Last week we saw a reference to Counter Strike 2 in the latest NVIDIA drivers. It wasn’t equivalent to an absolute confirmation that said game was in development or that it might hit the market anytime soon, but it was definitely there. he left the door open to those two options.

Today thanks to a fairly reliable source we can give some strength to the first information. Richard Lewis, a renowned journalist and host of the world of eSports, noted that he has been contacted by several people and that Counter Strike 2 is not only real, but that the beta of the said game could start at the end of this month.

I’ll leave you below your literal words to have all the details:

“On condition of anonymity, sources familiar with the development details of the game (Counter Strike 2) told us that there is indeed a new version of Counter Strike and they have been working on it for some time. It is almost certain that the new version will be released under the working name of Counter Strike 2 and will undergo a beta between the end of this month and April 1st, This is the deadline.”

This journalist also commented on some technical details, although undoubtedly the most important is the use Source 2 graphics engine. Thanks to the jump to this new graphics engine, Counter Strike 2 should present not only a higher graphic qualitybut at the same time it would offer good enough optimization so that requests don’t runand that even those with less powerful computers can enjoy the game.

Counter Strike: GO was launched in 2012 and its requirements are very affordable, so much so that we only need a dual-core CPU, 2GB of RAM and a graphics card with 256MB of graphics memory to run it. That was exactly one of the big keys to its success, how affordable it is at the hardware level.

The latest reference we have for a game based on the Source 2 engine is Half-Life Alyx, a virtual reality title that requires a Core i5-7500 or Ryzen 3 2300X, 12GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 1060. or Radeon RX 580 to it worked. This does not mean that Counter Strike 2 will have the same requirements.but serves as a reference to get an idea of ​​where they might move.

Personally, I’m almost completely certain that Counter Strike 2’s requirements are they will be lower than Half-Life Alyxespecially since it won’t be a VR-focused title, and because in the end, performance and optimization will be more important than graphical quality for a competitive game.