Valorant`s Windows 11 TPM gambit: Expert insights
(Windows Phone Central)

Windows 11 and Valorant are both fans of TPM tech. What does that mean? TPM 2.0 has been a touchy topic since Microsoft first made it mainstream with Windows 11`s system requirements. Many, many months after TPM tech entered public discourse, many people still don`t understand how it affects them, their ability to upgrade to Windows 11, or helps the security of their PC. As such, it seemed like an out-of-left-field bit of news when Riot Games` Valorant started requiring TPM 2.0 and secure boot to run on Windows 11. Confusion ran rampant: Was this the beginning of a wave of games racing to catch up with Windows 11`s requirements just for the sake of OS adherence, or was Riot spearheading a new breed of anti-cheat initiative? Windows Central reached out to experts to learn a bit more about what TPM tech`s role in Valorant and gaming as a whole may be going forward, as well as whether a new bar has just been set for Windows 11 gaming. Useful measure or empty threat? Hardware bans...