Even with EA's big push to block hackers in Battlefield 6 using kernel-level anti-cheat and Secure Boot, it looks like cheaters have already slipped through the cracks just a day into the early access open beta.
EA was hyping up their new "Javelin" anti-cheat system before BF6 dropped, saying it’s a step up from the older BattlEye system. Some players weren’t thrilled about kernel-level anti-cheat and Secure Boot since it gets deeper access to your PC, and now it seems like it’s not even doing its job properly.
Hackers Cracked Battlefield 6 in Just One Day
There’s a video floating around showing a player using aimbot and wallhacks in the Battlefield 6 open beta, which has only been out for a day. This cheater breezed past EA and DICE’s new security setup, raising questions about how well it actually works.
Cheating has always been a headache for Battlefield games. It tanked Battlefield 5 for months, wiping out any goodwill the game had gained from content updates. Eventually, BF5 got better anti-cheat measures, but it was too late to save it. Battlefield 2042 had fewer cheaters, but that might just be because fewer people played it, not because the anti-cheat was amazing.
This early heads-up about hackers in Battlefield 6 might give DICE the info they need to fix things before the full launch.
The Battlefield community isn’t holding back, with some poking fun at DICE’s shaky security measures.
“Not even a full day, nice work, EA,”
(@firstlastfool) commented on the YouTube video, and that’s just one of many.
“Oh great, my super invasive anti-cheat that’s basically spyware doesn’t even work,”
(u/maytym8) posted on the Battlefield Reddit.
Console players are also speaking up, saying they’ll keep crossplay turned off no matter how cheating gets handled at launch.
“Guess I’m switching off crossplay with PC,”
said u/betterthentoday.
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