Qualcomm is adding AV1 support, which could be huge for online video
> Uptake of the open-video codec AV1 has been slow, with major video providers waiting for broader device support.The people involved in AV1 had a software decode plan B that has worked better than most of them hoped.If you combine that with encoding choice based on software decode impact, most big players have started with software rollouts, but still seen gains."You need hardware support for a codec" is often the same kind of delaying tactic as "renewables need storage". You do both in parallel, not enter an infinite loop where you don't do either because the other isn't complete yet.