Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages - eviltoast
Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.

Now if only they could more clearly communicate when games are playable offline.

  • sp3tr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    VAC is not kernel level, because surprise you don’t actually need kernel level to do anti cheat well.

    VAC games would just get the standard AC message banner, not the scary yellow kernel level warning banner.

    … I am pretty sure VAC games have indicated on their store page that they use VAC for well over a decade.

    • lastweakness@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      you don’t actually need kernel level to do anti cheat well.

      I’m sure you’re right, but VAC is one of the worst examples for that… I think whatever Blizzard does with Overwatch 2 is a better example.