Okay, so check it out — Battlefield 6 is finally here, right? Yeah, EA let the cat out of the bag in this big multiplayer gameplay thingy. Loads of streamers, content creators, whatever you call them, were on there playing for hours. It was a whole thing.
And yeah, okay, they’ve spilled most of the beans. Important ones, if you catch my drift. Especially for those gaming on PC. And not all of it is sunshine and rainbows — just a heads up.
So, Battlefield Studios, in their infinite wisdom, decided to drop Javelin Anticheat into Battlefield 6 for PC users. Yeah, this one’s got people talking. Javelin’s a kernel-level thingamajig. It snoops around to catch the cheaters in action. Fun fact: Javelin got its fancy name back in April, but it’s been around in different forms since 2022 — sneaky, huh?
EA’s all about that Javelin life, though. They’ve been slipping it into games like EA FC, Madden, those F1 titles, and more I probably forgot. It first popped up in a Battlefield game during Battlefield 2042’s Season 6. So, no shocker they’re sticking it in the new one too.
Oh, and if you’re diving into the beta, guess what? Javelin’s tagging along. Think of it like a test drive across all kinds of PC setups. But wait, there’s more — you’ve gotta have Secure Boot flipped on in Windows to even get started. It’s this other Windows security gizmo that cozies up with TPM 2.0. Sounds techy, doesn’t it? But hey, most new PCs are cool with it.
Kernel-level anticheat isn’t exactly brand new. A bunch of games use them; EA’s just one player in that arena. Names like BattlEye, Easy Anti-Cheat — those kinds of things. Even Call of Duty’s doing its own thing with Ricochet.
Opening up your PC to these third-party watchdogs? That stirs up quite the debate. Some folk aren’t thrilled, saying it blocks out Linux/SteamOS games and whatnot. But let’s be real — it’s pretty solid against hackers. Not bulletproof, mind you, but if you’re playing big-time online games, it’s part of the deal now.
Mark your calendar — October 10, Battlefield 6 hits PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Get your game face on, people!
