Editing Cheating in online games (section)

=== Third-party hardware peripherals ===
Some computer and console devices sold under the guise of "accessibility peripherals" have been used to gain unfair advantages over other players of games, such as eliminating recoil completely and boosting aim assistance, and some may even include additionally downloadable [[Macro (computer science)|macros]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brendan |date=2023-04-14 |title=Destiny 2 is cracking down on Cronus and XIM cheating |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/destiny-2-is-finally-cracking-down-on-cronus-and-xim-cheating |access-date=2023-04-15 |website=Windows Central |language=en}}</ref>

Some games use different pools for matchmaking purposes, for instance, [[Personal computer|PC]] players are matched with other PC players, and [[Video game console|console]] players are matched with other console players. A console peripheral allowing the use of mouse and keyboard can be used to trick the console system to provide additional aim assistance provided to [[Game controller|controllers]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Tim |date=2023-04-13 |title=Bungie announces major crackdown on third-party peripheral cheaters, bans incoming |language=en |work=PC Gamer |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/bungie-announces-major-crackdown-on-third-party-peripheral-cheaters-bans-incoming/ |access-date=2023-04-15}}</ref>