Halo Infinite's cheating problem is getting out of hand - Windows Central

The Halo Infinite multiplayer experience is mostly a great one, as the game's snappy gunplay, diverse weapon, vehicle, and equipment sandbox, and well-designed maps all make it one of the best Xbox shooters available.

However, there's one big problem with Halo Infinite that threatens to ruin the experience for everyone — the lack of an effective anti-cheat solution.

Since the day Halo Infinite's multiplayer launched, PC users making use of hacks have been consistently and continually spotted in matchmaking by countless players.

And in the meantime, Halo Infinite's lack of some valuable quality-of-life features makes the cheating epidemic even more difficult to deal with.

Why doesn't Halo Infinite have an in-game reporting system or an option to disable crossplay.

Since there is no in-game reporting system, players have to use the Halo Support website instead.

The process of reporting cheaters this way is awkward and slow, especially since Xbox players have to upload video evidence of cheating to the cloud, download the video on a PC, and then upload the video again when filling out a Halo Support ticket.

Another sorely missed feature is a toggle that would allow Xbox players to disable crossplay with PC players.

Currently, the only way Xbox players can stay relatively safe from hackers is by playing in the Ranked Arena playlist.

Between Halo Infinite's current ineffective anti-cheat measures and its lack of features that would help players mitigate the problem, the rising cheating issue seriously threatens Halo Infinite's overall reputation (especially in the competitive space).

(Halo Infinite's lack of content is also a problem.).

It's important to note that Halo Infinite is far from the first game to face these issues; titles like Call of Duty: Warzone, Destiny 2, and Valorant had their own cheating epidemics to deal with, too.

Otherwise, I fear that Halo Infinite's cheating problem is going to get out of hand.