TSM CEO responds to report of esports exit & confirms CSGO team still coming

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Following studies that TSM can be promoting its LCS spot and ceasing different esports investments, founder and CEO TSM Reginald claimed the org nonetheless plans to spend money on CS:GO later this yr.

With the announcement of Counter Strike 2 in March, pleasure for the collection and its aggressive scene noticed a tangible increase. With the sequel garnering lots of of hundreds of viewers on Twitch and the unique CS:GO breaking its all-time player record, the beta window proved that CS2 could be a worthy successor.

Nonetheless, with the beta got here the announcement that Valve can be focusing extra on Counter Strike 2’s aggressive scene, with the CS:GO Fall Major being canceled as a result of transition. As such, esports orgs have needed to regulate to the altering panorama.

TSM is one org that has undergone vital modifications not too long ago, with high-profile staff leaving throughout an organization downsize. TSM CEO Andy ‘Reginald’ Dinh claimed the corporate had “expanded too shortly,” which resulted within the wave of layoffs.

Now, Reginald has responded to a report that TSM could sell its LCS spot along with pausing another esports operations. Seemingly confirming the report, Reginald reassured followers that TSM is dedicated to esports and had information to share in regards to the firm’s focus.

TSM to make giant funding in CS:GO

In late 2022, TSM’s former VP of Esports Operation Dominic Kallas revealed that the org needed to return to competitive CS:GO. Nonetheless, a number of months have handed since then, and Valve’s CS2 bulletins left followers questioning if that was nonetheless on the desk.

TSM Reginald took to Twitter on April 1, 2023, in response to current studies and to present an replace on the group’s future in Counter-Strike.

“TSM is dedicated to esports,” he wrote. “We’re planning to enter CS:GO someday later this yr which is a bigger funding than all the video games we’ve left mixed.”

He went on to reassure followers, and acknowledged that TSM is all the time evaluating which video games are one of the best to spend money on, and that they may proceed to enter and exit video games because the ecosystems change.

If Kallas’ phrases maintain true, TSM plans to have a roster of gamers able to go a while this yr. He initially acknowledged there was an opportunity for the lineup to be prepared earlier than the BLAST Main qualifiers, however that wasn’t the case.

Regardless, TSM Reginald has reassured the CS:GO group that Group Solo Mid is coming to compete later this yr.