However, just how PlayReady 3.0 will work is unclear as a number of silicon vendors slated to be involved have not discussed if their next range of products will be compatible with PlayReady 3.0.Īt the recent WinHEC conference China, Microsoft’s Nishanth Lingamneni discussed hardware DRM but the video of his talk cuts off before he goes into more detail. If true, Windows would be able to convince studios to use PlayReady 3.0 and as a result bring 4K streaming to desktops, according to Extreme Tech. Window’s proposed PlayReady 3.0 DRM could support 4K content but use much more restrictive digital rights management technology to curb illegitimate streams at the same time.
Thus far, the availability of 4K content is limited on PCs. Microsoft is reportedly working on a new iteration of its hardware digital rights management (DRM) technology for playing 4K content on Windows 10.
