EA is organizing another free open beta for Battlefield 6 this weekend — Aug. 14 to Aug. 17 — with a new "Empire State" map that promises even more close-quarters combat. You'll also be able to play the new Rush and Squad deathmatch modes, and, of course, pick up some free rewards.
That all sounds great, but there's a small thorn in the game's side, called Valorant. Yes, that Valorant. If you want to play Battlefield 6, you cannot have the eSports first-person shooter installed — if you do, Battlefield 6 won't even start.
Over the past weekend during the first open beta, user AnAveragePlayer posted on the r/Battlefield subreddit, showing a rather strange error message: It was Battlefield 6 citing a "security violation," telling the user to uninstall Valorant because it was incompatible with the game. The post got almost 10,000 upvotes and appears to be the first major instance of two anti-cheat programs colliding.
Battlefield 6 just told me to uninstall Valorant. Literally. from r/Battlefield
