[BUG]: Old Headless mode has been removed from the Chrome binary

[Sid200026]

Describe the bug

When running tests on Linux/Windows using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome, tests would fail for playwright versions 1.46, 1.47 and 1.48 with the error

<launched> pid=3456
[pid=3456][err] Old Headless mode has been removed from the Chrome binary. Please use the new Headless mode (https://permanently-removed.invalid/docs/chromium/new-headless) or the chrome-headless-shell which is a standalone implementation of the old Headless mode (https://permanently-removed.invalid/blog/chrome-headless-shell).
[pid=3456][err] 

Workaround

• Upgrade to Playwright version 1.49 or higher

Setup

• Browser - Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge
• Playwright Versions - 1.46, 1.47 and 1.48
• Remote OS - Linux or Windows

References

• Removing --headless=old from Chrome
• Changes in Chromium headless in Playwright v1.49
• Microsoft Edge Release Notes - Version 132.0.2957.115: January 17, 2025