Nvidia claims another notch after the giant leak of 2021. File references appeared in their drivers cs2.exe a csgo2.exe. This was enough to start a boom in the world of FPS gamers. According to information from esports insider and commentator Richard Lewis, speculation about a new Counter-Strike is real, although perhaps in a slightly different form than many players think. But it agrees with other unofficial sources that the official announcement may come very soon along with the beta launch.
There has been speculation for years about the implementation of the Source 2 engine into CS:GO, and that’s exactly what all the fuss is about. It shouldn’t be a separate new episode. It wouldn’t even make sense given that Global Offensive is constantly breaking records for the number of active players and is also doing well in the field of esports. The working name of the version on the new engine is supposed to be Counter-Strike 2, which can be confusing. If this information is true, then the announcement is really around the corner. We have to wait until this month. Valve is secretly already inviting professional players to try out the new feature and share their feedback.
According to anonymous sources, the development of the new version is one of Valve’s main priorities and is overseen by the creators of the previous parts of this brand. Among other things, because of this, some problems from the current CS:GO have been pushed to the sidelines, and their solutions will be directly incorporated into the new version. “The priority is to release it and then finish it, fix the bugs and get it to the level that players expect from CS.”
Along with the new engine, the new version should also support 128 tick servers. In practice, this means that situations should not happen, such as when someone hits you while you are already standing behind the corner of the wall. In general, matchmaking is supposed to be improved, which will hopefully replace third-party services like FaceIt. However, the new version will not include all the news right away when the beta is released.
Skins are an important issue for many players. What will happen to them? Some are worth hundreds of euros, so surely none of the owners would be thrilled if they became unusable. So far, the most likely scenario is that CS:GO and the version on the Source 2 engine they will work separately and after a certain time they will merge, similar to what happened with Dota 2. It would be so logical that the skins will also be transferred to the new version, but this has not been confirmed yet. Now we just have to wait if Valve will really come up with something during March.
Source: Richard Lewis
