The Battlefield 6 Open Beta Is Apparently Already Dealing With Cheaters

The Battlefield 6 open beta’s early access period has begun, and footage of explosions and simulated military action has been flooding the internet ever since. While a lot of players are sharing cool things they did and having a good time, a rising number of people are lamenting the fact that, despite EA’s best efforts, multiple cheaters have already surfaced within this open beta test.

Multiple social media posts have shown footage of cheaters in action, including one from X user ItsHapa that appears to show a player with the ability to view every player in the match–friend or foe–no matter where that player was on the map. Another X user, 10IQGamingYT, claims that within hours, a group of cheaters were able to play with “ESP, aimbot & radar.”

Battlefield 6 producer Alexia Christofi replied to ItsHapa’s post directly addressing the posted clip, saying that the team was aware of the exploit and that she believed the “player is already banned.” No official comment has been left on the clip from 10IQGamingYT as of this writing.

The clips of cheaters come despite EA using Secure Boot technology for the PC version of the game, which requires players to modify the core settings of the PC they’ll be playing on. A user guide posted by the company yesterday goes into detail on how to activate Secure Boot, including specific instructions based on the model of whichever PC is trying to run the game.

Battlefield 6 is set to launch October 10 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC–with cross-play available to those who wish to use it. Preorders are available now for both the standard and Phantom editions, the latter of which includes extra in-game skins, currency, and more for $100–compared to the standard edition’s $70 price tag.