Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam
What's happening
Epic Games has published a preview of a redesigned Epic Games Launcher that it says is "way faster," now supports Linux, and was "vibe coded" because "programming is hard." The company frames the update as an AI-era refresh tied to its broader push into AI-assisted development. Epic warns the new Preview app "will have some bugs."
Why it's trending
Epic rolled out a preview refresh emphasizing speed, Linux support, and an AI-flavored origin story, so chatter and testing feedback are spiking now.
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If Epic thinks slapping "vibe coded" on a launcher makes it better, try shipping speed and Linux support first, words don't fix buggy previews.
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- Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam
But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.
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- Epic’s new games launcher is ‘vibe coded’
Epic Games is announcing a big refresh of its PC games launcher today in preview, saying that the new version is "way faster" and now supports Linux. But the company, which has been publicly making a big push into AI-assisted development, also notes that the refresh was "vibe coded." "Programming is hard," Epic says in […]
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