Call of Duty will be releasing its anti-cheat system as part of a new update soon.
The security technology will be implemented into all current Call of Duty servers to eliminate cheating from games.
Team Ricochet, Call of Duty's anti-cheat department, has updated its security enforcement policy for Vanguard.
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It now states that extreme cases of cheating can lead to permanent bans that extend beyond the specific game being played.
The updated policy reads: "Permanent suspension are lasting and final, and can apply across this title and past, present, or future titles in the Call of Duty franchise."
The studio also stated that these permanent suspensions will only be handed out for "extreme or repeated violations of the security policy, such as in-game cheating."
It will also extend to players who "attempt to hide, disguise, or obfuscate [their] identity or the identity of hardware devices."
But this doesn't mean that all cheaters will be handed out permanent suspensions - temporary suspensions will range from "48 hours to two weeks or longer, depending on the severity of the infraction."
“All our anti-cheat efforts are focused on fighting unfair play and protecting the player experience,” Team Ricochet said in a blog.
“Launching the server updates as part of the Ricochet Anti-Cheat system is the first step in our new anti-cheat security initiative and we’re working hard to make things as frustrating as possible for cheaters.”
Cheating has been a black spot on Activision's record of recent Call of Duty games, especially its battle royale title Warzone, according to many players and streamers.
Some players have even reported watching two cheaters fight each other in-game.
Activision previously said last month: “The Ricochet Anti-Cheat initiative is a multi-faceted approach to combat cheating, featuring new server-side tools which monitor analytics to identify cheating, enhanced investigation processes to stamp out cheaters, updates to strengthen account security, and more.
“In addition to server enhancements coming with Ricochet Anti-Cheat is the launch of a new PC kernel-level driver, developed internally for the Call of Duty franchise, and launching first for Call of Duty: Warzone.
“This driver will assist in the identification of cheaters, reinforcing and strengthening the overall server security. The kernel-level driver launches alongside the Pacific update for Warzone later this year.”
A kernel-level driver anti-cheat means that this security system will follow the same implementation of other popular battle royales such as Apex Legends which uses similar technology
