"The storage of information in the end-user's terminal equipment or the access to information already stored in the terminal equipment shall only be allowed if the end-user has consented on the basis of clear and comprehensive information. The information to the end-user and the consent shall be provided in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679."
There is like 15 years of official guidance and case law on ePrivacy, with relevant guidance from the Art 29 Working Party (precursor to the current EDPB) published around 2014. But I don't think regulators are in a hurry to get into arguments about the finer points when the ePrivacy Regulation could be passed any year now, which would allow a more nuanced approach to cookies (e.g. allowing legitimate interest instead of consent).
Why do you think this would result in a different outcome in Germany?
The language of the new law in Germany is virtually identical to the language of the EU directive.
So why would it be different in Germany versus other countries in the EU that also have to implement the directive?
Following the German debate the courts and watchdogs interpretation of the law is that strictly necessary means that the functionality is not possible without cookies or other technology and the consent has to be of the same quality as per GDPR.
Privacy law in Germany is usually stricter than in other EU country's even if the text is identical.
"The storage of information in the end-user's terminal equipment or the access to information already stored in the terminal equipment shall only be allowed if the end-user has consented on the basis of clear and comprehensive information. The information to the end-user and the consent shall be provided in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679."