VALORANT confirms its arrival on consoles

The giant. Riot Gamesannounced that VALUATIONits popular free-to-play character-based 5v5 tactical shooter, will soon be available worldwide for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 players. VALUATION, will arrive on consoles via a closed beta version. This beta will launch in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan on June 14, 2024, and it will likely not take long to reach other regions.

Andy Ho, Executive Producer of VALORANT, and Arnar Gylfason, Director of Production, announced at Summer Game Fest 2024 the arrival of VALORANT on consoles and its imminent limited beta. Without a doubt, an important step for the growth of Riot Games in this market.

A highly anticipated release

Following this line, the Xbox and PS5 versions have gameplay adapted to adhere to the strict level of competitive experience of VALUATION. This was and remains the top priority when expanding the franchise. To maintain VALORANT’s high standards of competitive integrity, Cross-platform play will not be allowed in games between PC and consoles.

However, VALORANT players on PC, Xbox Series VALUATION. All version updates, new agents, maps, premium content and other updates They will arrive simultaneously both on PC and consoles.

“When it comes to transferring VALUATION to the rest of the platforms, we knew that We needed to deliver the same competitive, uncompromising experience that we’ve been delivering to PC gamers for years.

: a high-precision team-based tactical shooter,” explained Arnar Gylfason, production director of VALUATION at Riot Games. “We insisted that competitive gaming would feel natural on console controllers. And if we couldn’t deliver on that gameplay promise, we were prepared to abandon the project. We think we’ve succeeded, but ultimately it will be the players who have the final say.

At Xbox Area we can’t wait to see the arrival of this title on our consoles.