Steam Update Outperforms Epic Games Launcher Startup Speeds
A recent update to the Steam client has improved its startup performance, with user testing showing it launching in 5.23 seconds. This development follows claims made by Epic Games regarding their own launcher's speed, which was previously marketed as launching in 5.47 seconds. In addition to the performance boost, the Steam update introduces several new features, including enhancements to Big Picture mode, a new screensaver system featuring the classic bouncing Steam logo, controller improvements, and various fixes for Linux and Remote Play. This update highlights the ongoing competition between the two major PC gaming storefronts regarding software optimization and user experience.
Epic is for poor people
bullshit my steam launches like 5 mins on laptop
Those Epic startup time is some bullshit. On my old PC, Steam opens up in mater of seconds, but Epic takes like a minute or more to load this bloated shop main site and then actually using it to claim those free games is soo slugish. Epic launcher runs worse than any game I launc
What idiot uses epic?
Hear me out. They did it just to flex on epic. Classic gaben
If steam took 20 minutes to boot up I would still use it over epic.
Gog.. you can play without a launcher and, you own the content. Steam is good for now, bit i buy gog where u can.
Listen, kid. Back in my days when we wanted to launch a game we used DOS and know the exact text prompts needed to execute the commands starting the game. If the game was large we would have to switch between several floppy discs not only at launch, but also between levels. A pro
Competition is good.
You are telling the story wrong. EPIC flaunted they vibe coded a new launcher that was 2x faster than Steam's. 24h later team Steam releases a patch note making their launcher even faster.