Steam: Players of Counter-Strike 2 are getting kicked out of the beta – Is the release coming soon?

The beta of Counter-Strike 2 only granted access to a few players. Now, some of the lucky ones are reporting that they are being kicked from the servers.

Valve created a buzz among players of the popular tactical shooter with the major announcement of Counter-Strike 2. Then, the development studio launched a testing phase, and many players hoped they would gain access to the beta to test the revamped version of the shooter.

Some even begged on Twitter for an invite to the beta.

Now, all of a sudden, some players are reporting that they can no longer play.

CS2 asks players to deactivate the beta version

What are the players reporting? A post appeared on Reddit on May 3rd, where a user asks if their access to CS2 has been revoked. He shared a screenshot showing an in-game message that says: “Matchmaking cannot be started because the Counter-Strike beta version is running on your client, please deactivate the Counter-Strike beta version and restart.”

The post garnered attention in the Counter-Strike subreddit, collecting over 1,200 upvotes and 147 comments within a day.

We embed the user’s Reddit post here:

In the comments of the post, other users reported similar experiences. One wrote: “I got the same error message yesterday (via Reddit).” Another user added that he and a friend were experiencing the same thing.

Additionally, some players speculated that the testing phase of Counter-Strike 2 might be over and the servers shut down.

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Is CS2’s release imminent? A near release of CS2 seems rather unlikely at this stage. There is no indication that a potential release of the CS:GO successor is on the horizon.

Valve has also not commented or shared new, precise information. In the original announcement that Counter-Strike 2 will be released, Valve mentioned a release in the summer of 2023.

So it is quite possible that it may take some weeks or even months. Initially, the developers will likely analyze the findings of the testing phase and address some bugs or issues.

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