In CoD Warzone cheats are a big problem. Consoles like the PS4, PS5, or Xbox have been relatively unaffected, but that could soon change. A programmer has demonstrated how quickly cheats for consoles can be developed.
What type of cheat has been developed? Twitter user and programmer Sjas0a32 has been focusing on the topic of cheats in CoD Warzone and wanted to show how vulnerable consoles are nowadays. Because on the PS5 or Xbox Series X, one has been relatively safe from the masses of cheaters who often make the game unbearable on PC.
However, the programmer showed that in just 5 hours, one can activate an AI that then becomes an aim-bot through machine learning. The AI, placed between the controller, detects opposing players and takes over aiming.
We have already presented a first introduction to this cheat technology for consoles in another article on MeinMMO.
Console cheats will become a problem
How bad is the situation with console cheats? Sjas0a32 also stated that he is not an expert in AI programming and a real professional would likely be able to create even more sophisticated cheats in a shorter amount of time. Furthermore, the cheat was created solely for demonstration purposes. Sjas0a32 does not want to distribute it and does not show how the cheat was created.
The self-proclaimed “Anti-Cheat Police” Twitter account soon commented on the matter. According to them, cheating on consoles is still quite challenging. One needs a capture card and a PC with top graphics chip and low latency.
It is also possible that Sony and Microsoft could directly build blocks into the hardware to interrupt such foreign input. However, that would be a matter for the next generation of console hardware.
And even though cheats on consoles certainly do not occur to the same extent as on PC, it is especially important to keep in mind that there are indeed such cheats when participating in tournaments with high prize money.
By the way, tournaments on PC have already been destroyed by hackers.
