Call of Duty Legend Tries To Hold Back Tears While Announcing His Retirement From Competitive Scene

Competitive gaming is no easy task. With hours spent mastering core skills of the game, pros spend a lot of time outside the game, making strategies and looking at old matches to ensure they have the upper hand. As a result, they are rewarded with titles in the sport, fame, and large prize money. However, it looks like the end of the line for this pro, as he announced his retirement from the Call of Duty pro scene.

Call of Duty pro ‘Octane’ announced his shock retirement to fans through a video that was uploaded to YouTube.

Octane announces retirement from professional Call of Duty

Sam “Octane” Larew is no small name in the Call of Duty professional scene. He is a veteran of several tournaments and has led his team to victory in the process. He was one of the star riflers on the LA Thieves team. Although he took the crown as the 2022 world champion, following the dismal 2023 season, Octane announced his retirement from the sport.

In the video, Octane revealed his reasons for retirement stating competitive gaming is a demanding profession and required the pro to give everything he has. This means he got to spend less time with his family and loved ones. More specifically, Octane spoke of wanting more time with his fiancé as the primary reason he chose to retire.

In his video, he said, “I’m done as a professional Call of Duty player it’s been, I don’t know how many years it’s been but we’re done. This is something that I’m choosing to do because as I’ve gotten older I think my priorities have started to shift a little bit when you’re when you’re young you know 18 to 21 years old the only thing in the world that I wanted to do was play Call of Duty for 18 hours a day.“

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Octane tried to hold back the tears as he talked to his fans, explaining his reasons for retirement. Additionally, he made it clear he has no plans to return to the competitive scene. With this announcement, a career that saw him win $900000 in prize money come to an end. Along the way, he pushed his team to win the Vanguard event held in August 2022. As for his future plans, he will be joining the content creation side of 100 Thieves.

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