Opera jumps into gaming with Opera GX browser – whatever that is
RGB sync, perhaps?
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You may not have heard of it, butOperais a web browser competing with the likes of Chrome and Firefox to be thebest browser. It may not have much going for it in terms of market share, but it’s a quality browser. Now, it seems the company behind the browser wants to offer something special for gamers with theannouncement of a gaming browsercalled Opera GX.
Beyond the name of the new browser and that it’s “a new and special version of our browser made with those of you who play games in mind,” next to nothing about the browser is explained. There is an image of what the browser will presumably look like, with an apparent dark theme and red accents.
In a twist, readers took to the comment section below the announcement to gripe about the move. Few seem excited about the introduction of a new version of Opera when they believe more can still be done to improve existing platforms, like the newOpera Reborn 3.
Opera-come-lately
Some of the feedback centered around Opera following in the wake of the introduction of gaming features in theVivaldibrowser. While Opera claims the new browser is “the first browser built for your gaming setup” on itsOpera GX early access sign-up page, Vivaldi recently launched a feature tolink the browser with Razer Chroma devices.
Commenters on Opera’s blog post appear to expect this is the same sort of feature planned for Opera GX.
Some gamers may appreciate having more browser options to take advantage of their RGB gaming devices, but the audience isn’t likely to be huge. Opera only has 1% of the browser market share, and Opera GX would only see a fraction of that share.
Now, if Opera GX could offer some enhancements for game streaming with services likeGoogle’sStadia, then it might have something compelling to offer more gamers.
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