On Tuesday, April 25th, the shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive received a new skin series. The Anubis Collection, inspired by the Anubis map, is only available from a special loot box. According to an analyst, this is said to have generated at least 11 million dollars on the first day.
What are these skins anyway? The Anubis Collection consists of 19 weapon skins named after Egyptian gods such as Horus or Ramses. They are only available from a special package for real money. A package costs 2 dollars (1.89 euros). However, the chances of getting the new skins are very low.
Where does the 11 million dollars come from? The streamer and YouTuber Heyzeus analyzed the new skins and sent out a tweet about it. He took the number of “Eye of Horus” skins received so far from a CS:GO database and compared it with the probability of obtaining such a skin.
From this, he concluded that statistically at least 5.5 million crates had to be opened on the first day. This led to his estimate of at least 11 million dollars in revenue.
Additionally, the revenues generated by Valve from skins traded online between players were not included. For every transaction, the developer receives a portion of the invested money.
The new skin series is apparently a huge success for CS:GO, which is currently experiencing a small hype wave. In March, more skins were traded than ever before, with reports of over 100 million euros invested by players.
Counter-Strike 2 creates a huge hype around CS:GO
Why is there so much going on with CS:GO right now? In recent weeks, we have repeatedly reported on incredible sums relating to the skins in Counter-Strike. A Danish collector, for example, claims to have made 500,000 dollars with 2 items.
One reason for this may be the high interest in the game itself. This summer, it is set to receive a major update that will transform the shooter into Counter-Strike 2. Not only will the engine be revamped, but also the maps, sound effects, and overall graphics will be improved.
You can find all information about Counter-Strike 2 in this overview or in the embedded video below:
But there is not only much movement regarding the skins. On March 16, 2023, CS:GO set a new player record, with 1,519,457 people online at the same time (via SteamDB). Even yesterday, on April 28, more than 1.35 million players logged in at peak times. That alone would have been a record before March 2013.
However, just because the shooter is currently experiencing a little hype does not mean that every player is good at it. This was recently proven by two of the biggest German streamers:
Twitch: Trymacs and EliasN97 play CS:GO – Viewers say: “It sometimes hurts to watch the gameplay”
