Microsoft’s heavy-handed promotion of its Edge browser within Windows is no secret. Vivaldi, Opera, and a few others are joining forces to fight this preferential treatment of Edge.

Microsoft has something important to share with you: "88% of PC players use a browser while gaming to get help, track their progress, or even listen to music or chat with friends." Absolute scenes. And now,

Microsoft is adding a new feature to the Edge browser that could give it a distinct edge over Chrome (and other rivals), at least for PC gamers. This is the Game Assist mode, which is now in preview (testing) with Microsoft Edge beta version 132, and it’s part of the functionality integrated into the Game Bar on Windows 11.

Edge Game Assist is a full-featured in-game browser. To use Game Assist in Windows 11. install the Game Assist widget. You can then use a browser without leaving the game.

Microsoft has announced that Microsoft Edge Game Assist, a new Edge-powered in-game browser overlay, is available for beta testing in Windows 11. The “game-aware” overlay lives in the Microsoft Game Bar and is designed to automatically find and show you links to tips and guides for the game you’re playing, using the Edge browser.

Microsoft will soon be introducing an Xbox Game Bar browser overlay called Edge Assist, which users can utilize in-game to search for relevant guides,