When will Valorant ranked return to console? Beta reset explained
Riot GamesRiot Games announced that the ranked and competitive queues for the Valorant console beta would be disabled for a few days, and players’ ranks would reset. As of August 2, ranked has returned and the game has left the beta phase.
The competitive queue for the Valorant console beta became available on June 25 with the introduction of patch 9.00. Since then, players have been able to grind through the ranked ladder playing against other Xbox and PlayStation owners.
Riot has also introduced new maps and adjustments to the console version of Valorant in every patch since.
On July 30, Riot Games announced on social media that competitive queues across PC and console players would go down for a short period, starting at 6 AM PT.
PC players had their ranked queue return just an hour later, as the downtime was needed to update Valorant Premier and its other esports offerings.
Console players, however, had to wait until August 2, 9 AM PT, for the competitive mode to return.
Why the Valorant console ranks reset
ValorantThe developer stated that the reset was done because of insights they gleaned from the beta period for the console version of Valorant.
Riot explained in a post about the reset that they underestimated how well console players would improve on the ranked ladder, so they needed to reset everyone’s ranks to resolve “inconsistencies” that arose during the beta period.
The developer announced the full release of Valorant on consoles with the return of Ranked Play on August 2.
During the competitive downtime, console players could still play Unrated, Swift Play, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and custom games.
Players looking to improve their play while waiting for ranked to become available again should check to see that they have the best controller settings for Valorant or find their new favorite crosshair to unlock their aim.