Cheaters found running amok in PlayStation-exclusive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 beta

It's unclear how the unscrupulous individuals got their cheats working on Modern Warfare 3. There are many theories circulating online. The most credible one is that the cheaters used a PlayStation 4 DevKit. The developer-exclusive kits are rare, even more so today. It's believed this is the only way to run actual cheats on PS4 games, especially those that just launched or are still undergoing beta testing. The rarity of the DevKits explain why cheaters are rare in consoles, because they don't work on the retail versions.

It's unknown if the cheater involved in the clip previously worked as a game developer for a studio way back then or they just got a hold of a rare piece of equipment.

Ironically, the PlayStation-exclusive Operator Skin specializes in opening locks.

What's likely keeping Activision Blizzard up at night right now is that more players are coming on October 12-16. As the Modern Warfare 3 beta opens to players from other platforms, the cheaters will flood and chaos will ensue.

Modern Warfare 3 already has negative public stock by default, described as an overpriced expansion pack instead of a sequel. Having cheaters proliferate the game isn't going to help with its public perception.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a collaboration between Sledgehammer Games and Infinity Ward. Treyarch joined to bring an even larger zombies mode than ever before as well. Treyarch is taking the lead on next year's Call of Duty entry, unless things change.

Modern Warfare 3 will likely mark the last time that a Call of Duty game will come out on both current-gen and next-gen consoles. After this, it's presumed that Call of Duty will become strictly a next-gen exclusive affair, with the new deals struck by Microsoft with Sony and Nintendo taking effect.

Hopefully, Activision Blizzard can find a way to detect and kick out cheaters like these ones in time before the game is fully launched on November 10 (the Early Access period starting on November 3 is strictly single-player only).