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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rel...peras-broader-gaming-expansion-301701615.html

Opera, the company behind the world's first gaming browser, announced today that Opera GX has surpassed 20 million monthly active users (MAU). This milestone highlights Opera GX's growing popularity among gamers and its successful and meaningful entry into gaming culture. With Opera GX, Gamemaker, and GX.games, Opera created a unique ecosystem that caters to the gaming community's needs and interests.

"Our focus on gaming - and specifically the Opera GX browser - is a key component in the continued strong growth and profitability of Opera," said Lin Song, Opera Co-CEO. "Our decision to pair our existing 320-plus million user base with products tailored to benefit specific segments has allowed us to successfully scale in high-ARPU markets and among attractive user groups."

Opera GX was first launched in 2019 with the goal of providing a unique browsing experience for gamers that solves their issues with resource-hungry browsers and provides them with a unique aesthetic that matches their tastes. But to become an embedded lifestyle choice for more than 20 million gamers, Opera GX had to offer more than just great utility - it had to really belong in the gaming ecosystem. That meant tapping into the spirit of gaming, which is channeled through the myriad of streamers and influencers that keep this culture alive. The browser has worked with more than 5,300 of them with more collaborations to come. In addition to its impressive user base growth, Opera GX has also seen strong engagement from its users who love it and engage with it in various ways: from its Discord server, which is one of the largest in the tech space, through its meme-centric Twitter account, to interacting with the browser at gaming conventions around the world. The average user spends approximately 8 hours each day with the browser open, indicating a high level of satisfaction and loyalty.

"We are thrilled to have passed the 20 million MAU milestone, and to have built an ecosystem loved by such a strong and dedicated community of gamers, with the vast majority being Gen Zers," said Krystian Kolondra, EVP of Browsers and Gaming at Opera. "Our current user base is as robust and engaged as when we started. The size of the opportunity is still massive: we are very excited about reaching more gamers in even more regions in the years to come - we're only getting started."

In the newest instance of successful collaborations at unprecedented scale for Opera, Opera GX partnered with TikTok in the #GamingforAll campaign centered around overcoming personal obstacles in gaming, which received more than 262 million views worldwide. Opera GX's activities also include "Hot Tab Hero", a TV-show format on the topic of gaming. Pilot episodes have been recorded in Poland, Germany, and Brazil, with new English-speaking formats to come.

I knew there was excitement for the interactivity and useful features with Operas gaming browser, as well as their adds attacking the lack of optimization of Edge and Chrome, but i didn't think that this Browser would end up getting so popular to gain 20 MAU.

They seem to be going after creators and streamers more who will likely show off the browser and get more people inboard. I'm actually surprised Google and and them haven't tried competing with a "gaming" web browser, especially given Googles continuing attempts to engage in the industry which has gotten mixed results so far. Considering Chrome is the most dominant browser you'd think they would have gaming version of Chrome or something, same with Microsoft with an "Xbox" browser perhaps.

 

[Unknown?]

Man I haven't used Opera in like 15 years. It used to be good but isn't it using the Chromium engine just like Chrome?

Librewolf ftw!

 

[jigglet]

The renaming really needs to happen asap. They need to be clear which parts are owned by China now and which ones are not.

 

[marquimvfs]

The renaming really needs to happen asap. They need to be clear which parts are owned by China now and which ones are not.

I guess the whole thing was sold to Baidu, am I wrong? Old (and good) opera team is now behind the Vivaldi browser. Just after the sale, Opera became shit. But, maybe they improved it now, or maybe "gamers" are suckers and use anything that is labeled "gamer".

 

[PSYGN]

Makes sense, I feel PC gamers tend to want to squeeze every bit of performance they can but a lot of PC gamers aren't really technically savvy and so for them this seems like something they need.

 

[IFireflyl]

Firefox is the best.

 

[Topher]

same with Microsoft with an "Xbox" browser perhaps.

Edge is about as much of a "gaming" browser as you can get as far as Xbox is concerned. If a game is on xCloud you can browse to the Xbox game and start up the game from there on any device that has Edge.

 

[reinking]

Is that a lot?

 

[nikos]

Tried it a while back when I got tired of Chrome but ended up going with Firefox. Tempted to give it another shot to see if it has improved.

 

[azertydu91]

Tried it a while back when I got tired of Chrome but ended up going with Firefox. Tempted to give it another shot to see if it has improved.

Honestly, it is pretty good.It automatically darkens pages, block ads and has a built in vpn while not eating all your RAM.A lot of websites were problematic (like disney+) it is no longer the case.

 

[Gaelyon]

I use Brave. When launching a game i just close my browser. What's a "gamer" browser do exactly ?

 

[Longcat]

Good for them, but I don't feel like giving my data to the CCP, so I'll pass

Firefox+Vivaldi gang rise up

 

[jaysius]

Streamers are promoting the product, the hivemind runs pretty tightly with stream watchers.

Opera GX vs Chrome: Which is the best?

This article compares Opera GX and Chrome. If you are undecided about selecting any one of these browsers, this post will help you.

www.thewindowsclub.com

Performance​

When it comes to web browser performance, it should display the results faster and consume fewer system resources. Browsing speed depends on many different factors. Some websites take more time to load, whereas, some load in less time. It also depends on the graphics quality of a website. If a website uses too many heavy images and heavy videos, it will take more time to load. Therefore, we tested the performance of both these browsers on the basis of system resource consumption.

We opened the same websites in 4 tabs in both of these browsers and noted that Google Chrome was consuming more CPU and DIsk but less RAM than Opera GX. Have a look:

• Google Chrome: 84% CPU, 83% Memory, and 41% Disk.
• Opera GX: 12% CPU, 87% Memory, and 1% Disk.

Less CPU usage but MORE RAM usage than CHROME from Opera GX.

Opera GX vs Chrome: Which Is Better for RAM Usage, Speed & Privacy

Discover the best browser in this Opera GX vs Chrome comparison guide offering better performance, design, security, and features.

windowsreport.com

Browser	Price	Latest	Release date	Owned by	CPU usage	RAM usage	BrowserAudit benchmark	Speedometer benchmark
Opera GX	Free	86.0.4363.64	18 May 2022	Opera Software	1 – 2.3 %	740 MB	368/400	130 runs/minute
Chrome	Free	103.0.5060.66	27 June 2022	Google	1.1 – 2.9 %	1263 MB	365/400	126 runs/minute
Firefox	Free	102.0	28 June 2022	Mozilla Foundation	1.4 – 2.3 %	415 – 478 MB	376/400	117 runs/minute

Another site, different results, LESS RAM THAN CHROME, but still not as little as FIREFOX.

 

[lh032]

Gamepass competitor.

 

[daffyduck]

 

[bad guy]

I competed in the OperaGX no-internet-page gamejam contest. I should have won!!1! My game Doggynet Down (HTML5) was superior!1!!!

 

[GymWolf]

Wtf is a gaming browser?

 

[Shubh_C63]

I am installing this right now then.

I hate that while playing Destiny I have to have chrome open for using DIM which takes a lot of ram because Chrome.
also Google is making some changes in the browsers making adblockers impossible in 2023 so was high time switching back to Firefox or Opera anyway.

 

[Drew1440]

Lost interest in Opera after they dropped their Presto engine for Chromium.
Vivaldi is the spiritual successor, but even that's based on Chromium.

 

[Skifi28]

Wtf is a gaming browser?

The same thing as a gaming chair I imagine.

 

[RoadHazard]

I competed in the OperaGX no-internet-page gamejam contest. I should have won!!1! My game Doggynet Down (HTML5) was superior!1!!!

This is now my GOTY, fuck Elden Ring and GOWR.

 

[Fuz]

I guess the whole thing was sold to Baidu, am I wrong? Old (and good) opera team is now behind the Vivaldi browser. Just after the sale, Opera became shit. But, maybe they improved it now, or maybe "gamers" are suckers and use anything that is labeled "gamer".

Ooooh that's why. I'm using a portable version of opera, a very old build, as a side browser. I went back to that old build because it became shit. Now I know the reason.

 

[Fuz]

By the way, chromium is shit and they're more and more forcing a closed architecture and fucking functionalities and addons.

Switch to Firefox.

 

[GymWolf]

The same thing as a gaming chair I imagine.

So uncomfortable, overpriced and with cringe colors?

 

[Davevil]

The same thing as a gaming chair I imagine.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Its..alright. The dedicated gaming tab is pretty cool, shows release calendar platform wise.
The Youtube experience is worse with video pop out feature, the left side tab is pretty distracting and should be hideable.

 

[crackajack]

... DIM which takes a lot of ram because Chrome.
also Google is making some changes in the browsers making adblockers impossible in 2023 so was high time switching back to Firefox or Opera anyway.

Opera is the "same" thing though.
Firefox is the last relevant true alternative after MS stopped Explorer and previous Edge
Safari is a relative to Chromium but another fork of webkit/khtml

But I guess performance between all the software using Blink might vary. So trying everything can't hurt.

 

[nani17]

I just switched back to Brave. I used Edge for awhile. Edge is basically a lighter version of chrome.

 

[Unknown?]

By the way, chromium is shit and they're more and more forcing a closed architecture and fucking functionalities and addons.

Switch to Firefox.

The best version of Firefox no longer gets updated(Icecat) but Librewolf is still around and is basically Firefox with all of the settings optimized out of the box.

Chromium is junk, can't believe even Microsoft caved and started using it.

 

[Fuz]

The best version of Firefox no longer gets updated

If you knew my post history you would have know that... I don't give a shit

I NEVER update anything without a good reason and without knowing what I'm about to do. In the case of Firefox, I also use an old version where my favourite addons still work. (I never used Icecat anyway)

In any case, it's STILL better than any chromium based browsers, which is increasingly becoming a social problem.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

The same thing as a gaming chair I imagine.

I hope OperaGX has LEDs flashing different colors all over the screen at all times.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Demigod Mac]

Is trying to squeeze ~384 MB RAM of savings from a web browser to allocate to a game still a thing for some people?
I upgraded to 48 GB back in 2015 and haven't looked back since. My browser could quadruple its memory usage and my system wouldn't even flinch.

 

[Fbh]

The fuck is a browser for gamers?. It only shows MountainDew ads?

 

[marquimvfs]

I hope OperaGX has LEDs flashing different colors all over the screen at all times.

All black with red lines... and highly customizable. You can put your favorite waifu in the background

 

[ReBurn]

Can I view the internet with it?

 

[Eddie-Griffin]

a social problem.

Social problem?

 

[poppabk]

Social problem?

Chromeheads have become a big problem, hanging around on street corners opening hundreds of tabs at a time.

 

[64gigabyteram]

i use edge. for some reason some weird shit actually happened with Firefox (IDK, it has something to do with Windows or my router probably) and now when i use it (or any non chromium browser) Google and Youtube slow to a FUCKING CRAWL. Comments don't load, videos require me to refresh the page before they even start playing, the site overall is neutered. In the case of Google, it just takes longer for the site to respond. seeing how i use those sites pretty much all of the time i pretty much had to jump there. It sucks too since firefox has better notifications but i hardly touch it these days, since Edge doesn't have these problems

 

[Topher]

Can I view porn with it?

ftfy

 

[64gigabyteram]

ftfy

you didn't change anything, what are you talking about?

 

[sigmaZ]

Once I went Opera GX I never went back. Love it. I can access Discord, Whatsapp and everything else right from the sidebar. It's also way faster than the other browsers.

 

[Deerock71]

The last time I heard Opera was...I believe (?)...on the DS?

 

[March Climber]

"I've never used OperaGX nor knew it existed, but let me tell you how bad it is."

 

[jaysius]

So uncomfortable, overpriced and with cringe colors?

Also blindly promoted by Youtubers/streamers that don't understand a fucking thing except for the money in their pockets.

 

[Tams]

Chinese owned Chromium clone, who pushed small loans with horrendous interest rates in poor countries. Then add on this 'gaming' bull.

Old Opera is gone. No independence anymore.

If you do want some of what it was, then the actual creators of Opera (well, now one half) have created Vivaldi. It's another Chromium clone, but at least it has some unique features and some originality. There are good built in privacy features, but they don't push them in a disingenious way like Brave and DuckDuckGo. Not Chinese owned either.

Other than being Chromium, they have jumped on Mastodon a bit too hard recently. Still a good browser for a Chromium one.

There is of course FireFox, and if you don't mind Chromium and want something really funky, Sleipnir exists.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Dr.D00p]

Stick 'Gamer' on to your product and watch the gullible idiots flock to you.

 

[zeomax]

Wtf is a gaming browser?

The browser only works if you wear the gaming socks from Puma

Puma released a 'gaming sock' which has three 'gaming modes'. Yes, really.

Perfect for the hardcore gamer, perhaps?

sea.mashable.com

 

[Tams]

The browser only works if you wear the gaming socks from Puma

Puma released a 'gaming sock' which has three 'gaming modes'. Yes, really.

Perfect for the hardcore gamer, perhaps?

sea.mashable.com

We laugh, and the 'gaming' part of it is dumb, but those are really sock-like shoes. Comfy shoes at that, and for people who don't like high heels, actually a really good buy.