: The game served as the foundation for modern esports before Valve ceased granting licenses for CS:GO tournaments in favor of CS2 .
While there is no record of a specific major patch officially numbered "v1.36.5.8" in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) release history, the game was largely phased out and replaced by in September 2023 . Counter-Strike: Global Offensive v1.36.5.8
Although CS2 is the current standard, Valve has officially made a Legacy Version of CS:GO available for players who cannot run the new engine or wish to play older community maps. : The game served as the foundation for
: CS2 is a free upgrade for all existing CS:GO players. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive v1.36.5.8