The Battlefield 6 beta got off to a flying start on the weekend–over 520,000 concurrent players on Steam alone–but one of the major complaints amongst PC players has been the influx of cheaters into the game. EA and developer Battlefield Studios are well aware of this problem, with one of the measures taken being the implementation of Secure Boot technology for the PC version of the game. While this can help in a fight, EA’s anti-cheat team has admitted that it’s not a “silver bullet” that can stop all cheaters.
“On Secure Boot, I want to be clear that Secure Boot is not, and was not intended to be a silver bullet,” a representative from EA’s SPEAR Anti-Cheat Team wrote on the EA forums. “Secure Boot is how you’re helping us build up our arsenal. It’s another barrier that helps us make it harder for cheat developers to create cheat programs, and makes it easier for us to detect it when they do.”
While SecureBoot isn’t foolproof, EA claims it has used it alongside other measures to crack down on cheating significantly. According to EA, 330,000 attempts to cheat or tamper with anti-cheat controls were prevented with Javelin anti-cheat alone–as of August 8–thousands of cheaters were reported each day, and its Battlefield teams are coordinating efforts to improve the integrity of the game.
Echoing the statements made by Battlefield Studios head Vince Zampella about being locked in an anti-cheat arms race, EA says it’ll continue to work on staying a step ahead of cheaters. While there are several reasons why gamers will use cheats to gain an advantage, one thing is for certain–the market for cheats can be very lucrative.
The second Battlefield 6 open beta starts on August 14, and in the wake of the first weekend, there has been a lot of discussion about the game. Former AEW champion–and noted gamer–Samoa Joe also hopped into the beta on the weekend, and he’s wondering if Battlefield 6’s positive reception is being shaped by Battlefield 2042’s poor reception.
Battlefield 6 will launch on October 10 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|sS.
