Unofficial Team Beef VR Port Brings ‘Counter-Strike’ to Quest & Pico 4

Ah, VR shooters, right? There’s like this huge pile of them trying really hard to capture that Counter-Strike vibe. You know, Valve’s legendary game. But brace yourself — because soon, you’ll actually get to experience the real thing on Quest and Pico headsets. Nope, not kidding. And it’s all thanks to this unofficial port cooked up by a modding gang called Team Beef. Who are these folks? They’re like the nostalgia wizards. Already dropped gems like Tomb Raider and Duke Nukem 3D into the VR universe. Crazy, huh?

Anyway, Team Beef is at it once more. This time with an unofficial Quest and Pico 4 port for Counter-Strike 1.6. Yeah, the good ol’ Half-Life mod that took over the world back in 2000. Remember those late-night sessions? Or was that just me? Man, time flies.

So they’re making this thing with the newest Xash3D FWGS engine. What’s that? Honestly, I have no clue. But it’s compatible with Valve’s original stuff, which sounds pretty impressive if you ask me. Plus, there’s this multiplatform client from Velaron thrown in. All the tech stuff is like speaking another language, but hey, someone’s gotta do it, right?

Oh, oh, here’s the cool part. They’re promising cross-play and this super simple way to set up servers right inside the VR. Mind blown, seriously. And get this — they’re working on full 6DoF motion controls too. Whatever that means exactly — something about movement in VR? Yeah, still trying to wrap my head around it.

Supposedly, this VR version of Counter-Strike 1.6 is dropping for early access really soon. If you’re a Team Beef Patreon supporter, that is. Gotta support the cause, you know? They even teased an early prototype video. But heads up, no 6DoF in sight just yet. Maybe it’s on their to-do list. Or maybe they just got sidetracked. Happens to the best of us, right?