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Re:Xfinity Stream on Linux (A Tale of Widevine, ChromeOS, an... by captn3m0 on Sunday January 01, 2023 @12:14AM (#34203818)
You're correct, but Netflix seems to block it on the client-side. Lots of extensions fix this, and I seem to have had those installed for quite a while, so never had to think about it. Prime on the other hand, blocks it server-side, so no way to upgrade.

I'm hoping that with SteamDeck these issues get sorted, as more people use it as a docked media player.

[0]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/netflix-1080p...

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Re:Xfinity Stream on Linux (A Tale of Widevine, ChromeOS, an... by bubblethink on Sunday January 01, 2023 @01:10AM (#34204080)
>I'm hoping that with SteamDeck these issues get sorted, as more people use it as a docked media player.

Why won't it be the same deal as ChromeOS or Android ? It'll work with some blessed config of widewine L1, and not if you do your own thing on the device.

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Re:Xfinity Stream on Linux (A Tale of Widevine, ChromeOS, an... by captn3m0 on Sunday January 01, 2023 @01:37AM (#34204191)
SteamDeck runs archlinux, so higher chance of the blessed configuration working elsewhere? Can’t really say, since Steam hasn’t elaborated on their plans yet.
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Re:Xfinity Stream on Linux (A Tale of Widevine, ChromeOS, an... by Mindwipe on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:07AM (#34232275)
Widevine L1 requires hardware backed support and keys baked into the device, which the SteamDeck does not have.

It won't be happening on the current hardware.

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Re:Xfinity Stream on Linux (A Tale of Widevine, ChromeOS, an... by GauntletWizard on Sunday January 01, 2023 @01:26AM (#34204145)
It's not just client side, but it's easy enough to lie to them, and the lie is very little and white
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