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

You know, I’ve always thought about how VR is like, the future or something. So many shooters trying to be Counter-Strike, but here’s the twist—this one’s legit, courtesy of Team Beef. Yeah, those folks who somehow keep bringing the classics back, like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. They’ve done Tomb Raider and Duke Nukem 3D, you know? Now it’s all about getting Counter-Strike 1.6 jammed into those Quest and Pico headsets. Why, you ask? Probably because nostalgia never really goes out of style.

So, Team Beef—who exactly are these wizards? They’ve decided the grand project of the moment is an unofficial port of Counter-Strike 1.6. You remember that game, right? The Half-Life mod that became a gaming icon back in 2000, like, when everyone still used instant messenger on their chunky desktops.

Anyway—wait, hold on, maybe I’m jumping ahead. So they’re using Xash3D FWGS, which connects with the original Half-Life Engine, or GoldSrc. It’s like building a bridge, right? Connecting the old with the new, thanks to some multiplatform magic by Velaron. But hey, who am I to get into the tech stuff, I mostly just remember the sound of my keyboard clicking furiously trying to not get headshotted.

Now here’s the kicker—they’ve added cross-play (nice!) and something called “easy server creation” in VR. Sounds fancy, but what does it actually mean? Dunno, but I guess it’s user-friendly. Plus, full 6DoF motion controls are on the way, like, your arms finally get to do more than just hover.

This whole Counter-Strike VR escapade is dropping in early access real soon for Team Beef’s Patreon supporters. Meanwhile, they teased us with a little preview—though, oops, no 6DoF controls yet in that version. Typical, right? Always leaving us hanging for more.

And there it is—a messy, exciting jumble of VR nostalgia. Gaming’s past and future colliding in ways only modders seem to understand.