CoD Black Ops 7 requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot to combat cheaters. Read on to learn more about Activision’s plans against cheating and what this means for older systems.
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TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot Required for CoD Black Ops 7
Call of Duty Black Ops 7 developer Activision has revealed that it will be implementing TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and Secure Boot in its games moving forward. In an article on Call of Duty’s official website posted on August 6, TeamRicochet, the anti-cheat initiative of CoD, detailed its plans to combat cheaters.
As explained on the Activision support FAQs page, TPM 2.0 is "a technology that provides hardware-based security features on PCs operating Windows." Meanwhile, Secure Boot is another security feature that ensures only trusted software loads in players’ PC.
These features are also implemented by other popular multiplayer games, such as the upcoming Battlefield 6 and Riot Games’ Valorant, as a way to prevent hackers from using cheats that disrupt the community’s experience, such as aimbots and wallhacking.
This new initiative by Activision is part of a "phased rollout" that coincides with the launch of Season 05 of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone. According to Team Ricochet, these changes are not yet required for both titles of CoD, but players will receive notifications as a reminder that it will be mandatory in the future, especially when Black Ops 7 releases.
They stated, "These hardware-level protections are a key part of our anti-cheat efforts, and we’re asking all players to get compliant now." Instructions on how to apply these systems are available at Activision’s Player Support article.
Older Systems Will Get Left Behind
Although these systems are yet to be required for Black Ops 6 and Warzone, fully integrating these systems will be mandatory for Black Ops 7. Unfortunately for some, this means that older systems will not be able to play Black Ops 7, as TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot are only available for PCs with 8th Generation Intel Chips and AMD Ryzen 2000 (Zen+) chips, or newer ones.
Meanwhile. there are also unsubstantiated claims that these features may slow the performance of PCs, to which Activision assured that "These features perform checks during system and game startup but remain inactive while you play."
Despite this, there aren’t any negative reactions to this requirement as of writing, considering Battlefield 6 so far is having a great open beta period, which TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot is required.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is set to release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. To stay up to date with the latest information about the game, check out our article below!
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RICOCHET Anti-Cheat™ Update – Season 05
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 and Secure Boot for Call of Duty
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