New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Gamers were excited to play the Battlefield 6 beta this week, but they were caught off guard with a strange error message asking them to uninstall Valorant. This beta, from August 14 to 17, is to showcase new maps and game modes. Instead, it turned into a headache for some users because they couldn't launch the game due to this error.

The problem is associated with the anti-cheat software, a small program that runs in the background to stop cheaters and hackers from ruining online games. Battlefield 6 uses a new system called Javelin, while Valorant uses Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat system. These kernel-level anti-cheat systems see each other as a threat and shut down the game launch. Gamers immediately flocked to soc...