Microsoft’s solution to PC gamers alt-tabbing to browsers requires a big sacrifice [Video]

Microsoft has announced a “better way” of browsing the internet while PC gaming, with the company unveiling “Microsoft Edge Game Assist,” the new way of browsing the internet while gaming.

Microsoft has taken to its Windows Blog to announce Microsoft Edge Game Assist, a new way to browse the internet in-game without having to alt-tab or pick up your phone, enabling a seamless gaming/browsing experience. Microsoft writes that “88% of PC players use a browser while gaming,” and the browser is typically used for help on the game, tracking their in-game progress, or simply chatting with friends. Microsoft wants to remove the steps needed to access a browser, which if in fullscreen, requires a user to alt-tab.

The company explains that Game Assist is a “special version of Microsoft Edge” that has been optimized for PC gaming, and is able to appear “on top of your game in Game Bar“. …