

I can't confirm this 100%, but it's decent enough to share." Gabe Follower 2 also says that they have "fairly reliable information that Valve has been testing CS:GO on Source 2 with the help of third-party QA companies in the US and EU since at least early December. Eventually, the two versions merged into one.Īnother piece of evidence that may hint towards this rumor being true comes by the way of Gabe Follower 2, who noted that the latest NVIDIA drivers "introduced support for unknown app executables called 'csgos2.exe' and 'cs2.exe.'" As Lewis mentions, Dota 2 moved to Source 2 with a new version called Dota 2 Reborn and it lived alongside the original. Matchmaking will also be improved in this new version and Valve appears to be hoping that third-party services won't be necessary to put players together in a more efficient way.Īccording to the sources, Counter-Strike 2 is "about ready to go," but it is said to be unclear what this new version would mean for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and its competitive scene. In the coming weeks we’ll reveal more detail about the new Regional Standings process.This project is said to have a working title of Counter-Strike 2 and to have been in development "for some time." Lewis mentions that Counter-Strike 2 has been a priority for Valve and is one of the reasons why the current version of CS:GO has been "largely unattended to for some time."Īccording to these sources, Counter-Strike 2 will run on the Source 2 engine and that move "should improve the optimisation and graphical fidelity of the game." It is also said to have, much like Valorant, 128-tick servers, which is a number that describes how fast a game's server can process information. There, they’ll compete against teams that enter from an open qualifier. For Paris, some teams who aren’t directly invited will get to skip the open qualifiers–teams that consistently perform well in Valve and third-party events will be directly invited to a closed qualifier. Previously teams entered the RMRs by direct invitation, or through a series of open qualifiers. Starting with the 2023 Paris Major, we’re going to change the way we invite teams to the RMRs. To celebrate our new champions, today we’re releasing the champions autograph capsule, featuring autographs from FL1T, fame, Jame, n0rb3r7, and Qikert in paper, glitter, holo, and gold. In the end, only one team was left standing as Outsiders bested Heroic on Mirage and Overpass to secure their first Major championship! Over the past two weeks Rio de Janeiro has been the center of Counter-Strike, where 24 of the best teams in the world fought to become IEM Rio Major champions.
