For someone on the outside, it can be difficult to appreciate what a big deal Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is. The game's community and competition are taken very seriously and both can be ferocious. Moments like streamer cheating scandals and new pro developments are just as big as news about changes to the game itself.

Being established for a very long time as one of the premiere multiplayer FPS experiences, sweeping changes to CS:GO are fairly uncommon these days. The game is set in a stable formula with few calling for huge changes. The big exception to this came recently with the possible switch to Valve's Source 2 engine, as it's run on Source 1 for years.

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For a while, it seemed as though the rumored Source 2 CS:GO change was canceled. However, recent information from Valve indicates that the Source 2 transfer may not be fully dead, merely delayed. According to Valve's Tyler McVickers, the actual coding of the transfer is close to finished. Valve is most concerned about the actual rollout and the presentation of the transfer, which could take some time.

McVickers suggested there would have to be extensive beta testing, which could set the actual transfer release back a couple of years. On the other hand, he also stated it's possible it could be done by the end of next year, but the extensive catalog of fan-made content for CS:GO makes that unlikely.

The biggest hindrance to CS:GO in Source 2 is the enormous amount of community content. It's such a huge library of stuff that a huge part of the energy invested in the beta testing above would be, as well as finding bugs, retaining the library of content. That's not even taking into account how it would interact with CS:GO's new Trusted mode, which could provide its own challenges in the transfer.

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It's safe to say Valve would have no trouble finding beta testers for the transfer, or for community members eager to help retain the library of content. CS:GO's community is very passionate about the game, and there are many who would preserve what they have made. It's also a community that is no stranger to creative solutions to big problems. One enterprising player created fake CS:GO cheats to sabotage hackers recently. It's no stretch that they could make the transfer easier.

All of this may prove inconsequential to casual CS:GO players, since the Source 2 engine wouldn't make huge, sweeping changes; the most notable would be to the map editing features. Still, to many players, those are the very features that make CS:GO one of the best tactical FPS games ever.

CS:GO is available for PC, Linux, and Mac.

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Source: Dexerto