And all this came from big game makers turning their games into casinos. The reason they want everything locked down is money is on the line.

anti-cheat far precedes the casinoification of modern games.

nobody wants to play games that are full of bots. cheaters will destroy your game and value proposition.

anti-cheat is essentially existential for studios/publishers that rely on multiplayer gaming.

So yes, the second half of your statement is true. The first half--not so much.

	▲	cogman10 a day ago \| parent [-]
		> anti-cheat far precedes the casinoification of modern games. > nobody wants to play games that are full of bots. cheaters will destroy your game and value proposition. You are correct, but I think I did a bad job of communicating what I meant. It's true that anti-cheat has been around since forever. However, what's changed relatively recently is anti-cheat integrated into the kernel alongside requirements for signed kernels and secure boot. This dates back to 2012, right as games like Battlefield started introducing gambling mechanics into their games. There were certainly other games that had some gambly aspects to them, but 2010s is pretty close to where esports along with in game gambling was starting to bud.