VALORANT now available for consoles

Publisher and developer Riot Games has announced VALORANT is now available for home consoles, several years after its PC debut.

VALORANT is now available for both Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. While it does not support crossplay with PC, it does have synced inventory/progression with the original PC version.

“We’ve received so much valuable feedback from players during Limited Beta, and feel confident to deliver on our gameplay promise for console players. Whether it’s hitting that perfect shot, executing a flawless team play, or wiping out the enemy team, we look forward to seeing console players experience the same gameplay thrill as VALORANT PC players.”

Here’s a rundown on the game, plus a cinematic trailer:

VALORANT is a competitive 5v5 character-based first-person tactical shooter for PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation®5. VALORANT is a game of precise skill, high stakes, lethal gameplay, and clutch moments that rewards creative gameplay styles. In games of VALORANT, players lock in their agent for the entire duration of the match and then attempt to win a round-based, attackers vs. defenders, best-of-24-rounds fight.

In VALORANT, gunplay matters the most and Riot Games is wholly committed to ensuring a high-fidelity gameplay experience across all available platforms. Shooting in VALORANT is precise, consequential, and highly-lethal– players win on their skill and strategy alone.

Set on a near-future Earth, in VALORANT players choose from a global cast of agents, all hailing from a real-world location and culture. Each agent brings a unique set of tactical abilities they can use to gather information, fortify locations, scout for enemy intel, breach defensive sites, control territory, and more. Abilities create unique tactical opportunities for players to take the right shot.

Key Features:

• Precise, lethal, high-fidelity gunplay – A steady-aimed player with a pistol will always beat an unsteady sniper. In VALORANT, fights can end in milliseconds, time-to-kill is low (most headshots are instant kills, most rifles kill in 3-4 bullets), and recoil is punishing. Every shot counts.
• Agents with unique abilities & a diverse arsenal of guns – Abilities are designed to complement – not overpower – gunplay through tactical information and strategic support. Each agent brings a unique set of abilities that change how you approach a situation. Agents have access to all guns, which can be purchased via a round-to-round based economy. Each gun has its own strategic value and depth of mastery – in both recoil control and situational deployment.
• Competitively tuned maps for thousands of hours of play – Each map in VALORANT is designed to support a wide variety of strategies and team compositions, leading to thousands of hours of play and mastery.
• A connected, shared inventory and gameplay progression – 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.
• Optimized gameplay for Xbox and PlayStation – VALORANT’s strict level of core competitive gameplay is optimized for console and remains the ultimate priority for console players.
• Competitive integrity for each platform – Cross-play will not be available between PC and console player matches to maintain VALORANT’s renowned standard for competitive integrity.
• Best in-class PC esports – Riot Games built VALORANT esports with relentless player focus, launching initiatives such as the Game Changers program that have made VALORANT the most globally inclusive and accessible esport in the world. VALORANT has become the fastest growing esport at a global scale, breaking records with a peak concurrent viewership of 3.1 million for Masters Madrid, the first international event of the VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT) in 2024.