Valorant Might Be Coming to Mobile Phones Sooner Than You Think
Oct. 26, 2020Although there are have been reports about Riot prototyping its flagship tactical FPS title,Valorant for gaming consoles, we haven’t seen any further developments of the console version of the game. However, now, data miners have found relevant codes inside the latest patch of the title which suggests thatValorantis soon coming to mobile devices.
Since itslaunchearlier this year,Valorantwent on to becomeone of the most popular video gamesin the eSports scene. The title is currently only available for PC. However,mentions of “DeviceProfile” for mobile devices like the iPhone X and XSin the inside-codes of the game hints that Riot is actually testing the game for the mobile platform. You can check out the picture below, which shows the said “DeviceProfile”.
Data miners at Valorant Express (@ValorantExpress) recentlydiscoveredthe source code inside the 1.09 patch, whichnerfed the most powerful gun in the gameearlier this month. As per the miners, Riot made“some adjustments”to the game in this patch tosupport it for some iOS devices.
Now, there is a high chance that the game will be dropping for the Apple devices first, before launching for Android users. This is becauseall the initial device profiles in the inside-code of the game are for iOS devices. And there are no references of any Android device in the codes.
Moreover, withFortniteandPUBG Mobilegone from the App Store, there is a whole user-base that is looking for a newaddictive mobile gameto play. And Riot, I am sure, would want to take this opportunity to capture a huge chunk of the mobile-gaming market.
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