2, one of the best and most popular video games in the esports community throughout the world. There is still no information regarding whether the new game will be separate from CS:GO, something that has happened historically or happened like Dota 2, i.e., a merger of Source 2.

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