EA requires Battlefield 6 players to change motherboard settings

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References

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↑ "Secure Boot Megathread - Guide + Community support". 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-06 – via Reddit.
↑ "Secure boot". 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-06 – via Reddit.
↑ Goodchild, Wayne (2025-08-01). "EA Lets Players Blow Things Up Real Good in Battlefield 6 (And Use Godot to Edit Maps)". Eneba Hub. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
↑ Klotz, Aaron (2025-08-02). "Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
↑ @TECC (2025-08-06). "#EA has confirmed that #Battlefield 6 will be completely unplayable on #Linux systems, including #SteamDeck, due to its new kernel-level anti-cheat system, "EA Javelin," which explicitly blocks Linux". Retrieved 2025-08-06 – via Mastodon.

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[2] "Secure Boot Megathread - Guide + Community support". 2025-08-05. Retrieved 2025-08-06 – via Reddit.

[3] "Secure boot". 2025-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-06 – via Reddit.

[4] Goodchild, Wayne (2025-08-01). "EA Lets Players Blow Things Up Real Good in Battlefield 6 (And Use Godot to Edit Maps)". Eneba Hub. Retrieved 2025-08-06.

[5] Klotz, Aaron (2025-08-02). "Battlefield 6's Javelin anti-cheat Secure Boot requirement could kill its Steam Deck support". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-08-06.

[6] @TECC (2025-08-06). "#EA has confirmed that #Battlefield 6 will be completely unplayable on #Linux systems, including #SteamDeck, due to its new kernel-level anti-cheat system, "EA Javelin," which explicitly blocks Linux". Retrieved 2025-08-06 – via Mastodon.

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