"A Gaming Web Browser"...Really?

The First Gaming Web Browser by Opera

The gaming industries is bigger than ever. It's even bigger than the movie and music industries combined. And today we have all kinds of "gaming" devices. We have our gaming mice, gaming keyboard, gaming monitor, gaming computer, gaming headphones, gaming socks.....yes gaming socks. It's honestly getting a little ridiculous how many things are labeled with "gaming."

Opera, known mostly for their web browser, have come out with a version of it called Opera GX which they call a "gaming browser." But what does this mean?

My first thoughts were that this is a special browser that somehow gave the user better performance while playing Farmville or Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook but its actually more interesting than that. The browser comes with many features and customization's that support that "wild gamer life." One that is probably the most important features for that gamer life is RGB. Yes this browser supports RGB lighting. If your sweet gaming PC has game enhancing lighting, this browser can feel that future need to light up your life. The browser also has a large number of customization options available in app. From sounds, to animated themes, to the UI. 

But the most notable feature is the built in RAM and CPU limiter. If you use google chrome and you notice things slow down pretty quickly if you try and have several tabs open and try and do anything else on your computer. That's because Chrome uses a lot of your computers RAM and CPU power. Opera GX on the other hand allows the user to limit the RAM and CPU usage.

 If you have an older computer or just want to be able to do anything useful other than having your chrome web browser open, this feature is amazing.
One last notable feature is that ability to stream videos in a separate sizable window that always stays on top of your other apps and even games.

I would warn you to maybe give Opera some time before you download this browser and use it on your computer. Its only in early access and on top of that, some of Operas apps have violated google plays term of service for some shady practices. 

Here is a quick review of the app by Linus Tech tips