Guess you’re kinda screwed if you like hard copies of stuff.
According to a report by BleepingComputer, Intel decided to remove SGX (software guard extension) support from their newer chipsets. Which is good, as it was apparently causing problems for them. The downside, however, is that removing SGX means that PCs with 12th Generation Intel Core 11000 and 12000 processors installed won’t be able to read 4K Blu-Ray discs.
The reason why is, well, Blu-Ray discs require Intel’s SGX as part of their DRM. No SGX, no successful DRM check, no 4K Dunkacchino for you.
According to data sheets from Intel, SGX has now been moved to “deprecated technology”. So that’s the downside. The upside, however, is that SGX, much like any technology connected to DRM, sucked ass anyway.
SGX was proprietary to Intel, which also caused a number of headaches for developers due to the lack of flexibility it introduced. It also caused a number of vulnerabilities in the security of Intel’s chips, which they weren’t fond of. So getting rid of it makes sense. Hell, it’s getting harder and harder to even find PC’s with disc drives nowadays. You’re probably stuck using technology outside of your PC to watch Blu-Rays/read discs as tech moves on.
Source: PC Gamer
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