Key Takeaways 1. This news is about Tencent Version. Not Riot Games Version. 2. There are no exact release date for Valorant Mobile yet. 3. Tencent's Valorant Mobile is currently available in China. |
Today, Reporters on Duty has come out with a new article piece regarding Tencent's Valorant Mobile Global Release.
They tackled Future Valorant Mobile Esports, Players retention during Chinese beta test, and potential of cross progression with Valorant PC version.
Tencent's Valorant Mobile Global Beta is coming soon
This is a speculation that the Global version of Valorant Mobile is coming soon potentially releasing even before the Chinese version due to some sort of licensing delays.
Reporters on Duty also confirmed that there were Playtests held in North America in this month. There are no news related to this Playtests yet. You can follow them for upcoming news.
What license to be exact?
There are no details regarding which license yet. There are countless licenses that Game publishers need to clear before we are able to play the game.
Potential of Valorant Mobile Global Championship in 2024
The tweet also mentioned the eSports side of Valorant Mobile stating "Valorant Mobile Global Championship planned for next year, possibly alongside the Valorant PC championship".
The VCT finished 1 month ago in August with Evil Genesis taking home $1,000,000 against Paper Rex in Los Angeles.
The timeline of a Global Championship for the last 3 years are between August and December.
Does that mean we are going to get a full fledged Mobile version before August 2024?
Only time will tell. It's also confirmed that Chinese organizations have reportedly already established teams.
Even in this early phase of Valorant Mobile, it seems that the eSports side has already flourished.
What about Riot Game Valorant Mobile version?
We already know that Riot Games is also developing their own version of Valorant Mobile, this happened due to them not liking the current Tencent version.
However, in this recent news, it is reported that "Riot Games is/was also developing their own version of Valorant mobile but it is/was reportedly lagging behind due to unknown factors".
Low Players Retention during Chinese Beta
There is an ongoing Valorant Mobile beta in China, however it reported that player retention is not as high as expected during the test.
Hopefully, this will improve with the next beta release version.
What's about Cross Progression?
Cross Progression first introduced in Warzone Mobile, which allows players to use the same skins in the PC version, and this is great for Valorant Mobile because they also have a PC version.
However, when it come to Tencent's version, there is a chance that cross progression could be cancelled entirely. Because Valorant PC is developed by Riot Games.
We could see cross progression in Valorant Mobile developed by Riot Games, but god know when.
Conclusion - Our Thoughts on This
The main problem in Mobile games right now is that there are way too many tests, you got alpha test, beta test, region test, soft launch, and before you know, the games is dead before launch. Hopefully we got the play the game nonetheless.