I see a lot of discussion that CS2 is just an update. I want to propose a little thought experiment: what would you want from Valorant 2?
If Valorant were to actually have proper lighting, like that found in CS2, and generally a huge graphical update regarding effects and textures, would you just call this 'an update'?
How much of the game would have to change for it to constitute Valorant 2?
Get rid of all previous guns, agents, and maps and start from scratch?
Seems absurd that 'everything new' is the standard for a new release of a game.
The total redesign of matchmaking, the hud, the graphics, the maps (e.g. inferno, overpass) the utility, the anti-cheat, the esports scene, the backend of the game, is not worthy of the title CS2? Obviously, it's marketing, but I think there's some fear from the Valorant community that CS2 does present serious competition to Valorant, whereas the competition was going only in the other direction before.
CSGO's approach was to update slowly but steadily to make the greatest fps game of all time. CS2 represents an enormous overhaul. There is no need to start from scratch when the core of the game is already considered the best in the genre. I love Valorant, it's been fun to play after decades of CS, but we're kidding ourselves if we want to dismiss CS2 as a mere update. It's going to be a significant release that will attract players from Valorant.