Man, Battlefield 6 finally dropped, right? EA went all out spilling the beans at this massive worldwide shindig, with apparently hundreds of content creators playing live. I get it, it’s big news, but, like, is everyone really thrilled about what they heard?
Oh, and it’s on PC too—surprise, surprise (or not?). Here’s the kicker, though: Battlefield Studios is putting this Javelin Anticheat thing on PC. Yep, some kernel-level stuff that’s supposed to sniff out and squash cheaters right in the background. Maybe it’s cool? Maybe not. This Javelin’s been around, even had a name makeover from EA Anticheat to Javelin or something—it’s been sprinkled in games like EA FC and Madden before.
Honestly, it’s like inviting Big Brother into your gaming rig, not that we’re near Orwell’s universe. Way back when Battlefield 2042 kicked off its sixth season, this same anticheat thing popped up, so it kinda makes sense—to someone at least—that Battlefield 6 would start with it too. The beta’s coming, and with Javelin right there in it, it’s like a test drive for gamers’ setups, yeah?
Oh, speaking of which, they’re tossing in another wrinkle—Secure Boot. Windows needs to do its thing, standards and everything. For Secure Boot, TPM 2.0’s gotta be present, so, fingers crossed, your PC’s hip enough to handle it.
Kernel-level anticheats, I mean, they’re kinda the norm now, even outside EA games, mind you. Lots of big titles lean on stuff like BattlEye and Easy Anti-Cheat. It’s a digital arms race, I guess, dodging cheaters and whatnot. Even Call of Duty has its Ricochet going on.
Yet here we are debating how deep we’re letting these programs dive into our systems. Linux fans, well, they have a bone to pick since it wrecks stuff for them. But if you’re itching to play AAA multiplayer games, then embracing these measures seems inevitable.
Anyway, mark those calendars: Battlefield 6—PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S—drops October 10. So gear up, turn on, and game on, if that’s your groove.