Battlefield 6 devs working with Sony and Microsoft to block Cronus Zen cheaters

While PC is often seen as the wild west of online gaming, cheaters using hardware devices like the Cronus Zen have become an increasing plague on the console ecosystem. Now, it appears that the developers of Battlefield 6 are taking the issue seriously, outlining their plans to directly tackle cheaters on PlayStation and Xbox.

In a recent interview with PushSquare, Christian Buhl, Technical Director at Battlefield Studios, addressed the issue directly. He revealed that the studio is taking a proper approach to combating these devices. Firstly, they are teaming up with both Sony and Microsoft on platform-level detection. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, they have built their own in-house macro detection tools to identify players using the automated scripts that these devices enable.

Buhl went on to say that the team is “treating cheating very, very seriously” and wants to “keep as much of the fair play and competitive integrity that [they] can”. This is a welcome announcement for console players, who have felt increasingly powerless against the rise of hardware-based cheats that grant players unfair advantages, such as reduced recoil and enhanced aim-assist capabilities. These measures should also help out on the PC side, as Battlefield 6 has crossplay between console and PC.

While the effectiveness of these new measures will only be proven once the game launches, it is a very positive sign that the developers are publicly acknowledging the problem and building their own technology to solve it.

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