The number of cases CS:GO<\/em> players opened almost doubled in the past few months, and it seems all the hype around Counter-Strike 2<\/em> was the catalyst.<\/p>
Players opened 39.5 million weapons cases in March 2023 alone, seeing a rise of 17.9 million since January this year.<\/p>
While this seems like an astronomical amount of revenue, let\u2019s not forget Valve also received a percentage of money from each sale made on their community marketplace<\/a>. This can be a tiny percentage of an expensive knife skin, but, pairing this with the number of sales happening perpetually, Valve is likely to be making considerable profits from this venture\u2014and Counter-Strike 2<\/em> isn’t even officially out yet.<\/p>
This news also comes alongside an increasing player base that has continued breaking records<\/a>. Odds are, we\u2019ll be seeing higher numbers continuing throughout the year.<\/p>
With such a large revenue stream, maybe Valve could use this revenue stream to assist Counter-Strike <\/em>esports as some of the top teams collapse in on themselves<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
