His obligation card makes non justice (and perhaps non leadership) Cables miserable.
The only reliable way to clear Technovirus Resurgence in one go is with a Mind Scan + basic thwart. You miss a ready or fail to find one of these 3 copies in your deck, and become punished with an accel and no PSIONIC trait for you.
What is worse, his nemesis set is a complete shutdown on cable; with Stryfe not only having villainous, but stopping you from playing any of your 6 identity specific events (including the most needed Mind Scan); and Back to the Future adding a cable-specific super crisis icon that prevents him from removing threat from else than that side scheme.
Finally, to add salt to the wound, there is a limit to player side schemes in play, converting some hands into dead weights with almost nothing to play because that limit; or what is worse, becoming unable to change a side scheme for another that could adapt better to the board's situation.
In resume, you are highly tied to the benevolence of RNG. Unless playing in justice, getting your obligation or Shadow of the Past will punish this hero with a long and painful trip to the purgatory.