Tag: Valorant
Mini Review Valorant (PS5) - A Fantastic, One of a Kind Competitive Shooter
For the hardcore
At the end of June, we shared some impressions of Valorant on PS5 after it launched in closed beta. In those thoughts, we said that the game felt "unlike anything else on console" and that "a few more changes feel needed in order to really replicate that PC experience on consoles", but we were looking forward to how Valorant would...
News Surprise! Valorant Is Officially Out Now for Everyone on PS5
Shadow drop
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Following its announcement for PS5 at Summer Game Fest, Riot Games launched a closed beta for Valorant that’s been running for several weeks now. That very same online test entered open beta last week, and now the game’s officially released. If you want to play the hero shooter, have at it –...
News Valorant Enters Open Beta on PS5, Up for Download Now
Tactical FPS opens its doors to everyone
Following a roughly two-month stint in an invite-only closed beta phase, Riot Games has progressed its popular tactical FPS Valorant into a PS5 open beta. The client is available to download now on the PS Store, granting you access to the full game. Similar to Counter-Strike, this is a tense online FPS where...
Hands On Valorant's PS5 Beta Is Impressive and Unlike Anything Else on Console
Riot has pulled off a pretty tall order
For years, Valorant has been huge on PC, becoming a streaming hit, hosting massive esports tournaments, and inspiring tons of fan art and cosplay. After many job listings revealed the game could be heading to consoles over the last few years, Riot has finally brought the game to PS5 in beta form, and it's an...
News Valorant Is Another Free PS5 FPS with a Rubbish Trophy List
Plat's that, then
The Trophy lists for free-to-play first-person shooters continue to disappoint, with Valorant the latest to settle for a lousy 16 gongs and no Platinum. The extremely popular XDefiant from Ubisoft served up a similar list earlier in the year, and we’d begin to believe this was PlayStation policy if it wasn’t for a slew of other...
News Valorant Won't Have Gyro Controls on PS5 Because Xbox Doesn't Support It
"We'd be favouring PS5 over Xbox, which we don't want to do"
Gyro controls are finally becoming more widely accepted by game developers, with huge titles like Call of Duty and Fortnite both now supporting the feature. Upcoming hero shooter Valorant, which is finally coming to consoles, will not incorporate the functionality, however – as it’s...
News Super Popular Shooter Valorant Is Finally Headshotting Its Way to PS5
Limited Beta drops next week
Valorant, the super popular PC shooter, is finally heading to consoles. It doesn't have a set release date yet, but a PS5 exclusive 'Limited Beta' begins on the 14th June. Said beta will only be available in "USA, Canada, parts of Europe, and Japan", but more regions will apparently be added in time. You need to sign up...
News Popular PC FPS Valorant Is Being 'Prototyped' for Consoles
Wasn't the focus out the gate
Riot Games' Valorant has certainly taken the PC community by storm over the past couple of months, serving up a compelling alternative to the likes of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It's now officially out as a 1.0 experience after an extended beta period, but it remains exclusive to the personal computer at the time...
News Is Valorant Coming to PS5 or PS4?
Freedom and Valorant
Is Valorant coming to the PS5 or PS4? For those of you who haven’t been keeping up, the Riot Games developed first-person shooter is currently the hottest game on streaming sites such as Twitch, but it’s only available on PC. So, what are the chances of the FPS making its way to the PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 4 in the near...
