On March 20th, 2026 MSI released a BIOS update for B650 Tomahawk Wi-Fi motherboard. One of the changes says “Implemented the anti-cheat mechanism.”
I looked around their forums and people seem to agree that it refers to Microsoft Pluton security processor.
Does anybody know what this change is actually about? Is it another initiative by Microsoft to further lock people out of their computers? Would it somehow hinder using Linux with this motherboard?
Can someone explain to me why cheating shouldn’t be solely caught and prevented on the servers these games run on? Why the hell are they diving into control on my own system?
It’s all about control. They demand control over servers, not allowing you to self host. They also demand control over communities, by putting them all in one big server or other controlled channels (but sometimes refusing to properly moderate them like in league of legends).
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Can someone explain to me why cheating shouldn’t be solely caught and prevented on the servers these games run on? Why the hell are they diving into control on my own system?
It’s all about control. They demand control over servers, not allowing you to self host. They also demand control over communities, by putting them all in one big server or other controlled channels (but sometimes refusing to properly moderate them like in league of legends).
Now, they want to control your device.
Sad people still play that garbage