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Valve has yet to officially reveal the system requirements for their brand-new game (brand-new overhaul, to be precise), Counter-Strike 2. Nevertheless, veterans and newcomers are all anticipating its Summer launch, wondering what kind of minimum and recommended system requirements they need to run the shiny Counter-Strike 2, armed with the Source 2 engine update. For that reason, for now, we will have to make do with an educated guess based on their past releases that are also utilizing the Source 2 engine.
Just like DOTA 2, Counter-Strike is one of the most popular esports titles in the whole world. With that in mind, it is obvious that Portal 2‘s developer would want the “sequel” to the competitive FPS to still be playable on a huge variety of hardware; from potato PCs and laptops to high-end, liquid-cooled towers. And that’s why I am going to base Counter-Strike 2‘s minimum system requirements on DOTA 2‘s and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive‘s sysreqs as an example.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, I’m sure the Bellevue-based company also wants to visually show off what can they achieve with this new engine update. I’d wager basing its recommended system requirements on Half-Life: Alyx‘s recommended spec — a VR game that eats lots of resources — is a good enough educated guess in this scenario. Of course, we will update this article once Valve has announced the official minimum and recommended system requirements for Counter-Strike 2.
Counter-Strike 2 Minimum System Requirements
Note: Based on DOTA 2 and CS:GO‘s spec.
OS | Windows 10 |
Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 processor or better |
Memory | 2 GB RAM |
Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 |
DirectX | Version 11 |
Storage | 30 GB |
Counter-Strike 2 Recommended System Requirements
Note: Based on Half-Life: Alyx‘s spec.
OS | Windows 10, requires a 64-bit processor and operating system |
Processor | Intel Core i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600 |
Memory | 12 GB RAM |
Graphics | GTX 1060 / RX 580 – 6GB VRAM |
DirectX | Version 11 |
Storage | 30 GB |
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Counter-Strike 2 is planned to be released sometime in the Summer of 2023 for Windows PC, Mac, and Linux.