▲ 305 ▼ Helldivers 2 community manager says internal discussions are ongoing regarding mandatory PSN account link (libreddit.bus-hit.me) submitted 2 years ago by simple@lemm.ee to c/games@lemmy.world 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] VerseAndVermin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (4 children) I know little about it. What makes this stand out? I am guessing kernal level, but is there anything else to it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] The_Vampire@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago Helldivers 2 uses nProtect GameGuard, which is a notorious kernel level anticheat. It is notorious for being problematic to uninstall and causing issues on systems it is installed in (such as straight up preventing some programs from running or causing them to crash and other terrible nonsense that should never happen). Combine that with the fact it's ineffective and the game is PvE, and it's nonsensical why it's around. permalink fedilink source parent [–] astrsk@kbin.social 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) Just search “Sony Rootkit” and it should be more clear why Sony issuing a new kernel level anticheat is not met with warm regards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 1371113@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Those were the days. I never thought installing mp3 player software would give me a rootkit, but it did….. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Chozo@fedia.io 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) The short version is that the anticheat software is very invasive on the user's system, and it doesn't even work to prevent cheating in the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] barsquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Do people have to explicitly install this or is it another thing they're blindsided by like the PSN requirement? permalink fedilink source parent [–] warmaster@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Kernel Level Sony Data Breach in 3,2,1... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] The_Vampire@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago Helldivers 2 uses nProtect GameGuard, which is a notorious kernel level anticheat. It is notorious for being problematic to uninstall and causing issues on systems it is installed in (such as straight up preventing some programs from running or causing them to crash and other terrible nonsense that should never happen). Combine that with the fact it's ineffective and the game is PvE, and it's nonsensical why it's around. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] astrsk@kbin.social 38 points 2 years ago (2 children) Just search “Sony Rootkit” and it should be more clear why Sony issuing a new kernel level anticheat is not met with warm regards. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 1371113@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Those were the days. I never thought installing mp3 player software would give me a rootkit, but it did….. permalink fedilink source parent [+] kick_out_the_jams@kbin.social 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1371113@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Those were the days. I never thought installing mp3 player software would give me a rootkit, but it did….. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Chozo@fedia.io 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) The short version is that the anticheat software is very invasive on the user's system, and it doesn't even work to prevent cheating in the game. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] barsquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Do people have to explicitly install this or is it another thing they're blindsided by like the PSN requirement? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Do people have to explicitly install this or is it another thing they're blindsided by like the PSN requirement? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Kernel Level Sony Data Breach in 3,2,1... permalink fedilink source parent