Do CS:GO skins & inventory carry over to Counter-Strike 2?

If you've got a hefty inventory you might be wondering if CS:GO skins carry over to Counter-Strike 2. While it might seem fairly trivial to some players, there are people with CS:GO inventories worth hundreds of thousands, so it is well worth knowing just in case.

So, if you are one of the many people asking the question 'do CS:GO skins carry over to Counter Strike 2?' Then you're in luck, as we've got all of the answers waiting inside this guide for you.

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Do CS:GO skins carry over to Counter-Strike 2?

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Thankfully, all of your CS:GO skins will carry over to Counter-Strike 2, so you won't have to worry at all if you've got a sizable inventory. That means your Dragon Lore AWP with four Katowice 2014 iBUYPOWER stickers will still be there when you make the jump, so you won't have wasted the thousands of dollars needed to acquire it in the first place.

Furthermore, it is not just limited to gun skins either, as all of your knifes, stickers, coins, agent skins, and patches will be ported over once the migration has been made.

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Will skins look different in Counter-Strike 2?

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It won't just be a case of getting your skins too, as all of the graphical and lighting improvements from the move to Source 2 will also apply to the skins. There will be an extra shine to all your knives, added beauty to your gun skins, and a lovely glow to any holographic stickers you might have.

The only thing that might be missing is an updated model for the M4A4 Howl skin, as that has been long abandoned by Valve due to a copyright lawsuit. It will still likely stay in your inventory, but don't expect it to look any nicer than it already does.

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So, that's all you need to know if you were wondering whether CS:GO skins carry over to Counter-Strike 2. If you want to find out about the new Counter-Strike 2 smoke grenades though, make sure to check out our guide for a full explanation.