The shooter Valorant from Riot Games is very popular and is often compared to CS:GO. The well-known streamer shroud also did this. He believes that Valorant has a significant advantage.
What did shroud say? Michael “shroud” Grzesiek commented on the topic of Valorant vs. CS:GO during a livestream at the request of his chat.
He believes that the shooter from Riot Games may have the upper hand because it has a small but useful advantage:
I think [, that Valorant will be ahead,] simply because it is much easier to get into the game and is also more pleasant for the eyes. It’s a bit more casual.
Counter-Strike, on the other hand, is a bit more hardcore, just a little bit, but you never know. With the Source 2 things they have planned, it might get better, who knows.
CS:GO could become even more interesting with Source 2
Is a competitor good for Valve? shroud also talked in his stream about the updates of CS:GO and why Valorant will benefit the game. Because for Valve, the 7-year-old shooter is currently a real cash cow. He breaks record after record and is currently the most successful title on Steam:
Valve is so smart. They know that CS:GO is their baby and they knew that for years they had no competition. And they haven’t done anything for years.
The moment Valorant appears in beta, the closed beta, they bring updates. Tyler told me that Source 2 should be released this summer and CS:GO should get a massive update. And that makes sense, because Valorant plans its release for this summer.
What is Source 2? According to various leaks and insider reports, CS:GO is expected to be updated to the Source 2 engine in the next 2 months (via Dexerto).
There are expected to be adjustments to rendering, shadows, and animations.
Rumors of the engine update have existed for years, but many sources are now mentioning this summer. That seems to make the matter more tangible.
Other streamers and professionals also compare the shooters
What do other streamers say? Tfue, the currently most successful streamer on Twitch, has already made a comparison between the two games and came to a similar conclusion but with a different outcome.
For him, Valorant is “too casual” and should not become larger than CS:GO at least in eSports. Some professionals, however, see it differently.
What do professional players say? Even before the beta of Valorant, there were shooter professionals who felt attracted to the new project from Riot. The well-known CS:GO player Braxton “swag” Pierce announced back in February that he wanted to permanently switch to Valorant.
Valorant is popular with many professionals due to its gameplay. With Riot as the developer and organizer of tournaments, they may be hoping for big tournaments.
As does Harrison “Psalm” Chang, who is putting his career in Fortnite on hold for this. He achieved second place in the solo tournament at the world championship in the summer of 2019 and earned a whopping $1.8 million.
