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

In a blog post, Epic claimed that its new Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam while admitting the software was "vibe coded."
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Epic Brags That Its New 'Vibe Coded' Store Launcher Is Faster Than Steam

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In a blog post, Epic claimed that its new Epic Games Store launcher is faster than Steam while admitting the software was "vibe coded."

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October 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM EDT to October 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT	Link resolves	Passed	200	2 checks over about 26 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 265335 characters, landed on https://www.polygon.com/epic-game-store-launcher-vibe-coded/ The wording varied; every check is below. Every one of the 2 October 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM EDT: 200, text/html, 265335 characters, landed on https://www.polygon.com/epic-game-store-launcher-vibe-coded/ October 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT: 200, text/html, 322191 characters, landed on https://www.polygon.com/epic-game-store-launcher-vibe-coded/
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