Rockstar Games ramped up its anti-cheating efforts in Grand Theft Auto Online last week with the introduction of the BattlEye update.
Now, Take-Two Interactive has also stepped in, using real-life laws to keep the chaotic streets of Los Santos in check — as they've done a few times before.
Although the much-needed layer of protection for GTA Online has come at the expense of the game's Linux and Steam Deck player base—Valve and Rockstar are working on a solution—it's an overall positive development that should benefit GTA Online and Grand Theft Auto 6, in the future.
Meanwhile, instead of banning cheaters in the virtual world, Take-Two is going after cheat distributers in the real one. According to @videothechuk_ on X, formerly Twitter, Take-Two has been using DCMA takedown requests to remove GTA Online mod menus from the game.
