Since 1999, despite incessant talk of “imminent death,” the Counter-Strike series has continued to set new and new historical online records. In 2023 the net started to be flooded with rumors about the upcoming major update, which will change the game’s engine after 11 years. Fans dream about new features and improved servers (you can read about it in a separate article) with the transition of CS:GO to Source 2, but the main purpose of the update is quite another.

The engine will be able to give new tools to content creators, from makers to skin designers, which will allow fans to get more work from the community (but it seems like there’s more). About the main benefits of Source 2 and how it will change CS:GO after the upgrade – the article Cybersport.ru.
Content from the fans will be generated endlessly

As mentioned above, we, as CS:GO fans, will only benefit from the engine change. The number of colorings for weapons, unusual maps, and maybe even modes will be doubled (if not tripled) compared to the existing content. Engine update is a trip to paradise for developers, because they will be able to get both the new tools and support for many operating systems, including mobile!

Enthusiasts have been finding lines and lines in the Source 2 games code since 2021, which mentioned the porting of CS:GO to mobile devices. Well, with constant talk about the ongoing tests of the mobile version of Valorant in China, Valve will simply be forced to enter the race for a new audience, because just give up the potentially lucrative market CS:GO developers can not afford.

And if we don’t take into account the mobile version of the game, with the transition to Source 2, we can confidently expect a VR-port, which will have a huge potential. By the example of Half-Life: Alyx we noticed that the audience is still interested in virtual reality games, as well as games from Valve, and if you combine these together – you get a great combo, which will find its audience.