{"id":259808,"date":"2025-10-02T10:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/?p=259808"},"modified":"2025-10-02T10:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T10:09:50","slug":"blasttv-austin-major-2025-capsules-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.skin.club\/en\/news\/blasttv-austin-major-2025-capsules-removed","title":{"rendered":"Austin Major 2025: Capsules Removed from Sale \u2014 Investors Celebrate, Fans Outraged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has officially ended the sale of Austin Major 2025 stickers and capsules, which came as a surprise to many CS2 fans: on the night of October 2, the Legends, Challengers, and Contenders capsules disappeared from the game, even though just a day earlier they were still available with discounts of up to 70%. Now, they are no longer accessible in the in-game store, and all new copies will only remain on the Steam marketplace and third-party trading platforms.<\/p>\n<h3>The Shortest Sale in the New CS2 Era<\/h3>\n<p>Austin Major 2025 will go down in history not only as the first Major on U.S. soil in the CS2 era but also as the tournament with a record-short sticker sale cycle. Fans immediately recalled that previous Majors had longer sales: for example, the Paris Major 2023 or even the CS:GO 10th Anniversary Capsule remained in the game for several months before disappearing. This time, however, Valve pulled the plug only three months after the tournament ended, making Austin 2025 one of the fastest examples of \u201cinvestment scarcity.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW CS2 Update \u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&gt; The Austin Major sticker sale ended &amp; the capsules have been removed from the store \u26d4\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5BjaQyz54E\">pic.twitter.com\/5BjaQyz54E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ozzny (@Ozzny_CS2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ozzny_CS2\/status\/1973543176041586932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Community Reaction<\/h3>\n<p>The news sparked a wave of comments across social media.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-pink\">\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Some players believe this is a mistake or a bug, as there was no mention of the sale ending in the patch notes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Others pointed out that similar situations had happened before, and in fact, it usually boosted capsule prices.<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">Traders reacted positively right away: prices on the market began to double, while users posted en masse, \u201cWe\u2019re eating good tonight\u201d and \u201cInvestments already paid off.\u201d<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-pink__item\">At the same time, concerned voices arose among fans \u2014 many wondered whether this also applied to souvenir packages and whether an even bigger shortage might be on the horizon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Investment Boom<\/h3>\n<p>The financial aspect of Majors has always been a cornerstone of the CS community. Players who stocked up on Austin 2025 capsules during the sale now predict further price growth.<br>\nOn the very day capsules were removed, users noted that prices had already doubled within just a few hours. For comparison, Paris Major 2023 capsules tripled or even quadrupled in value within a year after their sale ended. Investors now expect Austin could match or even surpass that trajectory, given its unusually short availability.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s Next?<\/h3>\n<p>So far, Valve has not officially commented on the abrupt end of sales. If this is not a bug, Austin 2025 Capsules risk becoming some of the rarest items in the CS2 era. In the long run, they could join the ranks of the most valuable investments alongside Katowice 2014 stickers and old Major souvenir packages.<br>\nFor ordinary players, this means losing the chance to buy stickers at the lowest price, while for traders, it marks the start of a new cycle in the \u201csticker economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valve has officially ended the sale of Austin Major 2025 stickers and capsules, which came as a surprise to many CS2 fans: on the night of October 2, the Legends, Challengers, and Contenders capsules disappeared from the game, even though just a day earlier they were still available with discounts of up to 70%. 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