‘Counter-Strike’ Unofficially Ported to Quest & Pico 4 by Team Beef in VR Release

Oh man, where do I even start with this? So, anyway, I stumbled upon this wild news about VR and Counter-Strike. Yeah, the real OG Counter-Strike 1.6. It’s coming to those fancy Quest and Pico headsets. Mind-boggling, right? And guess who’s behind it? This modding group called Team Beef. They’ve got a knack for bringing old-school games into the VR realm. Seriously, they’ve worked on stuff like Tomb Raider and Duke Nukem 3D. Talk about a trip down memory lane.

So, the big scoop is they’re cooking up this unofficial port for Counter-Strike 1.6, which was, like, THE game back in 2000. Remember those LAN parties? Or was it just me sneaking in way too much game time? Anyway—wait, I’m getting off track—Team Beef is building this on some engine called Xash3D FWGS. I know, tech jargon, yawn. But it basically works with the old Valve engine, if you’re into that sort of detail.

Here’s the exciting bit—cross-play and creating servers right inside VR. Can you imagine? You’re just there, in your headset, and bam, you’re setting up games. They’re also planning on this full 6DoF motion control thingy, which honestly sounds futuristic to me. Like, we’re stepping into some sci-fi movie.

Oh, and if you’re a supporter of their Patreon, you might get your hands on an early version pretty soon. Though, heads up, they’ve teased a prototype without those fancy motion controls just yet. It’s like getting a sneak peek but without all the bells and whistles.

Maybe it’ll take off, maybe not—I guess we’ll see. But the idea of blending the nostalgia of Counter-Strike with VR’s immersive experience? Yeah, I’m totally down for it. What a time to be alive, huh?