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RanzigeRidder2's avatar
RanzigeRidder2
Legend
2 years ago

Re: Sony update to PS5 broke peripherals

I don’t believe that the main reason devices like these are so popular is because so many people want to play MnK on console.
It’s a bit like in the past when people said they bought Playboy magazine just for reading the articles. 😏

I welcome the ban of these! One of the main reasons for me to go from PC to console at the time was the leveled playing field. A closed ecosystem giving hackers no chance, and everybody using mostly the same hardware. Unfortunately this has changed with the arrival of 3rd party and elite controllers, and it has gotten out of hand with cheating devices like Cronus. So if we can revert that a bit temporarily, hoorah!

As said before I’ve got no illusion that we got rid of it completely. The company selling these things will work to get their product working again.

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  • ATFGunr's avatar
    ATFGunr
    Legend
    2 years ago
    @RanzigeRidder2 The Playboy reference is terrific 🤣. Realistically Dice should add legit M&K to 2042 for those console players that want to play that way.

    @JOGAGATYA, your wording made it seem like I was glad that consoles were being restricted and PC was not, which is not my intent at all. I appreciate that may not have been what you meant, I want to stress that cheating of any kind, by any system, is not acceptable. We are all gamers who just want to play and none of us deserve to get railed by cheaters whether on PC or console.
  • D-Man3847's avatar
    D-Man3847
    2 years ago
    @RanzigeRidder2

    They may get it working again eventually, but by that time there will be another update to block it. Anything and everything that is added to a console can and will be detectable there is no work around. The only reason why Sony did not block it sooner was, because they don't deem it a priority to stop it immediately.

    Altering (or even accessing) the firmware is illegal. So, we will always know what is plugged in your console.
  • ATFGunr's avatar
    ATFGunr
    Legend
    2 years ago
    @D-Man3847The same applies to PC, the real question is where is Microsoft in all this? A PC knows what is installed or plugged in. I think Microsoft could probably reduce if not outright eliminate all hacking. Using hacks should cost you your Windows licence. I’m sure the main factor is Microsoft doesn’t want the hassle, but in these days of coding and AI you can’t tell me they could stop your computer from using hack software or hardware if they chose to, and do it at the OS level.
  • VOLBANKER_PC's avatar
    VOLBANKER_PC
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago

    I doubt there’ll ever be 100% cheat-free gaming, not on console either.

    Some people get super creative when they can see there’s a market for a way to bend the rules.

  • sk1lld's avatar
    sk1lld
    Legend
    2 years ago
    @VOLBANKER_PC wrote:

    I doubt there’ll ever be 100% cheat-free gaming, not on console either.

    Some people get super creative when they can see there’s a market for a way to bend the rules.

    Isn't this the truth!

  • RanzigeRidder2's avatar
    RanzigeRidder2
    Legend
    2 years ago
    @ATFGunr wrote:
    @RanzigeRidder2The Playboy reference is terrific 🤣. Realistically Dice should add legit M&K to 2042 for those console players that want to play that way.

    Playstation itself already supports MnK so good that they ban these devices. Indeed Dice should add proper MnK support for their game too. Then there will be no more need for Cronus and the likes, but I doubt that many of its users will give up on it.

  • D-Man3847's avatar
    D-Man3847
    2 years ago

    @ATFGunr

    Yeah, I know that's correct. Basically anything is traceable. That's where reporting comes in just keep reporting, taking the players name down yourself and see if he/she is still playing in a couple days.


    I read an informative article before that said Microsoft makes money off the cheating devices. That's why they drag their feet in doing anything about it. So, they don't want to lose customers. Instead they will just do small patches here and there and stop the low level cheaters and not go after the bigger fishes.

  • JOGAGATYA's avatar
    JOGAGATYA
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @ATFGunr wrote:


    @JOGAGATYA, your wording made it seem like I was glad that consoles were being restricted and PC was not, which is not my intent at all. I appreciate that may not have been what you meant, I want to stress that cheating of any kind, by any system, is not acceptable. We are all gamers who just want to play and none of us deserve to get railed by cheaters whether on PC or console.

    Yes i totally agree. Anybody who is cheating in games is a pathetic shallow person. Doesn't matter which platform the cheater uses.  What i said originally is that they got rid of some console cheaters and that is good news for both console and PC players because we all play against each other. It's a win for everyone and you seemed happy for this anti cheat win. I am happy too.

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