The latest PlayStation 5 update has disabled any use of Cronus on the platform, and Warzone and MW3 players are praising Sony for doing it, calling it a “massive W.”
After every update, Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone continue to add more content, from guns to new maps. Sometimes, it also breaks the game completely, and on odd occasions, the game suffers from a massive influx of cheaters.
Over the years, Activision’s in-house RICOCHET anti-cheat has gone through multiple updates to combat hackers. While the usual software use, like aimbot or other cheats, is easier to detect, external hardware like Cronus can be difficult to combat.
Cronus is an extended device that you connect to the controller. Once connected, you can run various scripts (code) to achieve things like no recoil or aim assist. It basically emulates them for you internally, and you don’t have to do anything. But since it is only altering the controller and not the game itself, it becomes hard for anti-cheat to spot them.
RICOCHET anti-cheat was recently updated to detect it, but many cheaters do still slip through the net. However, Sony are taking matters into their own hands by disabling Cronus in the latest PlayStation Software Update for PS5.