It's been nearly three months since Battlefield 6, the first new Battlefield title in a long time, was released on all major consoles and PC, and in the 49 days since launch, Battlefield Studios, the EA-owned conglomerate that develops the first-person shooter franchise, appears to have its hands full trying to keep scammers at bay.
In a post shared on Reddit explaining the game's ongoing anti-cheat efforts, EA claims that the Match Infection Rate (MIR), a measure used to determine how many times at least one cheater has impacted a game, was 98% during launch week. This meant that most players were able to enjoy a fair game.
Perhaps most notably, 2.39 million fraud attempts have been blocked to date. Moreover, of the 193 identified as “cheat-related programs, hardware, vendors, resellers and their communities,” 183 announced that they had failed, been detected, or were taken down completely.
Battlefield 6 RedSec's negative reviews aren't really about RedSec.
RedSec isn't ignored because it's bad. Because it’s trendy to hate battle royale.
That means if you host, sell or give away cheats, there's a good chance EA will notice you and it's only a matter of time before they close the gap. Going forward, Battlefield Studios will continue to explore additional security features, target fraud-based hardware, and improve reporting flows.
“Cheat developers never stop evolving and neither should we,” the post’s statement read in part. “Fortunately, Fair Play is an area that everyone as developers and gamers are passionate about, so we have been preparing for it for a long time.
“Be fair out there. See you in Battlefield.”
Cheating has become more sophisticated and requires more effort than ever before.
As technology has advanced, so have cheating methods, and things have never been messier, especially when it comes to online gaming. Last October, Black Ops 7 reported that 97% of cheaters in its beta were reported and banned within 30 minutes, which is relatively fast. At the time, less than 1% of cheating attempts actually disrupted the game.
All of these efforts exist despite games continuing to implement stricter kernel-level requirements and anti-cheat software, which often results in games conflicting with each other over software, forcing users to uninstall one title to play another. Elsewhere, companies like Riot are actively infiltrating cheat groups to identify potential attacks before they hit the market or happen in-game.
This has created a rather unfortunate situation where nothing is truly safe. This doesn't mean your PC will get infected, but it does mean that your average video game can be actively infiltrated by malicious actors looking to ruin the fun. This is what makes these efforts and updates even more impressive. Because without it there would have been 2.39 million cheaters and the game wouldn't even have been released 6 months ago.
- released
-
October 10, 2025
- ESRB
-
Ages 17+ / Blood and gore, intense violence, strong language, in-app purchases, user interaction
- developer
-
Battlefield Studio
Sega is right. There's no reason to buy Persona until the 'Definitive Edition' comes out.
It turns out that releasing two versions of a 100+ hour JRPG isn't a good business decision.
