Unofficial VR Port of ‘Counter-Strike’ Arrives on Quest & Pico 4 by Team Beef

So, you ever notice how nostalgia hits you harder when you least expect it? I was scrolling through some stuff, minding my own business, and bam! Counter-Strike memories just flew back. Weird, right? Anyway, this modding group, Team Beef (quite the name, huh?), is letting you dive back into those days through VR on Quest and Pico headsets. Not saying it’s official or anything—just these guys doing their thing, unofficially, or whatever.

Oh, and they’ve got a reputation, these folks. They’ve already brought out VR versions of some old-school classics like Tomb Raider and Duke Nukem 3D, which, let’s be honest, were a huge part of my misspent youth. Now they’ve set their sights on Counter-Strike 1.6. Yeah, the definitive version we all knew back in the day, running on this GoldSrc engine. I gotta say, the tech talk kinda loses me, but the vibe is clear enough: it’s about recreating the magic.

And here’s the kicker—cross-play is on the table, so you can, like, jump in with pals on different systems. Set up your own virtual hangout, too. The whole “easy sever creation directly from inside VR” thing, though—don’t ask me, I just assume it’s easy.

They hint at an early access release for folks who support their Patreon, so if you’re invested (literally or figuratively), there’s your window. They tossed out a teaser too, but, uh, it’s missing those snazzy 6DoF controls we’re all excited about. Soon, they say—fingers crossed.

And just like that, we’ve got one foot in the past and another in virtual reality. Go figure.