Okay, so here’s the deal—or maybe it’s just me, who knows? VR shooters. Yeah, there’s like a gazillion of them out there already. Everyone and their dog is trying to mimic Valve’s legendary Counter-Strike. But, plot twist: soon you can actually dive into the OG version on Quest and Pico headsets. Thank the modding wizards over at Team Beef for that little miracle.
So, what’s Team Beef’s gig? They’re the folks who’ve dragged a bunch of old-school gems onto VR platforms. Think Tomb Raider, Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, Quake 4… the list goes on. And now—drumroll, please—they’re handing us Counter-Strike 1.6 on a shiny virtual platter.
Why Counter-Strike 1.6? Because, duh, it’s like the quintessential version of Half-Life, first hitting us like a ton of bricks on Steam in 2000. Yeah, 2000. That long ago. Anyway, stay with me here.
Their secret sauce? It’s built on the latest Xash3D FWGS. No clue what that is? Me neither, not initially. But hey, it somehow meshes with Valve’s ancient GoldSrc engine. Plus, they’re teaming up with Velaron’s multiplatform client to make it all work. High-fives all around.
Coolest part? Cross-play, baby! And this crazy idea where you can whip up servers directly from VR. They’re also shooting for full 6DoF motion controls. Like, imagine actually ducking behind stuff instead of mashing a keyboard to do it.
When’s it all happening? Soon-ish, I guess? They’re tossing the early access bone to their Patreon backers first. There’s even a teaser floating around somewhere out there, though don’t expect to be flailing your arms around just yet—no 6DoF in that sneak peek. Anyway, that’s the lowdown. Or most of it. Fingers crossed, right?
