Bungie looks to crack down on XIM and Cronus use in Destiny

In recent months, the anti-cheat teams behind games like Rainbow Six Siege and Call of Duty have been cracking down on the use of XIM devices, allowing for mouse and keyboard controls on consoles, providing the benefit of swifter aiming with the aim assist traditionally reserved for controller users. Now, Bungie is looking to crack down on the use of these devices as well. 

In a recent update, Bungie said that while it “embraces the use of external accessibility aids that enable an experience the game designers intended”, it will not allow players to “abuse these tools specifically to gain an advantage over other players”. The studio goes on to say that it will indeed be cracking down on the use of third-party peripherals that allow for cheating.

While Bungie wants to support accessibility aides, if a device allows the player to “mitigate challenges all players face, such as recoil or aim assist”, then it is bannable. Devices like XIM or Cronus would fall into this category.

“We will be monitoring for violations of the policy and issuing warnings, restrictions and/or bans appropriately. This has been a matter of extended conversations both internally and in the community, and we want to strike the right balance between Bungie’s goal of simultaneously enabling everyone to enjoy our games and protecting our community”, Bungie says.

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KitGuru Says: Bungie did not directly name devices like the XIM or Cronus in its blog post, but the description of the types of peripherals the company is targeting makes it quite clear. These devices have become increasingly popular in recent years, bypassing the usual protections consoles have when it comes to online cheaters versus the PC platform. 

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