"No way! I don't believe you. F*ck that": S1mple reacts to Counter-Strike 2 during live broadcast

sportskeeda.com:

Valve has got the entire gaming community excited after revealing new details about Counter-Strike 2. Reactions from professionals, such as s1mple, to how the smoke mechanics in Source 2 work have gone viral. It's worth noting that these responses came after an ESL game.

After NaVi won the last Group Stage match 2:0 in the tournament against Outsiders, the Ukrainian CS:GO legend was shown the new volumetric smoke grenades in Counter-Strike 2. The player loved the way it interacted with the assets on the map as well as grenades. This was his initial reaction after the tournament casters showed him Valve's official videos showcasing the feature:

Aleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" is perhaps one of the most popular CS:GO professionals in the world right now, having broken numerous records with NaVi or Natus Vincere at the highest levels of competitive Counter-Strike. As expected, fans and esporting pros were quite interested to see his reactions to the upcoming game's new mechanics.

Counter-Strike 2 is probably one of the most anticipated games in recent times, especially after "leaks" and rumors about the game flooded social media. On March 22, however, Valve finally announced the sequel to 2012's CS:GO. Players can expect to get their hands on the new game sometime this summer.

While many upgrades to maps and tick rates have been announced for this title, the feature that has attracted the most attention till now involves the new dynamic smokes. They react to the environment and are markedly different from what's seen in the previous iterations of CS.

The game has already started beta-testing, and a handful of esporting professionals and players were allowed to try the title before today's big reveal. Among these people were the ESL 17