24 Hours After Epic's Vibe-Coded Client Bragged About Speed, Steam Launched A New Update To Beat It

Steam Client Is Now Faster Than Epic's New Vibe Coded Launcher

Epic Games "vibe coded" Launcher V2 to beat Steam with a 5.47s boot time. Valve quietly responded with a client update that dropped Steam startup speeds to 5.23s.

341 points by starkparker 6 days ago respawnfirst.com 353 comments

Summary

Valve has improved Steam’s startup speed to 5.23 seconds, edging out Epic Games’ new launcher, which boasts a 5.47-second boot time. The competition between these two platforms highlights the ongoing race for efficiency in game client performance.

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