On March 22, Valve launched a beta test of Counter-Strike 2 on the new Source 2 engine. The trailer showed the main innovations, fueling the interest of fans. Despite the absence of an official announcement, the CS:GO 2 beta test is already available for a number of players.
In the article we will tell you how to get and play CS:GO 2 and what features will be available in beta testing.
At the moment there is only one way to play CS:GO 2 - just wait and log in regularly. On Official Steam Support Page there was a post regarding beta testing. Players for it are selected based on a number of factors that the developers consider important:
- Recent play time on official Valve servers.
- Trust factor.
- Steam account status.
- No VAC ban or gaming ban.
- Using Windows.
- Other factors that have not yet been mentioned.
If the account was selected to test the update, in the main menu of the game a notification will appear about it. Before playing Counter-Strike 2, you must click "Leave a request", then download the update. Select the option "Limited test" to go to testing and try out the new version.
Over time, more players will be added to the limited test. The Steam team recommends checking the main menu regularly. The release date of Source 2 is also the end date of the beta - summer 2023.
The limited version of Counter-Strike 2 will offer "Fight to the death" and "Rankless Competitive» on Dust 2.
If you decide to return to the "regular" version of the game, simply select it from the menu. In matches, players with the same version of CS:GO are selected. Valve officially allowed to broadcast the game, so if you didn’t manage to get into Counter-Strike 2, you will be able to watch other members of the community. Some content makers have already published testing details, one of which can be found below.
We hope our article helped you understand how to play Counter-Strike 2 and how to get into the Source 2 beta test. If you managed to get to the test, share your impressions in comments. In a separate article, read about major changes and innovations in CS:GO 2 и what will happen to cases and skins in Counter-Strike 2.
