I have been browsing through these forums, and a lot of the "tech support" always replies with "Are you using the Chrome Browser? Stadia works best on the Chrome Browser."
Now, I get that Chrome is Google's thing... but does it really?
Does Stadia "really" work better in Chrome than Edge, Vivaldi, Brave, etc ?
If so, please explain how.
Hello @Shibblet
At this point, all of those browsers you listed are based on the same underlying Chromium engine that Chrome uses. So, as long as they have kept up with Chromium releases, they will most likely work about the same as each other. I know some have had good luck with Edge, for example. That said, Google tests and officially supports Stadia in Chrome (or in the Webkit-based Safari browser – but on only iOS and iPadOS). So, if you have an issue and request support, one of the first questions will be whether you can reproduce the issue in an officially-supported browser. If it turns out to be a real problem, Google can investigate it in the supported browser they have control over.
Hello @Shibblet
At this point, all of those browsers you listed are based on the same underlying Chromium engine that Chrome uses. So, as long as they have kept up with Chromium releases, they will most likely work about the same as each other. I know some have had good luck with Edge, for example. That said, Google tests and officially supports Stadia in Chrome (or in the Webkit-based Safari browser – but on only iOS and iPadOS). So, if you have an issue and request support, one of the first questions will be whether you can reproduce the issue in an officially-supported browser. If it turns out to be a real problem, Google can investigate it in the supported browser they have control over.
Basically, you are saying that other browsers, while based on Chromium, may not have all of the same "current" features that Google's Chrome Browser does, and may not be 100% supported, even though they may work.
I appreciate this answer. There are a ton of videos and articles about which browser is "better" for Stadia, but most of what I read or watch doesn't really answer the underlying question.
Thank you! That makes a lot of sense.
Hello @Shibblet,
@JohnZoidberg said the most important things. Personnally I recommend using the Stadia app.
I had better performances using it than using Chrome (it's also Chrome, but I think the app does increase perfs).
I also got better performances using Opera GX (Chromium-based, optimized for gaming, with ressources limiters) than Google Chrome.
Also note that the less tabs you'll have, the most perfs you will have on Stadia, precisely in Decoding Time. Consider your cache : Starting chrome and directly going to Stadia will get you better perfs than starting chrome, opening 5 tabs, closing everything and launch Stadia.
I too had this question. Thanks for the info!
Hey everyone,
Love all of the responses and conversation on this topic. It really highlights the awesome power of our community!
Since it is a bit of an older topic and since we've been able to come to a reasonable solution, I am going to go ahead and lock it. Please feel free to create a new post if you have any follow up questions.
Thank you,
James