Battlefield 6 devs admit they’ll “never win” against cheaters despite new anti-cheat system

Battlefield 6 devs have revealed that cheaters will still be a problem in-game, despite using new countermeasures to help prevent hackers from ruining games. 

Cheaters have become one of the biggest problems for online shooters. Warzone has spent years trying to clean up its lobbies, Apex Legends players still complain about aimbots and wallhacks in ranked matches, and Battlefield 2042’s beta famously had a big cheater problem.

Now, as EA prepares to launch Battlefield 6 on October 10, the developers are acknowledging that the fight against cheaters is one they can’t fully win.

Battlefield 6 devs can’t win against cheaters

Speaking to IGN, Battlefield Studios’ technical director Christian Buhl explained how anti-cheat has been a top priority for the team. According to Buhl, the new shooter will launch with a system called Javelin, which requires secure boot to play – a feature that only allows trusted software to run when a system starts up. 

On top of this, Battlefield 6 has an entire team of engineers and analysts dedicated to reviewing suspicious behavior, banning players, and keeping up with the latest exploits. EA has also formed a separate company-wide anti-cheat group that works closely with the Battlefield team.

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However, despite that investment, Buhl was realistic about the limits of what can be done.

“Now, we can never win against cheaters, right? Cheaters will always be there. It’s a never-ending cat-and-mouse game,” he told IGN. “I can’t promise that there will be zero cheaters if you’re playing against PC players. That’s just simply not possible, but I can say that we are being extremely aggressive. We see this as critical to the success of – to the health of – the game.”

Buhl added that cheating is “much more prevalent on PC than on console,” though Battlefield 6’s crossplay support means console players could still encounter PC cheaters in certain lobbies.

Even with new technology and multiple dedicated teams, the message from Battlefield 6’s developers is clear: cheating will always be part of the game, but they are doing everything they can to limit its impact when the next entry launches.