Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, the latest entry in its long-running FPS franchise, will take its anti-cheat measures to the next level by requiring TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) and Windows Secure Boot on PC. To prepare for the rollout, Activision will begin implementing these security features in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 5 and Call of Duty: Warzone, ensuring everything is in place before launch day.
But what do these terms mean, and is this the silver bullet Activision is pitching it to be?
Both features are available in Windows 10 and mandatory for Windows 11, but many users still have them disabled, either due to older hardware or by choice. With this change, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will only be playable on systems where both features are enabled, potentially locking out thousands of legitimate players whose hardware doesn’t support TPM or who prefer not to use it.
While there’s no hard evidence that TPM or Secure Boot will actually stop cheating, the hope is that it will at least slow it down, mainly by keeping some would-be cheaters out before they even launch the game. The catch?...
