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This is the best summary I could come up with:
As first noted by the Call of Duty news channel CharlieIntel, the latest update to the PlayStation 5's system (24.01-08.60.00) software blocks the Cronus from connecting.
The update is "NOT mandatory," Cronus claims in a notice on its website, so Zen players can hold off and keep playing.
The Cronus Zen, which costs $100 or more and is available on Amazon and at GameStop, among other outlets, does claim to offer accessibility and third-party compatibility options for players.
Activision's anti-cheat Ricochet tool called out "third-party hardware devices" that "act as a passthrough for controllers" in a blog post about its April 2023 updates.
The same went for Ubisoft and Bungie, none of which called out the Cronus Zen in particular, but were signaling efforts to block it and similar devices, like the XIM and ReaSnow S1.
None of these companies have offered a patch to the behavior of people who want to spend more than $100 and risk lifetime bans to earn undeserved points worth no tradable value.
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