A couple of days back, Bluehole Studios came out with an announcement revealing details on its upcoming security update. The developers were set to introduce a brand new Anti-Cheat engine in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). However, with a more recent announcement from the developers, it seems the update for the new engine has been delayed.

PC players, the patch for the anti-cheat update has been delayed, as an unexpected issue has occurred while testing its compatibility. We will soon update you when it will be released. Thank you for your understanding. — PLAY BATTLEGROUNDS (@PUBATTLEGROUNDS) February 6, 2018

According to the announcement, the new Anti-Cheat engine came across some compatibility issues during its testing phase. Hence, the update which was set to bring in this new engine has been delayed until further notice. For more details, check out the official post by Bluehole Studios.

PUBG Anti-Cheat Update

For those of you who are unaware of this new update, the new Anti-Cheat update was meant to add in a number of security measures in the game, disallowing anyone who uses third-party software to boost up gameplay and other features like ReShade.

“The new anti-cheat feature will block different helper programs that alter the graphics or aid in gameplay in some way. What these programs have in common is that they all hook into our game and transform game files. Programs that are not used to gain an unfair advantage can also be blocked if they behave like cheats. ” – Official Annoucement

Though the Anti-Cheat update has been delayed, the developers have blocked ReShade altogether. As a result, those of you who have been using ReShade will have to uninstall the application, if they wish to play the game again. Furthermore, if the game files have already been compromised, you will have to reinstall the game again.

For more details on the ReShade ban, you can navigate to the relevant blog post. Stay tuned for information regarding the Anti-Cheat update, as the developers will be coming out with details on the new update time any minute now.

Comment below and let us know what you think of the brand new initiative taken by the developers at Bluehole Studios. Is this how things should have been done in the first place?