Counter-Strike 2 is so common, Valve is including “extra server capability”

Counter-Strike 2 has lastly arrived, and it’s one of many greatest video games to return out of this yr’s lengthy listing of huge releases. The sport dropped as a free improve to Counter-Strike World Offensive, however its participant depend did the other. After simply an hour, CS2 had extra gamers than all of Steam’s different prime 9 performed video games behind it mixed. It has now been a full day, and the recognition is just hovering larger. Valve has simply revealed that the server capability was exceeded in a number of areas.

That’s proper, there are method too many gamers attempting to get right into a match proper now. “Seems loads of you need to play Counter-Strike 2,” Valve writes concerning its newly launched FPS recreation.  “For those who’re having bother discovering a match it’s as a result of we’ve hit server capability in several areas.” With a purpose to resolve the sudden capability difficulty, the developer is engaged on including extra shortly.

“We’re including extra server capability as quick as potential, ” the developer continues its post. With how the present Counter-Strike 2 participant depend is hovering, the choice so as to add extra server capability couldn’t come at a greater time. Round 1,000,000 gamers have been in-game since CSGO grew to become CS2, and the sport continues to be Steam’s top-played entry now beating a few of 2023’s different behemoth releases like Baldur’s Gate 3 and even the newer Starfield.

Valve finishes its assertion by thanking gamers, saying, “Thanks to your persistence whereas that is being addressed.” Proper now, it seems like Counter-Strike 2 may very well beat out CSGO’s personal prime peak participant depend quickly. The older recreation’s all-time peak on Steam’s official charts was 1,818,773 again in April. CS2 has already gotten fairly shut, and it hasn’t even been accessible to the general public for a full week.

For those who’re on the point of hop right into a match your self, you must take a look at our in-depth information on the entire Counter-Strike 2 maps. The brand new recreation has many fan-favorite classics like Overpass to play in. Alternatively, you’ll be able to flick through our rundown of the entire Counter-Strike 2 skins in the event you’re extra inquisitive about how the current improve impacts your costly collectibles.