

So it's not a free-for-all, unfortunately. Players can hop into it now, although there are a few caveats, which we'll get into below. Along with videos detailing all of the changes and improvements coming to the game – which will replace CSGO when it releases this summer – was the news of a Counter Strike 2 limited test which is live now. In the wake of these findings, PCGamesN has reached out to Valve for further information, and will update this post as and when new news drops.The CSGO sequel is officially launching in just a few months but you can get in on the action early with the Counter Strike 2 limited test, which is available to play right now.Īfter Valve dropped a not-so-subtle Counter Strike 2 tease earlier this week, whipping the community up into a frenzy, it finally went ahead and dropped the Counter Strike 2 release date and gameplay reveal yesterday.

Importantly, Aquarius states that the data points to the fact there’s ” no separate games being made” and that “your skins are safe.”

They do claim, however, that “Source 2 is happening it’s a real thing with it’s own executable ‘csgos2.exe’” They then clarify that cs2.exe appears to be a “leftover from 2014,” relating to a similar leak showing off ‘cs2.exe’ that was quickly debunked. It looks like the developer may be planning something exciting for the game, though, as two executables found in a recent NVIDIA driver update point to a possible CSGO 2, or at least a Source 2 port of the current game.Īs spotted by a fan called u/DAOWAce but reported by CSGO content creator Aquarius ‘Aquaismissing,’ the latest round of NVIDIA drivers seemingly has “support for unknown app executables called ‘csgos2.exe’ and ‘cs2.exe.’” To those on the outside, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been on the decline, with players flocking to Riot Games’ shiny new FPS game Valorant over Valve’s classic shooter. Yes, you read that right, an alleged CSGO 2 project has been spotted in a NVIDIA driver update, prompting rumours that a sequel to Valve’s FPS game is coming.
