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Steam Client Is Now Faster Than Epic's New Vibe Coded Launcher
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Hacker News | Oct 15, 2026 | starkparker
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Yesterday, Epic Games announced and launched in preview its new vibe-coded launcher. Only 24 hours after Epic dropped its faster launcher, Steam pushed a small update to make its client faster than Epic. Client VersionStartup Time (Cold Boot)Tray Restore SpeedArchitectureEpic Games Launcher V2 (Preview)~5. 47 seconds~0. 36 secondsAI-Assisted (“Vibe Coded”)Steam Client (Post-Patch)~5. 23 seconds~0. 42 secondsOptimized Modular CEF On basic test systems, Valve’s client boot time dropped to 5. 23 seconds, beating Epic’s new launcher and neutralizing its primary performance claim.
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