Counter-Strike 2 breaks all-time player record and CS:GO stans are in shambles

CS2 has finally managed to surpass its predecessor, Global Offensive, by cracking its all-time player record with 1.825 million concurrent players. Valve’s flagship shooter continues to rise in popularity, though some players think foul play is present and that CS2 might not be all that great.

Counter-Strike 2 set the new concurrent player record on the Ides of March with 1,824,989 people clocking in to play Valve’s shooter, SteamDB shows. This was in the making for a while now as CS2‘s player pool continuously rose over the past few months, picking up the pace again after a slowdown by the game’s less-than-stellar state on release. However, while many players are rejoicing that Counter-Strike still very much has life left in it, not everyone seems to be happy, especially the dedicated CS:GO players who are now crying foul play and saying that it’s bots, not real people, fuelling CS2‘s numbers.