• JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl
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      9 months ago

      Because there is no need for now compared to cost and efficiency.

      Decoding - yes and I believe the last gen has that because streaming services are switching to AV1. However, only creators really would stream and make use of the encoding features.

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      9 months ago

      its computationally intensive, so for platforms where battery life is a significant factor, its prioritized less.

    • Cort@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Sorry, that was just a quote from the article. You’d have to ask Chip manufacturers why they’re not including this hardware encoder/decoder.