Battlefield 6 Anti-Cheat Shows Incompatibility With Riot Games’ Valorant
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Key points
- Players found that Battlefield 6’s anti-cheat asks them to uninstall Valorant.
- This happens when Valorant is opened while the player is trying to launch Battlefield 6.
- The game is expected to be released on Oct. 10, 2025, for the PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Some of the players who were lucky enough to enter Battlefield 6’s open beta were greeted by a window upon pressing play that requested them to uninstall Valorant due to a “general software incompatibility.” Valorant is a tactical FPS game from Riot Games that uses a kernel-level anti-cheat called Vanguard.
This interaction between the two pieces of software resulted in players poking fun at Valorant, saying that Battlefield 6 is doing them a favor by asking the player to uninstall the former. However, it was quickly clarified that this prompt only pops up whenever the player tries to open Battlefield 6 while Valorant is still open. The problem is easily solved by closing Valorant.
While there was no clear reason as to why the prompt was asking the player to uninstall Valorant, the reason might be due to its anti-cheat, which is implemented at a kernel level. According to Tom’s Hardware, the anti-cheat software used in Battlefield 6, called EA Javelin, also runs at a kernel level, which might explain the interference between the two. As of the writing of this article, EA still has not commented on the discovery.
Battlefield 6 is expected to be released on Oct. 10, 2025, for the PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Recently, EA said that the recent open beta test it conducted was the biggest in Battlefield history.
