Anti-cheat engines are now requiring users to have Secure Boot and a fTPM enabled in order to play online multiplayer games. Will this decrease the amount of cheating, or is it a futile attempt at curbing an ever-growing problem?

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/35893414

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Anti-cheat engines are now requiring users to have Secure Boot and a fTPM enabled in order to play online multiplayer games. Will this decrease the amount of cheating, or is it a futile attempt at curbing an ever-growing problem?

  • deur@feddit.nlEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    No, Windows anti-cheats will check specifically for Microsoft’s keys in use.

    • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      1·
      17 hours ago

      Shame. Someone needs to steal these.

      EDIT: Battlefield 6 Open Beta launches for me when I enrolled the HackBGRT hash into my mobo’s SecureBoot lol. But I think I am shadowbanned.