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Leonardo has been passionate about games since he was a kid and graduated in Journalism in 2018. Before Leonardo joined Dot Esports in 2019, he worked for Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte. Leonardo also worked for HLTV.org between 2020 and 2021 as a senior writer, until he returned to Dot Esports and became part of the staff team.","sameAs":["https:\/\/leonardobiazzi.contently.com\/","https:\/\/x.com\/LeoBiazzi","[email protected]"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/leonardobiazzi"}]}},"raw_content":"After CS2 fans and leakers spent the past months speculating on the release date of CS2, Valve has finally announced on Sept. 13 that the game is coming out \"soon.\" This is the first time Valve has said anything about CS2's release date besides announcing on March 22\u2014when the beta kicked off\u2014 that CS2 was coming out in the summer of 2023. The CS2 tease was made through Steam's 20th birthday page, in which Valve talked about what it did in 2023. \"The year isn\u2019t quite over but so far we\u2019ve released a huge Steam Client update, Counter-Strike 2 entered into beta (and launches soon) and there are now more than 11,000 titles verified or playable on Steam Deck,\" Valve said. Although CS2 is still unpolished and many things have to be fixed, it makes sense that Valve is preparing to release it. The developer made significant changes to the game on Aug. 31 when it added a competitive mode called Premier, which features a unique rating system and allows players to compete in global, regional, and friends' leaderboards. On top of that, all maps in CS:GO's Active Duty map pool have already been adjusted for CS2 and players can finally ban-and-pick maps if they queue for Premier. Related CS:GO superstars s1mple and ropz list 5 things Valve needs to fix in CS2 While it remains unclear exactly when Valve will finally release CS2, some fans are optimistic the game will launch before Sept. 23, which is when summer ends in the U.S. This is because Valve's headquarters is located in Seattle. 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After CS2<\/em> fans and leakers spent the past months speculating on the release date of CS2<\/em>, Valve has finally announced on Sept. 13 that the game is coming out “soon.”<\/p>

This is the first time Valve has said anything about CS2’s <\/em>release date besides announcing on March 22\u2014when the beta kicked off\u2014 that CS2<\/em> was coming out in the summer of 2023<\/a>. The CS2<\/em> tease was made through Steam’s 20th birthday page<\/a>, in which Valve talked about what it did in 2023.<\/p>

“The year isn\u2019t quite over but so far we\u2019ve released a huge Steam Client update, Counter-Strike 2 <\/em>entered into beta (and launches soon) and there are now more than 11,000 titles verified or playable on Steam Deck,” Valve said.<\/p>

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CS:GO<\/em>‘s life cycle is coming to an end after 11 years. Screenshot by Dot Esports<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Although CS2<\/em> is still unpolished and many things have to be fixed, it makes sense that Valve is preparing to release it. The developer made significant changes to the game on Aug. 31 when it added a competitive mode called Premier<\/a>, which features a unique rating system and allows players to compete in global, regional, and friends’ leaderboards. <\/p>

On top of that, all maps in CS:GO’s <\/em>Active Duty map pool have already been adjusted for CS2<\/em> and players can finally ban-and-pick maps if they queue for Premier.<\/p>

While it remains unclear exactly when Valve will finally release CS2<\/em>, some fans are optimistic the game will launch before Sept. 23, which is when summer ends in the U.S. This is because Valve’s headquarters is located in Seattle. <\/p>

Either way, it’s time to prepare to ditch CS:GO<\/em> and make the transition to CS2<\/em> “soon.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Leonardo has been passionate about games since he was a kid and graduated in Journalism in 2018. Before Leonardo joined Dot Esports in 2019, he worked for Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte. Leonardo also worked for HLTV.org between 2020 and 2021 as a senior writer, until he returned to Dot Esports and became part of the staff team.","sameAs":["https:\/\/leonardobiazzi.contently.com\/","https:\/\/x.com\/LeoBiazzi","leonardo.biazzi@gmail.com"],"url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/leonardobiazzi"}]}},"raw_content":"After CS2 fans and leakers spent the past months speculating on the release date of CS2, Valve has finally announced on Sept. 13 that the game is coming out \"soon.\" This is the first time Valve has said anything about CS2's release date besides announcing on March 22\u2014when the beta kicked off\u2014 that CS2 was coming out in the summer of 2023. The CS2 tease was made through Steam's 20th birthday page, in which Valve talked about what it did in 2023. \"The year isn\u2019t quite over but so far we\u2019ve released a huge Steam Client update, Counter-Strike 2 entered into beta (and launches soon) and there are now more than 11,000 titles verified or playable on Steam Deck,\" Valve said. Although CS2 is still unpolished and many things have to be fixed, it makes sense that Valve is preparing to release it. The developer made significant changes to the game on Aug. 31 when it added a competitive mode called Premier, which features a unique rating system and allows players to compete in global, regional, and friends' leaderboards. On top of that, all maps in CS:GO's Active Duty map pool have already been adjusted for CS2 and players can finally ban-and-pick maps if they queue for Premier. Related CS:GO superstars s1mple and ropz list 5 things Valve needs to fix in CS2 While it remains unclear exactly when Valve will finally release CS2, some fans are optimistic the game will launch before Sept. 23, which is when summer ends in the U.S. This is because Valve's headquarters is located in Seattle. 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