Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is one of the most popular PC first-person shooter games ever and it looks like it’s going to be getting a sequel now which is currently titled by most as CS:GO 2.
The Steam game developed by Valve has been a big subject recently after a new report by journalist Richard Lewis claims hat sources have confirmed that “Counter-Strike 2” is real and the planned release for the beta is either March or early April.
The report continues on and states that CS:GO 2 will be made on the Source 2 engine instead of the original Source engine that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was made with. It will also feature an improved match-making system and 128-tick servers, which are supposed to help it compete with other major rivals.
The move to the Source 2 engine would also likely push the requirements for the minimum specs allowed.
It is currently unclear if Valve will support both CS:GO and CS:GO 2. It may be a case like what Activision Blizzard did with Overwatch where Overwatch 2 entirely replaced the original title. However, that’s not yet confirmed.
If CS:GO 2 does release, it would be the fifth installment in the entire Counter-Strike series. The original Counter-Strike was actually a third-party mod for Valve’s Half Life. The rights to Counter-Strike were bought by Valve in 2000 and the mod was launched as a standalone title that year.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was the title that helped to bring CS:GO into a more popular light back in 2012. It leads in Steam’s monthly charts often and has a high number of concurrent players constantly.
It would be interesting to see what changes a sequel to CS:GO would bring.
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Zainah Yousef
Zainah Yousef is the author of The Fallen Age Saga and specializes in gaming, social media advice, and reviews. She's been writing all her life and she probably won't stop anytime soon.
