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Epic Games is already showing what its 'huge pivot' toward AI looks like

Epic Games said that thanks to vibe coding it was able to revamp its launcher.

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has revealed that the company plans to leverage AI to empower developers. During an announcement, the gaming giant unveiled a revamped version of its launcher, which the company claims is "vibe coded" for enhanced speed and responsiveness. Programming is notoriously difficult, so Epic opted to "vibe code" a new launcher that is more efficient and visually appealing.

The company is positioning the new launcher as a speedboat, emphasizing its speed and responsiveness rather than a yacht. Epic's plans also include bringing Fortnite to Linux. The shift at Epic Games, led by CEO Tim Sweeney, is described as a "huge pivot" towards AI acceleration, with the aim of enabling developers to create more and better content.

Despite recent layoffs of over 1,000 employees, Sweeney emphasized that these cuts were unrelated to AI and were aimed at enabling the company to maintain a productive workforce focused on developing exceptional content and technology.

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