In March, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive broke the all-time player count record with 1,519,457 logged on following the announcement of Counter-Strike 2. SteamDB (opens in new tab) Recorded 1,818,773 players, an increase of almost 300,000.
What made all these players attend CS:GO? Cynics suggest they’re bots, but thanks to the eventual CS:GO Major and its associated rewards, they’ve made quite a few Numbers may be launching the game.Since the Paris Major kicked off on May 8, Valve has added a regular Pick’Em challenge. This challenge allows CS:GO players to predict the outcome. The closer the prediction, the higher the rarity of the prize.
There are also newly arrived cosmetics. Stickers with logos of all teams and signatures of all players competing in Majors to add to your arsenal. You’ll likely find them by going to the Steam Community Market, and they’re reasonably priced.Here it is What sells for just over $40 (opens in new tab).
The Paris Major will be the last to be played in CS:GO, and the first Major to be played in Counter-Strike 2 won’t happen until March 2024. This means that this will be the only major in 2023 that normally has two. every year. The period is from May 8th to May 21st.
Counter-Strike 2 is currently in limited testing for a select group of players, with Valve calling the sequel “an overhaul of all systems, all content, and all parts of the CS experience.” Oh, and includes Half-Life references.
