The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of free-to-play five-versus-five tactical first-person shooter VALORANT have left open beta and are now officially available, developer Riot Games announced.
VALORANT first launched for PC on June 2, 2020.
“We’ve received so much valuable feedback from players during Limited Beta, and feel confident to deliver on our gameplay promise for console players,” said VALORANT production director Arnar Gylfason in a press release. “Whether it’s hitting that perfect shot, executing a flawless team play, or wiping out the enemy team, we look forward to seeing console players experience the same gameplay thrill as VALORANT PC players.”
Here is an overview of the game, via Riot Games:
About
VALORANT is a competitive five-versus-five character-based first-person tactical shooter developed and published by Riot Games. VALORANT is a precise and lethal multiplayer game with high-fidelity gunplay, a diverse arsenal of guns, agents with unique abilities, and competitively tuned maps for unlimited hours of play. In VALORANT, players lock in their agent for the entire duration of the match and then attempt to win a round-based, attackers vs. defenders, best-of-24-rounds fight.
What Yuo Need to Know
- VALORANT for console is now available to players in the United States and Canada, Europe, Japan, and Brazil on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5.
- As Riot’s first live service console game, VALORANT for console will bring the same uncompromising, competitive experience that we’ve provided PC players for years: a precise, team-based, tactical shooter.
- Cross-play will not be available between PC and console player matches to maintain VALORANT‘s renowned standard for competitive integrity.
- Both PC and console players will receive simultaneous platform releases of all live patch balances, new agents, maps, premium content, and additional live service features.
- Riot is a global games company and will continue to monitor other regions for further expansion onto consoles.
- Riot’s goal is that anyone who wants to play VALORANT can play and experience the game at the quality for which it was intended.
Watch a new trailer below.