The VALORANT game has significantly reduced the number of CS: GO players. Riot Games’ first first-person shooter (FPS) game, VALORANT, exploded when it was officially released globally. Of course, it was predictable given that the game was long-awaited by FPS enthusiasts at the time of the closed beta.
VALORANT games quickly became a scary youkai of other FPS games because they could quickly compete with existing games. One of them is the CS: GO game, which has been around for a long time and the esports ecosystem has been very good.
However, the existence of VALORANT seems to affect CS: GO. When it was released globally, VALORANT significantly reduced the number of CS: GO players.
Source: Steam Chart
Through the Steam chart, the number dropped significantly in May 2020. That month, I had the opportunity to do beta testing in many regions, including Europe, North America, Brazil and South Korea.
With the official global release of VALORANT over the last 30 days, CS: GO continues to experience a decline of an average of 20,000 players. Of course, VALORANT’s presence proves to be competitive with CS: GO-class games.
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In addition, we have succeeded in increasing the popularity of VALORANT on live streaming platforms such as Twitch. This is because well-known streamers such as Shroud have tried this game and brought enthusiasm for it. Soared.
It seems that Valve needs to do something by adding interesting content to CS: GO so that CS: GO players don’t switch to VALORANT. Don’t forget to keep visiting our website to get the latest eSports news and follow us on Facebook.