
Also, a better matching system is in the works to reduce reliance on ‘third-party’ matchmakers like FACEIT and ESEA.Īccording to reports out of Seattle, the game has already been tested by a group of experienced players at Valve’s headquarters. The 128 tick servers that have been requested so frequently by CS:GO players are presumably coming to the Source 2 version of Counter-Strike at launch. Many players of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive are anticipating the Source 2 version.
#CS SOURCE 2 UPGRADE#
Rather, this is a sign that a significant upgrade is going to be released in the not-too-distant future.
#CS SOURCE 2 UPDATE#
Though it must be emphasized that this is not a formal confirmation of a Source 2 update to the game.

However, this fix may arrive the following day because of the large number of files. In this case, it may be the Source 2 port whichĪnother player mentioned that whenever Valve adds new upgrades to CSGO, they do so ahead of schedule by several hours.
#CS SOURCE 2 PATCH#
Players have observed that a patch of this magnitude usually hints towards a significant addition to the game. This suggests that changes to Source 2 may be included in the upcoming release. 8vTpPNygU6- Gabe Follower March 14, 2023 The next highest game, Dota 2, has 262,745 players.Something weird just happened again, looks like CS:GO Source 2 executables going around, someone just sent me them, and it's legit. Once again, it's important to take all of this with a grain of salt and wait for official confirmation, but at least it appears we won't have to wait long to see if this is true, unlike some of the more nebulous "I heard so and so is in development" rumors out there.ĭespite being released in 2012, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive remains one of the most-played Steam games, and is currently sitting at 583,156 concurrent players, according to SteamDB. Why project is called Counter-Strike 2 and what are you cooking /PU8Op9uGLq- Gabe Follower 2 March 1, 2023
#CS SOURCE 2 DRIVERS#
Latest NVIDIA drivers introduced support for unknown app executables called "csgos2.exe" and "cs2.exe". And your skins are fine, they will be available in new version." They also say that this new version "won't be new game, it won't be Counter-Strike 2, it won't be even a rebrand, just CS:GO Source 2. 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. 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.
