CS:GO renews its player record: reached 1.8 million instant players

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive continues to break player records on Steam, more than a decade after its release. So much so that the popular production, which surpassed the all-time record of simultaneous players last March, repeated this record once again.

CS:GO renews its record with 1.8 million players

According to SteamDB’s data, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive surpassed the previous record of 1.5 million players with 1,818,773 users on May 6, 2023. So, why is the increase in players in CS: GO caused? This could be due to the recent Counter-Strike 2 announcement and the upcoming BLAST Paris Major event.

For those who don’t know, CS2, which will be built on Valve’s Source 2 engine, will meet users with better server performance in addition to improved lighting, effects and textures. Let’s also remind you that the highly anticipated production will be offered as a free update to the CS: GO game. In other words, we can say that CS: GO owners will be able to access this game without paying.

The system requirements of CS2 have not been announced yet. More details about the new Counter-Strike game are expected to emerge in the coming weeks.