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Download Opera GX GX is a special version of the Opera browser, specifically tailored for a better gaming experience.

Opera recently purchased YoYo Games, creators of the game development engine Game Maker Studio, to build up its new “Opera Gaming” division. Opera hasn’t announced what it plans to do with Game Maker Studio just yet, but the acquisition offers great opportunity to check in on Opera’s other gaming-focused product: the Opera GX web browser.

Opera GX was released in “early access” in June 2019, so it’s still technically in development. It also looks like a niche gaming app at first glance. But while it’s best suited to PC players in its current form, there are solid reasons to try Opera GX even if you don’t play games.

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The most gaming-specific feature is the “GX Corner” tab. Clicking the controller-shaped icon at the top of Opera GX’s sidebar opens a window with recent gaming-related news stories, links to free and discounted PC games, and a calendar of upcoming releases. The page is updated automatically and doesn’t need to be configured, but you can customize the layout and specify your region to make the news feed more relevant.

Opera GX also lets you connect your Twitch account, Discord, and other messaging apps. Each account is added to GX’s sidebar menu so you can keep up with your notifications and messages directly from the browser’s interface, rather than opening each as a separate tab or app.

A separate “GX Cleanup” feature lets you quickly clear your history and cache—nothing fancy there. However, “GX Control” lets you monitor Opera GX’s general network, CPU, and memory at any time and set limits for how many resources the browser uses. There’s also a list of open tabs that shows how much of your system each is using (and lets you force-close any that are bogging down your PC).

These tools help keep Opera GX’s system usage low so it won’t slow down your PC and interfere with your gaming. That said, even non-gamers will find the built-in messenger app integrations and resource management tools helpful—as long as they can get over the browser’s visual style.

Opera GX’s default theme evokes the cliche “gamer” aesthetic: dark backgrounds, high-saturation neon accents, stylized icons, animated UI elements, and even ambient background sounds and music. Opera GX also has its own set of default wallpapers that mostly look like stylized space photography or which vaguely suggest a “hacker” aesthetic. None of these visual elements are bad, per se, but I’m not interested in my browser looking like the box a gaming headset comes in. Thankfully, you can upload your own wallpapers and change or disable the visuals and sound effects in the browser’s settings.

The other drawback is how the browser tracks user data. Opera GX tracks certain data (just like the normal Opera browser), including your IP address and browsing activity, plus some activity from connected third-party accounts like Twitch. Opera shares this data with advertisers and other third-party partners, but Opera’s tracking doesn’t feel any worse than Google Chrome’s—and users can disable (some) data-sharing from the settings menu.

As long as Opera GX’s data tracking isn’t a deal-breaker and you make sure to adjust with the theme settings so the interface isn’t a garish mess, there’s a lot to recommend about this browser, whether you’re a PC gaming enthusiast or a general users. You can download it here if you want to check it out for yourself.

A survey conducted by Opera reveals that almost half of US gamers experience technical issues while playing games

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Opera Gx Download For Pc

Opera GX is now ready to run on your Mac. According to a representative study conducted by Opera on gamers in the US, 14% of people play computer games on their macOS devices, while 82% use Windows machines. Although not dominant on the market, Mac remains a relevant gaming environment. The macOS version of the world’s first gaming browser is now available for download in early access mode.

Almost half of gamers experiencetechnical issues while playing games. Opera GX solves them

Opera conducted a survey to find out moreabout gamers as well as understand which problems they encounter while playinggames.

49% of people experience some technicalissues: 30% are troubled by network problems, 26% by RAM issues and 14% runinto CPU trouble.

Both on Mac and Windows, Opera GX offers aunique set of features that provides solutions to these problems. The set ofbrowser limiters, which includes a Network Bandwidth Limiter, as well as CPUand RAM Limiters, prevents the browser from becoming resource-hungry. What thismeans in practice is that everyone’s machines are left with more resources forrunning games.

“OperaGX’s set of features is unique and relevant to every person who is seriousabout games. Ever since the launch ofthe Windows version during E3 in Los Angeles, we have been receiving manyrequests from gamers to add Mac support. We are happy to now be bringing theunique GX experience to macOS users,” said Maciej Kocemba, product directorof Opera GX.

The younger you are, the more youplay

According to Opera’s research, American gamersspend an average of 1-2 hours a day playing games. Gamers below 24 years ofage, however, spend more than 2 hours a day playing games. Men tend to playlonger than women: 41% of male respondents and 36% of female respondentsrespectively spend two hours a day gaming.

Women and men also vary in the type of gamesthey prefer: The majority of men prefer first person shooters, followed by roleplaying games and simulation sports games, while women’s favorite games arerole-playing games, followed by first person shooters and simulation sportsgames. Men in general also seem to play a wider variety of games while womenenjoy playing puzzle games like Candy Crush and memory games on their mobilephones.

Most people watch games onYouTube

According to the results, 65 percent of thosesurveyed follow games on YouTube, followed by 25% using Twitch and 12%resorting to Mixer, with some overlap.

Regardless of the platform one follows, OperaGX’s Network Limiter allows users to reduce the network bandwidth used by theirbrowser to stream or watch gameplay, ensuring that they are able to playwithout lag. The special Twitch integration in the sidebar allows everyone tofollow their favorite streamers while the Video pop-out function allows peopleto play YouTube or other videos on top of the game they are currently playing.

Most-played games

16% of American gamers typically try a newgame every day, while 64% do so twice a month or less frequently. Currently,the most popular game is Minecraft, followed by Fortnite, World of Warcraft andNBA2K.

Opera GX includes a dedicated GX Corner – aspecial space with news about games, upcoming game releases, as well as thebest deals and discounts from all over the web.

US gamers love a personalizeduser interface

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Opera GX also includes a personalized userinterface, which allows gamers to adjust the browser to their color preferencesand match their gaming setup. The newest version on both Windows and Mac alsoincludes a set of new, specially designed wallpapers.

Opera GX is available in early access mode,which means it is still being shaped based on feedback from users. You can usethe feedback buttons in the browser to provide your feedback about particularfeatures.

Opera Gx Browser

The world’s first gaming browser, Opera GX, isavailable for download on both Mac and Windows at www.opera.com/gx

Thesurvey panel was conducted using Pollfish on a representative sample of 1000Americans

AboutOpera:

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