The PS5 release date is a hot subject right now, what with the busy console schedule of late.
2017 will soon see the release of another major PlayStation rival after the Nintendo Switch, the Xbox One X.
Both consoles are going head-to-head with the PS4 and PS4 Pro and will look to carve their own piece of the gaming market out for themselves.
Nintendo have already got to work on this, with the Switch making an impressive debut and counting over 5 million consoles sold.
Meanwhile, the Xbox One X will launch in November, having already broken records at Microsoft when it comes to Pre Orders.
But when the PS5 release date does finally arrive, it may want to copy something that’s already part of the Microsoft Xbox One brand.
It was recently revealed that Microsoft have launched a new anti-cheat feature for some of its games.
Called TruePlay, the new program helps combat problems that hit PC games all the time, including wallhacks and aimbots.
It’s a system which collects data and looks out for out of the ordinary instances in gameplay.
“A game enrolled in TruePlay will run in a protected process, which mitigates a class of common attacks,” the official Microsoft description explains.
“Additionally, a Windows service will monitor gaming sessions for behaviors and manipulations that are common in cheating scenarios. These data will be collected, and alerts will be generated only when cheating behavior appears to be occurring.
“To ensure and protect customer privacy while preventing false positives, these data are only shared with developers after processing has determined cheating is likely to have occurred.
“The TruePlay APIs for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) allow limited interaction between games and the game monitoring system on Windows 10 PCs.”
And while widespread cheating isn’t something that’s currently a huge problem on Sony’s PS4, a system like this could well be used to spot other major glitches.
Most games usually have a few exploits that can be used to help rebalance the outcome, something that has been found in big hits like Overwatch and Destiny 2.
Being able to spot these on the PS5 would help keep things fair, as well as futureproof against new exploits being found in the system itself.
Currently, TruePlay is only available in Microsoft Store games like Forza and Cuphead, however, the need for more killer features like this in the future will probably only grow with the bettering tech available on the market.
Nintendo themselves have put in place a system to help find exploits in the Switch, before they become bigger problems for the company.
Both the Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS consoles saw homebrewed software successfully installed, meaning that players could pirate games, as well as use mods.
Nintendo have signalled that they hope to avoid the same situation occurring with Nintendo Switch games and software, expanding their current HackerOne policies to now include their new console.
The Japanese games giant is now asking their fanbase to look for potential exploits in their system and flag them via the HackerOne site.
Cash rewards are being offered and there have already been three claimed so far.
“Nintendo’s goal is to provide a secure environment for our customers so that they can enjoy our games and services. In order to achieve this goal, Nintendo is interested in receiving vulnerability information that researchers may discover regarding Nintendo’s platforms,” the message explains.
“Currently, in the context of the HackerOne program, Nintendo is only interested in vulnerability information regarding the Nintendo Switch system and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems and is not seeking vulnerability information regarding other Nintendo platforms, network service, or server-related information.”
Nintendo will pay rewards to the first reporter of qualifying vulnerability information ranging from $100 USD to $20,000 USD.