In March this year, V officially announced that "CS2" was in internal testing. In May of this year, the last Major event of “CS:GO” held in Paris, France, officially concluded. As a very memorable event, the official "CS:GO" issued a message to thank all players after the game: "Thank you to the players who have played, supported, watched and created CS:GO with us over the past ten years. Today is the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, but what remains the same is Counter-Strike."
On September 27, V officially launched “CS2” on Steam.The peak number of people online in 24 hours that day was 1,265,615, which shows how hot it is.
With the release of the "CS2" game update,Valve is also about to stop supporting "CS:GO". Valve stated in the latest official terms of "CS:GO":
"We have made the very difficult decision to discontinue support for older hardware as technology advances, including DirectX9 and 32-bit operating systems. same,We also no longer support macOS, and all these players combined represent less than 1% of the total players."
"If you can't launch CS2 on your current hardware, you can still access older versions of CS:GO.CS:GO support will end on January 1, 2024. If you are an affected player and would like a refund for your Priority account, you can check out the FAQ. "
For players using DirectX9 or 32-bit versions of Windows,If you purchased it on Steam between the CS2 beta (March 22, 2023) and the CS2 launch (September 27, 2023), you can get a refund for your priority account.
For macOS players,If you spend most of your gaming time on macOS and have played CS:GO on Mac between CS2 beta and launch, you can also get a refund for your Priority account..
No matter what kind of player, CDK, purchased gifts and banned accounts are not refundable.
At present, the old version of "CS:GO" can still be played, butNo official matching feature, it will no longer be maintained after January 1, 2024, and subsequent problems will not be solved.