The Epic Games Launcher preview is available to download now, with native versions for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Windows 10 and 11 are supported, as is macOS 12 or newer. On Linux, you'll need at least Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Fedora 43, or Debian 12.
Epic has recently pivoted to an AI-first company , at least according to Epic boss Tim Sweeney. The company has reportedly delayed a Disney-based shooter, with another director telling staff that there should be "no more handwritten code" and that art will be "generated with full AI workflows."
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Roland Of Gilead Who'd have thought! It's actually very fast. More so than Steam too. It's not a bad effort for a first release. The current Epic app is brutal. Reply
Kindaian Yes, but is it secured / safe? Part of the issue with vibe-coding is not that it doesn't work. It is all the other characteristics of software that are not asked when prompting for it to be done. Things like security, resilience, correctness, and similar characteristics. Reply
hotaru251 "Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look," if its hard then you are in the wrong line of work. If you think its hard to do..what makes you think they cared to actually make sure its good code? Vibe coding isnt bad…if you can do it yourself and go over said code to verify it. This type of statement is not that type of trust behind it. Reply
salgado18 Kindaian said: Yes, but is it secured / safe? Part of the issue with vibe-coding is not that it doesn't work. It is all the other characteristics of software that are not asked when prompting for it to be done. Things like security, resilience, correctness, and similar characteristics. I've had Claude Code follow safety procedures that no one in the team was remembering. Also lots of tests, validations and for everything else, it's a prompt away ("check if the login flow is secure enough"). I did vibe-code yesterday a linux app to show everything gpu- and display-related, complete with status, logs and tool reports. Also, I put a small AI local assistant that can ask the app itself for information to help me diagnose issues (a container with ollama goes up with a small model). All of that was built in three hours, and the few issues that popped were solved very fast. Epic is actually right: the days of programming by hand are over. I bet they will have a fabulous launcher in no time. Now if only they could reduce the data collection (which can get worse with AI)… Reply
King_V "It's so much cooler and better and faster than Steam!! Also, we don't recommend using it at this time." Not sure this is the flex they're trying to make it out to be. Also, the language feels a little bit of a cross between tech-bro and pre-adolescent. Reply
Oldmanclark Frankly embarrassing from a software company Reply
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