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EA moves to in-house kernel-level anti-cheat on PC after purchase

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EA has implemented a change to the anti-cheat of several games after release including: EA SPORTS WRC, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, Battlefield 2042, Battlefield V, and Battlefield 1.[1][2][3][4] This change breaks the ability to play the game, even after purchase, on older Windows versions and alternative operating systems to Windows including Linux and SteamOS. EA has refused to give refunds for those games.

Background

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EA announced Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 was going to be implementing EA AntiCheat and no longer supporting Windows versions 7, 8, and 8.1 after an update in March 2024.[5]

EA announced EA SPORTS WRC was going to be implementing EA AntiCheat on June 2024.[6]

EA announced these games in the Battlefield Franchise were going to be implementing EA AntiCheat:[7]

  • Battlefield 2042 in October 2023
  • Battlefield V in April 2024
  • Battlefield 1 in October 2024

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References

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  1. ↑ Dawe, Liam (23 Oct 2024). "EA Anti-Cheat arrives for Battlefield 1 breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux". GamingOnLinux. Archived from the original on 20 Dec 2024.
  2. ↑ Dawe, Liam (17 May 2024). "EA SPORTS WRC is adding EA anticheat, breaking another game on Steam Deck / Linux". GamingOnLinux. Archived from the original on 16 Feb 2025.
  3. ↑ Dawe, Liam (4 Apr 2024). "Battlefield V now broken on Steam Deck / Linux with EA anticheat live". GamingOnLinux. Archived from the original on 13 Mar 2025.
  4. ↑ Dawe, Liam (15 Feb 2024). "Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 adding EA AntiCheat, breaking it on Steam Deck / Linux". GamingOnLinux. Archived from the original on 19 Apr 2024.
  5. ↑ "EA Anticheat and Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2". Archived from the original on 25 Jan 2025.
  6. ↑ "EA SPORTS™ WRC - EA anticheat". Archived from the original on 5 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "EA anticheat and Battlefield". Archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024.
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