{"id":43645,"date":"2023-03-05T12:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/2-release-date-beta-gameplay-news"},"modified":"2024-07-19T08:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T08:58:09","slug":"2-release-date-beta-gameplay-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/2-release-date-beta-gameplay-news","title":{"rendered":"Counter-Strike 2 (CSGO 2): Release Date, Limited Test, Gameplay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2022, rumors started revolving around the internet regarding CS:GO, one of the most popular FPS games, being ported to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/csgo-source2-gameplay-revealed\">Source 2<\/a>. However, since there was no solid evidence or official announcement, the rumors faded away; but recently, another leak sparked the discussion around Counter Stike 2 in the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As per the leak by a Reddit user, DAOWAce, NVIDIA&#8217;s latest driver update added support for two apps names &#8220;csgos2.exe&#8221; and cs2.exe,&#8221; and while some questioned that these types of leaks were found for some other titles as well that never got released, gabefollower replied with a list of games that were leaked in the same manner.<\/p>\n<p>Following these leaks, Richard Lewis reported that his sources confirmed that &#8220;<em>not only is Counter-Strike 2 real, but it&#8217;s coming very soon.<\/em>&#8221; The much awaited announcement has been done by Valve and they have announced Counter-Strike 2 officially and all of its details including release date, new features, and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mcetoc_1gs53m12g5\">Counter-Strike 2: Release Date and Limited Test<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-figure\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" contenteditable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/DZXrRdXvWZ0FZY8H7E4TAnC_FhAccjBnRKYAyeSt8Yk\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzMi9DU0dPL2NzZ28yL0NvdW50ZXJfU3RyaWtlXzJfTGV2ZWxpbmdfVXBfVGhlX1dvcmxkX1RyYWlsZXJfMS0yM19zY3JlZW5zaG90LnBuZw\" alt=\"Counter-Strike 2 Release Date and Limited Test.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption contenteditable=\"false\">Counter-Strike 2 Release Date and Limited Test. 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Source 2 tools and rendering features have been utilized to make this happen and these will also be available to community map makers in the Item Workshop.<\/p>\n<div style=\"left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; max-width: 650px;\" data-ephox-embed-iri=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ExZtISgOxEQ\"><iframe style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExZtISgOxEQ?rel=0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ExZtISgOxEQ?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ExZtISgOxEQ\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"mcetoc_1gs53m12g8\"><strong>Tick Rate Will Not Matter Now<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For such a long time, CS:GO players have been asking for better tick rate servers and in Counter-Strike 2, devs have completely overhauled sub-tick update architecture. From now on, no matter what the tick rate is, &#8220;<em>moving and shooting will be equally responsive, and your grenades will always land the same way.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 0px; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; max-width: 650px;\" data-ephox-embed-iri=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GqhhFl5zgA0\"><iframe style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GqhhFl5zgA0?rel=0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{height:100%}img,span{position:absolute;width:100%;top:0;bottom:0;margin:auto}span{height:1.5em;text-align:center;font:48px\/1.5 sans-serif;color:white;text-shadow:0 0 0.5em black}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GqhhFl5zgA0?autoplay=1&gt;&lt;img src=https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/GqhhFl5zgA0\/hqdefault.jpg alt='YouTube video thumbnail'&gt;&lt;span&gt;&#9654;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Shinier Looking Items<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>All the items in CS:GO inventory will be available in Counter-Strike 2 and not only this, but they will also look a lot better because of the Source 2 lighting and materials. 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