By Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is set to hold its initial open beta on October 2 for early-access players, with general access opening on October 5. Cheating has remained a persistent issue within the franchise, including during the previous year’s Black Ops 6. In response to this problem, Activision has introduced the latest enhancements to its anti-cheat protocols ahead of the Black Ops 7 open beta.
As per Activision, in-game detection systems have been improved by training “sophisticated machine learning models on millions of hours of gameplay.” The publisher is also intensifying its legal actions to dismantle attempts to make a profit from cheats outside the game.
The main strategies being employed to tackle cheaters comprise the Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 requirements for Black Ops 7 on PC. These strategies will be implemented together with the latest version of the Ricochet anti-cheat software to prevent cheaters from circumventing or deceiving them. Activision emphasizes that it will also be removing cheaters in real-time as they are identified.
Although these enhancements may not completely eradicate cheating from the Call of Duty series, one of the objectives behind this beta is to assess these measures under live circumstances. All insights gathered during this testing phase can be utilized to further enhance these systems when Black Ops 7 is released.
Activision will wrap up the open beta on Wednesday, October 8, at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. Black Ops 7 is slated for official release on November 14 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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