Valorant China: Release Date, Exclusive Skin, New Replay-Record System, More

Valorant China will soon be a reality as the game is all set to launch its open beta in the country. This confirmation comes straight from Riot Games following an official event that took place in Shanghai, China.

The game's closed beta was released on 7^th April 2020 followed by a full global release two months later on 2^nd June. However, this did not include China, whose doors remained closed for the title until December 2022.

Three weeks ago on 5^th June, it was revealed that Valorant would soon launch its open beta in China. Now, the release date of the game has been finalized in a regional event attended by senior Riot Games executives like John Needham - President of Esports, Whalen Rozelle - COO of Esports, and Anna Donlon - SVP and Executive Producer of Valorant.

Here is everything you need to know about Valorant China and features that will be released exclusively for this version of the game.

Here is everything you need to know about Valorant China

In December last year, Riot Games was finally given permission to launch Valorant in China, but they had to strictly adhere to certain directives and gameplay changes for bringing the game in tune with the regional values of the country.

Everything seems to have gone well since then as Valorant is all set to roll out its open beta for China on 12^th July 2023, according to the announcement made by Riot Games during an official event held in Shanghai, China.

• Valorant China Release Date: 12^th July 2023

• Valorant China will initially release 16 agents and four maps, with more to follow soon.

• Valorant China players will get a chance to purchase an exclusive melee weapon skin called Fire Blade.

• Valorant China will release a new recording and replay system called Fearless Moment which will be built into the client itself.

• Valorant China will be integrated into the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT).

Valorant China: All Agents and Maps

Valorant China will be launching with an initial set of 16 agents and four maps, which will obviously expand with time.

Agents

1. Sage

2. Jett

3. Phoenix

4. Brimstone

5. Viper

6. Omen

7. Sova

8. Cypher

9. Reyna

10. Killjoy

11. Skye

12. Harbor

13. Neon

14. Raze

15. Chamber

16. Breach

Maps

1. Bind

2. Ascent

3. Haven

4. Split

Valorant China: Exclusive Skin

The Valorant players from China might be late to the game but they are getting a chance to purchase a melee weapon skin exclusive to the region called Fire Blade.

This skin idea seems very similar to that of the Celestial melee which is also a fan-based weapon. However, Fire Blade is much more beautiful in terms of its overall design and craftsmanship.

Valorant China: Recording and Replay System

The biggest feature that Valorant China is receiving is the exclusive recording and replay system called 'Fearless Moment' which has been built into the game itself.

Players can access it whenever to view their recorded games, directly jump to key moments, replay any part of the game, and even allow instant upload.

There will be two main settings available to players for tweaking this record-replay system:

Record Hotkey

Hotkey

• Show/Hide Recording Plugin In-Game

• Start/End Recording

Record Settings

Basic Settings

• Microphone Setting

• Microphone Input

Recording Quality

• SD - 720P | 30 FPS | 100 MB / Minute

• HD - 1080P | 30 FPS | 300 MB / Minute

• Ultra HD - 1080P | 60 FPS | 500 MB / Minute

• Set Storage Limit: X GB

• Automatic Delete or Manual Delete

• Recording Save Location: C:\Program Files\Valorant\

• Encoder: NVIDIA@ NVENC New (Uses GPU)