{
  "id": 14535602,
  "title": "Epic Games' New Vibe-Coded Launcher Is 46% Faster Than Steam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/epic-games-new-vibe-coded-launcher-is-46-faster-than-steam",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-14T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Slashdot",
    "slug": "slashdot",
    "url": "https://games.slashdot.org/story/26/10/14/1928203/epic-games-new-vibe-coded-launcher-is-46-faster-than-steam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Epic Games has unveiled a preview version of an AI-generated Games Launcher, claiming it launches 46% quicker than Steam. According to Neowin, a third-party company was enlisted by Epic to test the new launcher against Steam on Windows PCs. The benchmarking revealed that Epic's launcher finishes cold starts 46% quicker, finishing in 5.47 seconds compared to Steam's 10.07 seconds. When both applications are brought back from the system tray, the new client takes just 0.36 seconds, while Steam requires 0.42 seconds, as per the report. In addition to speed, Epic touts the new launcher for its improved interface, individual title summary pages, and customizable top bars. The client also enables players to consolidate external PC game libraries, switch between grid or list views, and monitor storage write rates alongside download queues, Neowin reports. Epic Games promises that Fortnite will eventually be available on Linux via this new client once Easy Anti-Cheat is revised and kernel-level security agreements are reached with leading Linux distributions.",
  "summary": "Epic has launched a preview of a new AI-generated Games Launcher that it says cold-starts 46% faster than Steam. Neowin reports: Epic commissioned a third-party company to benchmark this new launcher in its current Preview build versus the Steam client on Windows machines. The results reported that Epic's client is 46% faster than Valve's client during cold starts, clocking in at 5.47 seconds…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/casual-game-marketplace-legacy-games-to-close-online-store-this",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:42:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Epic says its new 'vibe coded' Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/epic-says-its-new-vibe-coded-epic-games-store-launcher-is-faster-than",
        "published": "2026-10-14T14:15:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Steam adds new Big Picture features, faster startup, and better Linux compatibility",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/steam-adds-new-big-picture-features-faster-startup-and-better-linux",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
        "title": "Epic Brags That Its New 'Vibe Coded' Store Launcher Is Faster Than Steam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/epic-brags-that-its-new-vibe-coded-store-launcher-is-faster-than-steam",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:14:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}