Valorant has become one of the finest tactical shooter games to have released in a long time. The owner of G2 eSports has admitted to something similar in a recent interview with ESPN.

Carlos ‘Ocelote’ Rodriguez Santiago opined that Valorant is a step ahead of its rival, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. He continued by saying Valorant will “end up destroying, in terms of numbers of people playing the game, Counter-Strike, because in Counter-Strike, the only thing you have going for you is the mechanics and I love the game to death, I really do.” 

Carlos believes that the inactivity around content creation will eventually be the reason behind Counter Strike’s downfall.

Valorant is a step ahead of its rival

Ocelote had an elaborate competitive career in World of Warcraft and League of Legends before G2 eSports came around. Having been a part of both the professional and the commercial end, G2’s dominance in Valorant could be the pedestal for his statement.

“A video game is not just a video game; it’s what happens around the video games. In Valorant, you have different characters, and each character has lore and background. We, humans, are very empathetic by nature, so we want to know about these characters.”

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G2’s success is by no means limited to Valorant. The org has cemented itself as one of the strongest European rosters out there right now in LOL, Fortnite, and CS:GO too. So, it’s safe to say that the organization’s success in Valorant wasn’t the deciding factor for his statements.

Moreover, we don’t see the owner of a massive organization like G2 pick one competitive IP over the other. But if the fans were to take his comments into consideration, it seems like Valve’s shooter will soon be facing a dire situation.

CS:GO is the most successful tactical shooter of all time. It has attracted a lot of investment from all over the world and boasts of some of the finest professional players. On the other hand, a lot of pros have made a shift to Valorant already, and that trend has continued. Only time will tell which FPS comes out on top. Until then, keep following this space for updates on both.