Valve’s ‘Counter-Strike 2’ May Debut This Month With Source 2 Engine: Here’s What We Know
Speculation and rumors about the next iteration of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive have been piling up for years, but there have been no updates until now. According to esports journalist Richard Lewis, Valve is finally moving towards the Source 2 engine and could port the game to it as early as this month.
Biggest CS:GO leak on Source 2 just appeared in the latest Dota 2 update, there’s A LOT, so I’ll post everything in threadhttps://t.co/oirycuC0yr pic.twitter.com/7DVq0EPY9X— Gabe Follower 2 (@gabefollower) March 6, 2023
Despite the fact that CS:GO still has a large following, it’s hard to believe that CS:GO is now over a decade old and past its prime, so another update is necessary.
Lewis reports that his sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that “a new version of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was indeed coming and had been in the works for some time.” And the new version of the game will “almost certainly be released under the working name Counter-Strike 2, with a tentative beta release date of this March, and an April 1st release.”
In addition, Lewis claims that an unnamed group of professional gamers were secretly flown to Valve’s headquarters in Seattle for an early look at the game. And porting the game to the Source 2 engine should improve game optimization and graphical fidelity.
Lewis’ sources have also confirmed that the game will get new 128 tick servers – moving away from the 64 tick type – to improve latency and the matchmaking experience.
It’s still unclear if the potential changes to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will result in a brand new working title for the game like Counter-Strike 2, or if it will follow a similar approach to Dota 2 by simply rebranding.
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