Epic says its AI-built launcher beats Steam; posts claim Steam quietly sped up
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Right after Epic Games said its new AI-assisted launcher starts faster than Steam, a post claiming Steam had quietly improved its startup time went viral on X.
According to PC Gamer, Epic unveiled a preview of its new Epic Games Store launcher this week, saying it cold-starts in 5.47 seconds, 46% faster than Steam's 10.07 seconds, in tests run by Keywords Studios on Epic's behalf.
The Interesting AF account then posted that "early tests now put Steam at around 5.23 seconds," drawing 5,500 likes without naming who ran the tests. A reply saying nobody picks Steam for 0.24 seconds, but for the library and friends list they already have, got 469 likes.
Epic drew attention on Oct 13 after reports that it told developers of its Disney collaboration to stop hand-writing code.
“Steam quietly improved its startup speed just before Epic bragged that its new AI-built launcher was faster Early tests now put Steam at around 5.23 seconds, edging out…”