After update, Steam cold start beats new Epic launcher
What happened
On October 16, Epic released a preview of Games Launcher V2, pitched as AI-assisted "vibe coded" and faster to load than Steam. Twenty-four hours later, Valve pushed a small Steam client update that cut cold start time to about 5.23 seconds, ahead of the new Epic launcher's roughly 5.47 seconds. The ranking flips on tray restore: Epic's new launcher still wins at 0.36 seconds against Steam's 0.42 seconds. Steam now leads on cold start, Epic keeps the edge on tray restore.
Written by AI from the coverage · updated 2 hours ago
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- Hacker News front pageSteam Client Is Now Faster Than Epic's New Vibe Coded Launcher
Valve 在 Epic Games Launcher V2（Preview）发布仅 24 小时后推送小更新，将 Steam 客户端冷启动时间降至约 5.23 秒，快于 Epic 新启动器的约 5.47 秒。Epic 该启动器以 AI 辅助“vibe coded”为卖点，主打比 Steam 更快的加载速度，但托盘恢复速度仍为 0.36 秒，优于 Steam 的 0.42 秒。
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