Krafton has announced that a new anti-cheat system will be making its way to PUBG in the popular battle royale game’s next major update.
In a news post on the official PUBG website, Krafton says the new system is designed to “directly detect abnormal behavior at the deepest layer of the operating system”. The game already had kernel-level anti-cheat measures in place, but the new tool will offer “even more precise and effective protection”, the studio says.
Essentially, it works as you’d expect kernel-level anti-cheat to work; once you boot up the game, the tool scans for abnormal code, and if it detects any illegal software being used, it’ll boot the player using it from the game and ban them.
According to Krafton, the new anti-cheat tools will allow the studio to identify cheaters that were previously difficult to detect, and it’ll also “proactively counter advanced cheats, reducing the damage caused by illegal software”.
The studio also confirms that the new anti-cheat technology will only run while you’re playing PUBG, and will immediately shut itself down once you exit the game. That feels like it should be fairly standard behavior for anti-cheat tools, but it’s a nice reassurance all the same.
It’s worth noting that you probably shouldn’t use other anti-cheat solutions at the same time as this tool is running. Krafton says that doing so could cause “system conflicts or unexpected behavior”, including “unexpected issues during launch or gameplay”.
In future, Krafton says it intends to “advance [its] illegal software countermeasures by combining technological innovation with operational efficiency”, so there’s likely more anti-cheat stuff on the way, especially if this system proves to have flaws in day-to-day running.
Back in March, Krafton shared its 2025 roadmap for PUBG, promising big updates to the game’s world, more destructible terrain, and plenty of other improvements. The studio also reported record-breaking sales and profits for its 2024-25 fiscal year back in February.
In terms of PUBG‘s future, the game isn’t just getting the aforementioned roadmap features; it’ll also play host to some kind of Payday crossover courtesy of developer Starbreeze, and it’ll also serve as a proving ground for Krafton’s plans when it comes to generative AI.
