Can You Play CSGO Using VR?

As technology improves, gamers are slowly introduced to more important games that take advantage of virtual reality's many features instead of just playing bright, fun games every Sunday afternoon.
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Introduction

It would be great to have a real Counter-Strike port for VR devices. Fans of the constant hero vs. villain battle would go crazy. But playing CSGO in VR is still impossible, which is a shame. So, we can’t show you how to play vr counter strike.

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Why CS:GO Has No VR Option

But why is there no counter strike vr option?

There are a few possible reasons for that. One cannot say that Valve doesn’t give virtual reality games any thought. Apart from new games in the Steam Store fit for headsets and pilots, they have also opted to resurrect the Half-Life franchise with a VR game dubbed Half-Life: Alyx, a prequel to HL2, which features two more episodes. 

How well this game does will likely greatly impact Valve’s plans to make more groundbreaking games using this technology. 

Although Valve does not have vr counter strike, a recent development has gotten many gamers excited and might just open the possibility of counter strike vr

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CS:GO VR Mod

Gabe Follower, who makes content about anything Valve-related, made a mod that lets you play CS:GO in VR. The public mod on the Steam Workshop lets users move CS:GO maps to S2FM (Source 2 Film Maker) and other similar programs, such as Half-Life: Alyx.

To make the mod, the mod’s maker took the whole Dust 2 map from Source 1 and fixed it as much as possible, but some bugs and overlays still don’t work right. Problems with the tools’ specifics mean they can’t fix the bugs.

And while this may not be the first time someone has tried to make CS:GO work in VR (SteamVR and Pavlov VR come to mind), it is undoubtedly the best and cleanest version.

Connection Between This CS:GO VR Mod and Valve

There is no official connection between the mod’s maker and Valve or the CS:GO development team, but they seemed to have seen his work because they replied to one of his posts with a sarcastic jab at it.

Tyler McVicker, the founder of Valve News Network, said earlier that the update is not “CS:GO 2” and that users shouldn’t make wild guesses about what might come with it.

Even though this might not be the Source 2 port, it has enough to give people a general idea of what the update might be like. 

Reaction to Gabe’s Mod

People with a VR headset and the right software can enjoy the first-person experience, and people who want to be artistic can play around with the available assets.

But Gabe’s mod has given the community and the gaming community a chance to see how current games could work in a fully immersive setting. Hardcore fans of the famous game will learn a lot from the mod if they get the chance to try it out.

In the event that you are a fan who can’t wait to try VR Dust 2, you can get the files you need from the Steam Workshop. All you need to start a fully realistic journey is the right software and a good headset like the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. 

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How Long Will it Take for CS:GO VR to Come Out?

The biggest problem that a possible VR version of CS:GO would have to solve is how precise and fast VR controls can be. Since Counter-Strike is a professional game, you must be able to act fast and precisely; its tempo has been refined over the years. 

The advantage of keyboard-and- mouse controls is that they allow non-very athletic or strong individuals to develop their reflexes to manage the demands of the shooter. People who play VR games are just as fast as you are.

 A standard CS hit-scan also lets you aim very precisely, but even if you have good eyesight, you might not be able to do it. It’s likely that a real, playable version of VR CS:GO will have to wait until technology creates some kind of interface that makes precision better. 

Remember that the release and acceptance of Half-Life: Alyx could be a big step in that direction.

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Conclusion

A CS:GO VR game is still a long way off, as we showed above. That’s because of a lot of things, but two of them are technological limits and not having a clear idea of how to make CSGO dynamics a fully interactive experience. 

We have games like Pavlov that can fill the role, and they’ll surely bring up more experiences and options. People who want to fight terrorists in virtual reality will have to wait and see if there is any news after other Valve VR games come out.