Epic Is Working On A 'Ground-Up Rebuild' Of Its Launcher That Will Be 5x Faster
Launcher V2 will go through a private beta before a public release.
After an Epic Games exec admitted to Eurogamer that its launcher sucks earlier this year, the company reportedly revealed that it's working on a "ground-up rebuild" of its launcher that will be much faster than the existing version. In a presentation given during Unreal Fest, parts of which were posted on X by LuKaOnIndeed, Epic said that Launcher V2 will be five times faster on an average cold start and 6.5 times faster when restoring the app from the system tray.
Epic said in its presentation that "every developer in this room and every player we have has experienced challenges with the current launcher." Gamers have even gone to great lengthsto access their free games claimed on the Epic Games Store through Steam to avoid the launcher's slow and clunky design. As seen as part of...
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