Riot’s celebrated hero-shooter enters consoles.
Riot Games has officially launched VALORANT on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, bringing the popular tactical shooter to console players in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Japan, and Brazil.
Unfortunately, Riot maintains that it's omitting cross-play on the console releases. This means that unlike other hero-shooters like Overwatch 2 and Apex Legends console users will not be queued with PC players. Despite this feature's absence, VALORANT's console version aims to deliver the same precise, team-based, tactical shooter experience that PC players have enjoyed for years.
Both PC and console players will benefit from the simultaneous platform releases of all live patch balances, new agents, maps, premium content, and additional live service features. Its much recent patch included changes to its heroes, namely Neon, Raze and Iso.
“We’ve received so much valuable feedback from players during the Limited Beta and feel confident in delivering on our gameplay promise for console players. 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.” said Arnar Gylfason, Production Director of VALORANT.
This console launch marks Riot’s massive leap into console territory. VALORANT is currently standing as one of the biggest competitive FPS games in the market. According to escharts.com, it earned a total of over 1.6 million peak viewers on its recent VCT 2024 event in Madrid. It also amassed a total prize pool of $32 million dollars.