Following the conclusion of a thrilling Major hosted by BLAST in Austin, we walk into the player break to conclude another entertaining end of the pro-circuit. As we wait for the esports side of CS2 to resume, what does it mean for CS2 Season 2, and when is Season 3 coming out?
A new Season brings many changes, but it’s the map pool that players look out for. Following the major at Shanghai, Season 2 was released, which saw Train added to the Active Duty map pool. Now that it is time for Season 3 to come out, and judging by the previous release, it will likely begin in the 1st week of July.
During Season 2, the developer teased us with Cache, one of the most popular maps that parted ways with the Active Duty map pool since the days of CS:GO and fans have eagerly waiting for the day to go back to playing in said map and it is anticipated that Season 3 will replace one map from the Active Duty pool with Cache.
While the map has mostly remained the same, and the new version has somewhat managed to capture the essence of the Cache from CS:GO but optimisation issues caused players to avoid the map in its early days upon its introduction in CS2. Releasing the map in Active Duty will call for severe optimisation, and unless that happens, players might be in for a disappointment.
As things stand, there is no official word from the developers about the release of CS2 Season 3, but July would be a good time to place your bets on.