Valorant already hit 1mil viewers during the first big lan. Rip csgo dead game no one plays or cares
Yes CS has double the viewing and double the players but Valorant is a new game.
The semifinals KRU vs Gambit that just ended right now was an amazing series. It went to 3 maps and on map 3 it went to overtime 5 times. Anyone could of won it. KRU was up 10-4 at one point and Gambit came back to win it.
You probably dont know how big of a stigma gaming was 15-20 years ago. Kids watch twitch instead of tv now and its normal. Obviously new good game will quickly get many players. Its not like the players base will grow with a same rate for valorant next years. Valorant still did not stepped through possible fad phase so...