MANILA, Philippines – Riot Games has announced during the 2024 Summer Game Fest that its first-person-shooting game, Valorant, will soon be available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 consoles, with a limited beta starting this month for select areas and rolling out to other global regions within the year.
Unlike some games that are played across different devices, Valorant on console will not have a cross-play feature between PC and consoles. But players on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5 will have a connected, shared inventory and gameplay progression tied to their Valorant account. Both PC and console players will receive simultaneous platform releases of all live patch balances, new agents, maps, premium content, and additional live service features.
Gylfason adds, "Focus is a new shooting mode that behaves essentially like Hip-Fire, but with reduced sensitivity. This way, players can use Hip-Fire whenever they need speed in moving their camera/aim , but utilize focus mode whenever they need precision . This also approximates the shooting mechanic to what console players are used to in shooters, all of this without losing the added value Valorant's ADS provides.