Epic Games Launcher
Epic Games' digital storefront and game launcher client, used to distribute and launch games on the Epic Games Store.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Epic's new launcher has a residual UI bug: content the user has viewed remains permanently stuck on the interface and cannot be cleared.
Epic Games released a brand-new game launcher billed as "the fastest ever," with promotional copy that includes "coding is too hard, so we just rewrote it with vibe coding."
A demo video shows that Epic's new launcher has a performance problem on Linux where the frame rate drops noticeably as soon as you scroll.
The new launcher adds official support for Linux.
The Epic Games launcher previously lacked official support on Linux, and players often had to rely on third-party tools.
The Epic Games launcher has long been criticized for performance because its interface is built on web technologies such as Electron, with slow startup, high memory usage and laggy operation being common community complaints.
Epic Games is rolling out a major redesign preview for its PC game launcher.
Epic officially says the new launcher is "way faster".
The Epic Games Launcher arrived on Linux today for the first time in preview form.
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Epic's new launcher has a residual UI bug: content the user has viewed remains permanently stuck on the interface and cannot be cleared.
50%UnverifiedEpic officially says the new launcher is "way faster".
50%UnverifiedThe Epic Games launcher has long been criticized for performance because its interface is built on web technologies such as Electron, with slow startup, high memory usage and laggy operation being common community complaints.
50%UnverifiedThe Epic Games launcher previously lacked official support on Linux, and players often had to rely on third-party tools.
50%UnverifiedEpic Games released a brand-new game launcher billed as "the fastest ever," with promotional copy that includes "coding is too hard, so we just rewrote it with vibe coding."
50%UnverifiedA demo video shows that Epic's new launcher has a performance problem on Linux where the frame rate drops noticeably as soon as you scroll.
50%UnverifiedEpic Games is rolling out a major redesign preview for its PC game launcher.
50%UnverifiedThe new launcher adds official support for Linux.
50%UnverifiedThe Epic Games Launcher arrived on Linux today for the first time in preview form.
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