Epic Brags That Its New 'Vibe Coded' Store Launcher Is Faster Than Steam

By Elijah Gonzalez · Polygon · Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 16:14 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, is leaning into generative AI, and they really want you to know it. In a blog post on Wednesday, the Epic Games Store Team announced that a preview build of its new store launcher is available for download. The post even claims the new launcher is faster than Steam in several areas. There is a big catch, though: by Epic’s own admission, the launcher was "vibe coded."

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