Respawn has shared another major anti-cheat update for Apex Legends, and the numbers are hard to ignore. As Season 28 moves into its second split, the studio says it has banned 73,591 accounts across all platforms for cheating-related infractions so far. Out of that total, 70,242 bans came on PC, while 3,349 were issued on console.
The update also highlights how heavily Respawn is targeting third-party hardware and cheat-related tools. According to the anti-cheat team, bans tied to XIM and Titan devices reached 2,911, HWID spoofers accounted for 4,405 bans, DMA-related detections hit 1,103, and another 37,051 bans fell under other cheating hardware or cheat detections. Respawn also noted that these hardware figures do not add up to the full total because some bans were issued for other offenses, including bot accounts.
Apex Legends Cheating Problem Still Hits PC the Hardest
The platform breakdown tells the clearest story here. PC remains the biggest battleground by a huge margin. That is not exactly surprising for long-time Apex players, but seeing more than 70,000 bans on PC alone drives home just how much of the game’s anti-cheat effort is focused there. Console bans are far lower by comparison, though Respawn’s numbers show it is still taking action against device-based exploits that try to blur the line between console and PC-style cheating.
What stands out most is just how broad Respawn’s focus has become. This is no longer only about obvious aimbots or wallhacks. The team is now calling out hardware-based cheating in a much more public way, including spoofers and DMA setups that are often seen as harder to detect. That matters because one of the biggest frustrations in Apex has been the feeling that cheaters are always finding a new workaround, the second one method gets shut down.
Respawn Is Sending a Message Going Into Season 28 Split 2
Timing matters with this update. Respawn posted these numbers right as the second split of Season 28 begins, which makes this feel like more than a routine status report. It is a message to the player base that anti-cheat work is still active and that more detections and enforcement changes are on the way. The team said it is currently working on more updates, enhancements, and detections, with more details to be shared soon.
This also fits into Respawn’s broader anti-cheat push from earlier this year. In February, Apex Legends reportedly issued over 2,000 permanent bans tied to XIM use, and reporting at the time said Respawn had handed out more than 400,000 permanent bans since Season 23 as part of its wider crackdown on bots, anti-recoil abuse, and other cheat methods.
Most people care less about a big stat dump and more about whether their ranked lobbies actually feel cleaner. That said, regular public updates like this still matter. They show that Respawn understands cheating remains one of the biggest threats to the game’s health, especially in competitive and high-skill play.
The real test is what happens next. If these detection improvements lead to noticeably better match quality in Split 2, players will feel it quickly. If not, the community will keep asking the same question it always does after a ban wave: how many of these cheaters are gone for good, and how many will be back tomorrow?
