For the last six months, the entire Counter-Strike community was brimming with excitement, all because of the CS2 beta and the game’s highly-anticipated worldwide release. Now that the launch actually happened, though, the average CS2 player count has gone in the opposite direction of what Valve was hoping for.
The Counter-Strike 2 limited test was first introduced in March 2023 and marked the beginning of the most successful period in Counter-Strike history in terms of player base. During the beta’s first three months, the average player count went from 800,000 to over 1.1 million, far surpassing the previous record set during the pandemic. Valve must have hoped the full release of Counter-Strike 2 on Sept. 27 would lead to similar success, but the numbers tell a different story.
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