However, the keyword here is « similar. » While this tech will likely be controversial no matter what, since kernel-level access could always pose a security risk, Activision’s « RICOCHET…
Forward-looking: Kernel-level driver-based anti-cheat methods are a concern for privacy-conscious PC gamers, and yet they continue to grow in popularity across an increasingly wide variety of new and existing titles. Valorant was one of the most notorious games to include kernel-level anti-cheat technology known as « Vanguard », but now, Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard (confusing, we know) are receiving similar tech. However, the keyword here is « similar. » While this tech will likely be controversial no matter what, since kernel-level access could always pose a security risk, Activision’s » RICOCHET Anti-Cheat » will not be always-on like Valorant’s was at first.
