Music in MacOS 10.15.7 supports video playback up to 4K and downloads up to HD, so will it support lossless/high res lossless audio?

I don’t know why either, especially since a computer is the best option for those of us with large music libraries and the fact that the Mac is fully capable of playing hi-res/lossless music files. Phones are great for on the go music (when it could be argued you don’t even need lossless) but I prefer the Mac for listening at home, especially since Apple doesn’t have a hand-off feature like Spotify Connect to liberate your device while playing music. Apple TV’s are inconvenient now that they don’t have a separate audio out, as they practically force you to have your tv on when all you want to do is listen to music. So I applaud Apple for finally giving us a high quality music option, they seem to be unnecessarily limiting its options.

Just to further the discussion; I did a Tidal free trial awhile back and had no issues playing hi-res tracks on my late 2012 Mac Mini. I’m sure Amazon HD and Spotify HiFi(when it comes) will have no issues either, so why Apple will be requiring Big Sur 11.4 is disappointing to say the least.