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After dominating the PC gaming scenes for four years,Valoranthas finally hit consoles. In the recently concluded Summer Game Fest, it was announced that the game would be launched on consoles soon.
The game has been in beta testing and the console port of the game has gathered a huge fan base in a few days. Now all the fans want is a full release date; according to certain leaks, that date is very near.
Valorant Is Reportedly Going For the Global Launch on Consoles in the Next Few Days
It’s been over a month sinceValorantwent for the limited beta testing phase on consoles. PlayStation and Xbox fans have been waiting for long to dive into the battle arena of this Riot shooter. The wait might be coming to an end. Recently, credible leaker @eXtas1stv has shared that this 5v5 FPS title from Riot is going to be launched globally on consoles on August 08, 2025.
👀🔥 EXCLUSIVA eXtas1s 🚀
FPS WEEK 🔫
Lo imaginabais, pero ya puedo CONFIRMAR al 100% llegada de MW3 a Game Pass en PC y Consola el 24 de Julio (No Cloud).
Ahora en EXCLUSIVA… el 26/07, se acabaron las betas y llega el LANZAMIENTO GLOBAL de VALORANT para consolas.pic.twitter.com/a8KoLG15W3
— eXtas1s 🎮 Noticias & Rumores (@eXtas1stv)July 31, 2025
However, this is just a leak, and Riot is yet to announce the official release date of the game. Those who had already taken part in the beta test will be carrying forward their progress on the Battlepass, agents, and skins to the full game.
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Recently, the console version of the game has been facing so many issues, likethe Xbox players needing to restart the game and the console to start a match. Also, there are many features unavailable in the console version right now. So, now it’s up to Riot if they can fix all the holes in the ship and surface it on the ocean in this short period of time.
Riot Has a Lot of Things to Fix Before the Full Release of Valorant Console
Riot wanted to make the game the same for both PCs and consoles. But it’s quite undeniable that PC players are far ahead of console players right now. Not only that, the console version of the game is missing out on a number of important features.
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For example, theconsole port doesn’t have the remake or surrender optiondue to a UI bug. Every time after voting was done, the screen was frozen, and none of the keys would work anymore. Even the main menu would disappear. That’s why Riot had to remove this feature.
Besides this,an important game mode called Deathmatch is also unavailableright now. This mode is essential for practicing crosshair placement and developing game sense, which is badly needed for console players right now to reach the level of PC players.
Fans hope Riot swiftly fixes all these issues and makes the stage ready for a grand global launch ofValoranton consoles. Are you going to rock the game on your PlayStation or Xbox as well? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.
Nilendu Brahma
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