Valorant Leak Suggests Game Could Be Coming to Unexpected Console

Highlights

Valorant may be coming to various consoles including the Nintendo Switch, Linux, and Steam Deck, expanding its player base.
Riot Games is facing challenges in porting Valorant due to its unique game engine, but is also working on a mobile version.
The addition of crossplay to Valorant would allow more players to access the game on different platforms.

A leak claimed that Valorant might be coming to some unexpected consoles. Valorant has been around since 2020, and has since grown into a powerhouse FPS game in the eSports scene. Many fans continue to invest in the game because of its expanding lore.

There have been many rumors in the past about Valorant coming to other consoles. Riot Games confirmed that it’s planning to port Valorant to other platforms, but that it was taking a while because the developer’s unique game engine was making it quite difficult to do so. While the console has been under wraps, Riot did confirm that it was developing a mobile version of Valorant.

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A recent leak from Twitter user PC_Focus_ tweeted a screenshot of HTML code that suggests Valorant might be coming to the Nintendo Switch, Linux, and Steam Deck. They didn’t indicate when the new ports would launch, and whether there would be crossplay capabilities.

Valorant Allegedly Coming to Other Consoles

Nintendo Switch
Linux
Steam Deck

This came as a surprise to many fans because this would mean that Valorant might be coming to Steam, and that it could finally get controller support. They also believe that Riot Games might have used Unreal Engine to be able to run the game in other ports. Meanwhile, other fans were also skeptical of this possibility because Valorant uses a custom anti-cheat system called Vanguard, which might be difficult to migrate to another game engine.

In the past, it was rumored that Valorant was coming to the PlayStation and Xbox, but many players weren’t keen on the idea because the game requires precision, and lacks aim assist for controllers. But since many FPS titles have controller support, there’s still a high chance that Valorant might adapt in the future. This could also mean that Valorant‘s meta would drastically change if players were given the option to use a controller, especially in the pro scene. It’s also likely that many players will argue against using controllers in Valorant, which is similar to the heated discussions against aim assist in Apex Legends.

Adding crossplay to Valorant will also be a big deal because it’s a free game, which means it will allow more players to access the game on their preferred platforms. If Riot Games manages to pull this off, it would be an ambitious feat for the developer to do crossplay for this many platforms. Likewise, it could also shake up the meta and even the eSports scene, especially with Valorant mobile arriving in the future.