Steam Client is now faster than Epic's new vibe coded launcher

Steam Client is now faster than Epic’s new vibe coded launcher

Yesterday, Epic Games announced and launched in preview its new vibe-coded launcher. The main marketing pitch was a jab at Steam’s slow loading speed compared to the new Epic launcher. Well, that didn’t last too long. Only 24 hours after Epic dropped its faster launcher, Steam pushed a small update to make its client faster than Epic.

昨天，Epic Games 宣布并推出了其全新的“氛围编码”（vibe-coded）启动器预览版。其主要的营销卖点是嘲讽 Steam 的加载速度慢，以此对比新的 Epic 启动器。然而，这种情况并没有持续太久。在 Epic 发布其更快的启动器仅 24 小时后，Steam 就推送了一次小更新，使其客户端的速度超过了 Epic。

this is such a good day to be a sweeney hater.. not even 24h later lmao https://t.co/hjf5Q9NV3C pic.twitter.com/XXLcIqYTT7

对于斯威尼（Sweeney）的反对者来说，今天真是美好的一天……甚至不到 24 小时就被打脸了，哈哈。

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.

在基础测试系统上，Valve 客户端的启动时间缩短至 5.23 秒，击败了 Epic 的新启动器，并抵消了其主要的性能宣传。

While Epic Games Launcher V2 remains, a massive step forward compared to its notoriously sluggish legacy build, Valve demonstrated how quickly it can react to competitive benchmarks. Epic may have “vibe coded” a faster client, but Valve proved that targeted optimization on a decades-old ecosystem can still beat out AI speedruns.

虽然 Epic Games Launcher V2 与其以缓慢著称的旧版本相比确实迈出了一大步，但 Valve 展示了其对竞争基准测试的反应速度有多快。Epic 可能通过“氛围编码”实现了一个更快的客户端，但 Valve 证明了对拥有数十年历史的生态系统进行针对性优化，依然可以胜过人工智能的快速迭代。

But the issues with Epic’s client go far deeper than vibe coding. Years later, and now with a brand-new client even, Epic lacks basic features that should have been added a long time ago.

但 Epic 客户端的问题远不止“氛围编码”那么简单。多年过去了，即便现在有了全新的客户端，Epic 依然缺乏许多本应在很久以前就该添加的基础功能。

La tienda de EPIC hecha completamente con inteligencia artificial parece ser un DESASTRE en cuanto a bugs… Quien lo dirIA 💀 pic.twitter.com/tZF244XZ49

完全由人工智能制作的 EPIC 商店在漏洞方面似乎是一场灾难……谁能想到呢 💀