Okay, so, here’s the scoop—I guess EA kinda went all out with their new Battlefield 6 reveal, right? Like, they did this huge multiplayer reveal shindig with a gazillion content creators, streaming all these wild firefights and gameplay… and maybe some embarrassing fails. Yeah, they pretty much put everything out there. Well, not everything, but enough to get people talking—or complaining, depending on who you ask.
Now, big news alert for PC folks! Battlefield Studios is dropping this thing called Javelin Anticheat. Name sounds fierce, doesn’t it? Apparently, it lurks in the shadows of your computer, sniffing out any sneaky cheats like some digital bloodhound. It’s been around under different names—and some folks might not be too thrilled about its presence.
It’s already snuck into other EA games like their soccer thingy, Madden, and those hyper-fast F1 games. And guess what? It made its sneaky entrance in Battlefield 2042 back during Season 6. So yeah, its arrival here isn’t much of a surprise.
And there’s more—this anticheat is gonna be a part of the upcoming beta. So you can mess around with it, see if it gives your PC a heart attack or not. They’re asking you to enable something called Secure Boot on Windows, which kinda sounds like a boot camp for your computer? It ties into this TPM 2.0 thingamajig that almost every modern PC out there already has.
But hey, kernel-level anticheats aren’t exactly new kids on the block. It’s a thing, like an unspoken rule of modern gaming—whether you love it or just tolerate it. Other big games, not just from EA, also tap into these deep-level security dances. Call of Duty’s strutting around with one called Ricochet. Go figure.
Though, yeah, letting some third-party software poke around at the deeper layers of your PC always gets a bit controversial. Folks have got a laundry list of complaints, like these tools often saying, “Nah, Linux/SteamOS users need not apply.” But they’re sticking around because, well, it’s one of the best defenses we’ve got against cheeky cheaters. It’s not flawless, sure, but if you wanna join the fun in these big multiplayer playgrounds, you kinda don’t have much of a choice.
Mark your calendars or set a reminder or something—Battlefield 6 storms onto PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on October 10! Who’s hyped?
