For the First Time Ever, Riot Games Dropped Its Game on Consoles. LoL Developers Unexpectedly Release Valorant for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S
Riot Games released the first console version of one of its games. The free-to-play shooter Valorant is now available for download on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.
The Riot Games studio prepared a little surprise for players. I don't think anyone expected that the console version of Valorant, announced in June, would debut just like that, overnight - especially since the release date wasn't known to anyone so far, and it also seems that its beta-tests took place just "yesterday." Nevertheless, Valorant for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S is now available. Be sure to take a look at the recently released movie trailer for the shooter (below).
I remind a few essential details to those planning to start playing the console version of this online FPS:
- Valorant doesn't offer matches between PC and console players;
- despite this, players' accounts on individual platforms are linked (this means that progress and equipment are shared);
- all updates will appear at the same time on both PC and consoles.
It should be noted that despite the "quiet" launch, this is quite a significant step in the history of Riot Games. The console Valorant is, in fact, the company's first developed game (i.e., created by Riot, not published) to be ported to Sony and Microsoft devices. The next one will most likely be League of Legends: Wild Rift, heading to PS4 and XOne. Curious gamers may also observe that the release of Valorant coincided with the beginning of this year's Valorant Champions Tour.
