Riot will let you pay to turn your Valorant guns into Counter-Strike guns
Valorant's next cosmetic bundle is looking eerily familiar. The Black Market pack, arriving on April 12, is an unsubtle homage to Counter-Strike conveniently timed with Valve's recent announcement of Counter-Strike 2.
Interestingly, the Black Market bundle(opens in new tab) is the exact opposite of Valorant's typical style of loud, impossible-looking magical skins. The five included skins transform default Valorant guns into a close approximation of their Counter-Strike equivalents. For example:
In case you're still unsure if the similarities are a coincidence, the Black Market bundle even references Counter-Strike's terrorist/counter-terrorist format by changing each skin's appearance when you're attacking or defending. If the reference holds up, I assume you'll only see that wood-grain Vandal on attack.
Switch sides // Switch skins. The Black Market Bulldog, Vandal, Marshal, Classic and Butterfly Knife Melee have unique Defender and Attacker appearances. Bundle hits your shop April 12th. pic.twitter.com/MIKsW9Z0QDApril 10, 2023
Reactions to the bundle are appropriately mixed. Some players are enjoying the cheeky Counter-Strike makeovers, while others are taking this as a sign that Riot is intimidated by the buzz around Counter-Strike 2(opens in new tab). Personally I think these skins, while simple, are a huge improvement over Valorant's dreadfully boring all-black default skins. It's a shame that they'll probably be wildly overpriced: official pricing hasn't been announced yet, but judging by the way Valorant tends to price bundles, expect to pay anywhere from $60-$80 for all five skins (or $16-$23 per skin).
«I mean guess it’s fine, but I can’t justify paying money for generic skins for weapons I’ve used in every FPS
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