With Blast Paris Major 2023 a Day Away, CS: GO Shatters Its Own Record To Mark a Monumental Milestone

The Counter-Strike community yet again has proved its might through record-breaking numbers. CS: GO is considered the pioneer of FPS gaming. Through the tactical-based gameplay coupled with raw aim mechanisms, it is a perfect platter for competitive enthusiasts. The game’s ability to satisfy this has molded an entire robust eSports front for the community.

Now as we are cruising to the last major of the year, the CS: GO community yet again has proved its prowess.

CS: GO breaks their own record before Paris Major

The FPS community is quite broad. With time, more and more games are added to the mix. The pool is very competitive with titles like Valorant gripping for the top position. Amidst these new games, CS: GO has been maintaining its top position for more than a decade. Moreover, when everyone thought the game couldn’t surprise anymore, it goes on to deliver record-breaking numbers in co-current player count.

Ever since the announcement of Counter-Strike 2, the community started thriving. More and more people have shown interest in the game. Even many who earlier had taken a break from gaming came back to feel the competitive energy once again. After the CS2 announcement, we saw a sudden boom in the player counts for CS:GO. This happened quite a few times in the past few months.

Now yet again, the game proved its prowess and broke its own record. According to reports, CS: GO had 1.8 million concurrent players. Interestingly, this is right before the last Major of the year.

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May 7 marks the beginning of Blast Paris Major 2023, which is the last major event of CS: GO, and the next one is only scheduled for the next year (PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024). Amidst the preparations for the competition, the community expressed their excitement through the game itself.

With the hype and activity CS: GO is witnessing in recent days, we can say that Valve’s decision to reboot the game through Counter Strike 2 is working. Not only is the community eagerly waiting for the second edition to drop later this year, but the announcements have also pushed them toward the OG game once again.

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With time, we can tell whether this enthusiasm is converted to Counter-Strike 2 as well when it finally gets released to the masses. What are your thoughts about it? Share them in the comments below.