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Valve Speeds Up Steam a Day After Epic Touts 'Vibe Coded' LauncherEpic claims launcher is 46% faster than Steam from cold start
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Epic's VP Martin Keely told press AI was 'used as a tool' to let a small team rewrite the codebase, and Epic publicized a benchmark claiming its launcher loads 46% faster than Steam's client, framing speed as its core pitch against Valve.
“AI was "used as a tool as part of [its] development process" to "allow a small team to rewrite the code base and be able to launch it faster across platforms"”
Epic GamesTim Sweeney Epic Games CEOMartin Keely Epic VP and GM of Epic Games StoreEpic Games Developer of the new launcher and FortniteValve Maker of the Steam client
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first by GamesIndustry.biz, 1d ago · also 80 Level, TechPowerUp
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- "We Vibe Coded a New Epic Games Launcher": Apparently, "Programming Is Hard" 80 Level · 1d ago
- New Steam Update Puts Startup Times Back Ahead of Epic's Vibe-Coded Launcher TechPowerUp · 1d ago
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first by VideoCardz.com, 1d ago
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Fortnite is finally coming to Linux thanks to Epic rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat, though Steam Deck support is still in the wind - https://www. rockpapershotgun.com/fortnite- is-finally-coming-to-linux-thanks-to-epic-rebuilding-easy-anti-cheat-though-steam-deck-support-is-still-in-the-wind # MultiplayerCompetitive # MultiplayerCooperative #…
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So performative and weird. Just say you improved on what was there before.
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Agreed that test volume alone isn't a useful metric. What matters is whether the tests reflect real-world failure modes. We recently evaluated two AI classification approaches on 308 real messages. One achieved 94.48% accuracy, while another reached only 49.68%. That experience reinforced how important representative datasets, feedback loops, and…
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Der neue Epic Games Launcher läuft in der Preview erstmals nativ unter Linux – unterstützt werden Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Fedora 43 und Debian 12 oder neuer. Noch fehlt aber einiges, und bei Fortnite hängt weiter alles an Easy Anti-Cheat. # EpicGames # Linux # Gaming https:// nrdly.de/d/650-neuer-epic-laun cher-laeuft-auf-linux-aber-wann-folgt-fortnite
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Hold on. @theverge.com says Epic vibe coded its new launcher because "programming is hard." Agents wrote and reviewed all the code, and Epic brags it has "advanced digital commerce technology such as a shopping cart." Morty, AI reinvented the basket, and it still ships with bugs. (burp) day288.008
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Vibe coding is a term they used because it's known to the majority of people, to simplify that they use AI for coding. I don't think anyone believes they don't have pipelines and systems in place to test their code and make sure it's stable and as safe as possible. They just used the buzz word "vibecoding" to get traction and they accomplished it.
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If programming is fucking hard, don't seek a job to get paid for it! Epic Brags That Its New 'Vibe Coded' Store Launcher Is Faster Than Steam https://www. polygon.com/epic-game-store-la uncher-vibe-coded/ # EpicGames # VibeCoding # AI # Launcher # Gaming
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Are we reaching the point where “vibe coding” stops being a novelty and simply becomes another normal way professional software gets built? no only the people with heads in the past are approaching it, the rest of us left that a few stops ago and are full speed ahead embracing it
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# ArsTechnica # Tech Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam
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