Battlefield 6 Debuts with EA’s New Kernel-Level Javelin Anticheat System

Alright, so there I was, trying to catch up on the gaming world — yep, Battlefield 6, right? Suddenly, bam, there’s this big reveal event, and EA just spills the beans everywhere. I mean, loads of creators, hours of gameplay – yeah, it was intense.

Okay, here’s the lowdown. The juicy details are out, but there’s this one thing that’s got folks buzzing (or maybe fuming) — news flash for PC users. Right — picture this: Javelin Anticheat. EA’s rolling it out with Battlefield 6 on PC. It’s been hanging around since 2022 or something, but officially it’s got a name now. Cool, I guess? Or not.

I was like, “Wait, Javelin what?” Sounded straight out of a sci-fi flick. Anyway, EA tossed it into a bunch of their games, Madden, EA FC, yadda yadda. So, this isn’t some newbie experiment.

Oh, and if you’re all hyped for the upcoming beta, heads up: Javelin’s tagging along. Plus, you’ll need to enable this Secure Boot thing in Windows. I tried wrapping my head around Secure Boot – some Windows security feature backed by TPM 2.0, which sounds like robot talk to me. Apparently, most new PCs can handle it, so fingers crossed?

Now, kernel-level anticheat, that’s the bit that gets folks in a twist. Call of Duty’s got their version called Ricochet, so it’s a thing now. But yeah, letting some software poke around deep in your PC is kinda… unsettling. There are all these debates, Linux users shaking their heads because they can’t run it smoothly – it’s a mess.

And yet, people sorta shrug and accept it if they wanna dive into these flashy multiplayer worlds. Is it flawless? Nope. But it makes the cheaters work a bit harder, so there’s that.

Oh, and mark this: Battlefield 6 is hitting PCs, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on October 10. Exciting, right? Or maybe not. Depends on who you ask. Anyway, what was I saying? Yeah, gaming world – always a rollercoaster.