Battlefield 6 Will Feature Its Own Macro Detection for Cronus Cheaters on Consoles
While most cheaters are on PC thanks to the platform’s open-ended nature and how easy it is to run software parallel to the game to do something nefarious, console gamers are also seeing an uptick of cheaters as well, thanks to devices such as the Cronus Zen and more.
This is something the folks at Electronic Arts’ Battlefield Studios are aware of, and the developers are not only working with both PlayStation and Xbox about it, but also designing their own systems to ensure users of these devices don’t ruin the fun for everyone in Battlefield 6.
Battlefield 6 Developers Are Already Anticipating Cronus Users
In an interview, Battlefield Studios Technical Director Christian Buhl was asked about how the devs are combating cheating on consoles.
Buhl answered, “Yeah, it’s unfortunate that cheating has become a problem within the console space, especially with Cronus Zen machines and everything. So we’ve partnered with PlayStation and both Microsoft in this regard to kind of do detection. We actually have our own level of macro detection and everything.”
For those unfamiliar, macro detection refers refers to the process of identifying the use of automated scripts (macros) that execute a sequence of inputs for repetitive tasks. It’s
Continuing with his answer, the developer added, “So if players are doing rapid with Javelin on the PC side. That’s why we’ve enabled Secure Boot to help us combat the never-ending cheater problem. And we are aware of the console cheater issue, and we’re going to be taking cheating very, very seriously here. And we want to preserve as much of the fair play and competitive integrity that we can, because at the end of the day, we want to ensure that you’re having a fair competitive space to play Battlefield in.”
This is definitely a step in the right direction. Console cheaters in multiplayer have increasingly been an issue in the past few years, with various cheat manufacturers becoming more and more crafty. Cronus and other aim controllers are one of the easiest ways someone can cheat on console, and it’s time more and more developers took a big stand against it.
In other Battlefield 6 console news, the developers talk about “Aim Assist 2.0” and how it makes gamers less reliant on aim assist for BF6. Not only that, but the developers also confirmed there will be no console-only crossplay feature for both PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Battlefield 6 will be released on October 10 on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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