Counter-Strike 2 Release Date & Time
Sep. 27, 2023CS2 Release Date and Time
There’s not a lot of time left until CS2 is released for all users on Steam. You must be wondering – how do we know Counter-Strike 2’s exact release date? And how do we know that it’s today, September 27th? Well, it’s because of several factors.
Last week, the official X (formerly Twitter) account of Counter-Striketeased the upcoming releasein a post that asked everyone what they were doing next Wednesday. On this week’s Tuesday (September 26th), the account changed its header image. The new image says “Dawn of The Final Day,” which is Valve’s way of saying goodbye to the era of CS:GO. Only hours before the launch, the header image is updated to say “Dawn of A New Day,” thus, kind of confirming that the CS2 is near.
Moreover, Twitch alsomade a poston X that further strengthens the belief that the CS2 release date is near. Twitch has now changed the name for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive category to simply Counter-Strike, representing the new era brought upon by the new CS2 game. Currently, both the Counter-Strike 2 limited test beta and CS:GO can be streamed under thisupdated category for Counter-Strike.
So, Counter-Strike 2 is expected to come out in the next few hours, and you can keep an eye out on the countdown timer below. Being a fellow CS2 community member, I can’t contain my excitement for the release. So bookmark this page and check back to see how long we have left until the release of the CS:GO upgrade.
By the way, the Counter-Strike X handle has liked several posts recently, and one of them is by the Norwegian esports club known as Apeks which has esports teams in Valorant, Counter-Strike, and Fortnite. This post is a meme based on the popular American sitcom,The Office, dramatically representing afinalgoodbye to CS:GO. Valve’s Counter-Strike X account liked this post, again hinting at an imminent CS2 release.
On installation, Counter-Strike 2 will take upabout 35GB of storage spaceon your storage drive. This figure is based on the current 32.7GB final installation size of CS2 beta. When I got CS2 beta access, the update itself was sized at 26.4GB and, after uncompression, it went higher. So, make sure to have a healthy amount of space on your SSD to install Counter-Strike 2 instantly when it releases.
There should be a short period of time during which Valve will begin its official transition from CS:GO to CS2. As you might know, Counter-Strike 2’s gun skin economy will essentially use thesame itemsowned by players in the previous game but with updated visuals. Currently, while playing the CS2 limited test, I saw my gun skins and many other luxurious finishes costing hundreds of dollars, but those gun skins looked completely different in Counter-Strike 2, thanks to the Source 2 engine.
Basically, CS2 should be replacing CS:GO soon, as per these details. Stay tuned for more Counter-Strike 2 content by Beebom, because we have many helpful guides coming soon, including how to optimize CS2 to get maximum FPS as well. You can check out our guide onhow to show FPS in CS2. We will update this section accordingly, especially if the Counter-Strike 2 game has a different installation size than what is suggested above. The system requirements for CS2 will also be linked here when available.
In any case, this is the potential release date and time for Counter-Strike 2 globally. If there are any changes, we will surely update the post based on the latest information available online. So, stay tuned for more Counter-Strike 2 updates. What are your thoughts on Valve’s next-gen tactical FPS esports title, Counter-Strike 2? Let us know in the comments below.
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