A well-known Valorant leaker by the name of Mike recently claimed that the PBE version of patch 6.06 includes tons of files related to the game’s unannounced mobile port, which could hint at its imminent release in the beta phase.
While Riot Games is yet to officially confirm plans for a mobile version of Valorant, many leaks have previously been shared about this project. Mike even shared an in-game screenshot from Valorant Mobile, which apparently belongs to an older build of the game.
Considering the huge popularity of Valorant on PC at the moment, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the game coming to more platforms in the future. While Riot Games still works on delivering Valorant on consoles, it seems the unannounced mobile port might arrive earlier.
Riot Games have already tasted success with mobile ports of its other popular titles, such as Legends of Runeterra and League of Legends: Wild Rift. However, a competitive shooter could be quite different. If the developer follows a similar approach to Wild Rift, we can expect Valorant Mobile to release in the beta phase in limited regions for a while before the full version arrives.
Currently, there aren’t any big competitive multiplayer shooters on mobile that could directly go head-to-head with Valorant Mobile, even though Activision’s Call of Duty Mobile is quite a popular shooter, it delivers a different experience than Valorant. Ubisoft is also working on a mobile version of Rainbow Six Siege, but it is yet to release fully on the platform.
When Riot Games launched Wild Rift, the game lacked some of the Champions from the original game as well as many skins. So, it is yet to be seen if that would be the case with Valorant as well. The game recently received a new Agent, known as Gekko, on PC, which is a new Initiator with some unique abilities.
Valorant will receive two more Agents until the end of 2023, one of which will be a Sentinel. Riot Games also plans to complete the work on the Premier mode in 2023, a new competitive game mode that will be exclusive to users playing in full 5-stack squads. Premier will allow players to participate in online tournaments, much like an esports environment.
