Respawn has taken action against players who were sharing their accounts across multiple devices to climb the Apex Predator leaderboard faster than they should have. The result: 258 Predator players on PlayStation and Xbox are sitting out a 60-day suspension.
What triggered the investigation
The community kept reporting Predator players who were somehow grinding unusually long, uninterrupted Ranked sessions. The Anti-Cheat team took those reports, went through login activity and device data tied to high-ranked accounts, and found accounts being accessed from several distinct devices in a pattern that matches account sharing. The problem was specifically concentrated among console users.
Enforcement breakdown
The suspensions split between the two platforms like this:
PlayStation – 115 players
- 92 players were frequently sharing their accounts
- 2 players were sharing their accounts across 5+ devices
- 21 players both shared frequently and shared with 5+ devices
Xbox – 143 players
- 124 players were frequently sharing their accounts
- 2 players were sharing their accounts across 5+ devices
- 17 players both shared frequently and shared with 5+ devices
What the punishment actually means
Account sharing is prohibited under the Terms of Service, and Respawn says it undermines the integrity of Ranked play. Accounts caught doing it get suspended and all associated Ranked points are removed – so the ladder position built that way disappears with the ban. If you want to know where the current Ranked season stands, we covered Marked Split 2 in a separate article.
Respawn also says it will keep monitoring Ranked play and acting against accounts that try to get an unfair advantage through account sharing or other forms of abuse. The stated goal is simple: the Predator leaderboard should reflect the players who actually earned their spot.
Bot Royale false ban reports
Alongside the Predator action, the team addressed community claims that recent enforcement hit players who were only playing Bot Royale. Respawn reviewed those reports, including the specific accounts the community brought forward, and ran additional validation on the associated enforcement. The conclusion: the bans were valid and those accounts were correctly actioned.
Respawn adds that it takes potential false ban reports seriously and will keep reviewing credible cases that reach it.
Where to go next
If you are only starting your climb and want to avoid the frustrating early matches, read our guide on how to play, and if you are still picking a main, we broke down every roster pick in our overview of Legends. Everything else we publish about the game lives in our Apex Legends news section.
FAQ
A total of 258 Predator players – 115 on PlayStation and 143 on Xbox.
Every affected account received a 60-day suspension.
No. All Ranked points associated with accounts caught sharing are removed, on top of the suspension itself.
The investigation of login activity and device data identified account sharing patterns specifically among console users, which is why the enforcement covers PlayStation and Xbox.
No. Respawn reviewed the reported accounts, ran additional validation, and confirmed those bans were valid and correctly issued.