Epic Games is rebuilding its launcher from the ground up to deliver cold starts five times faster on average. The overhaul, detailed at Unreal Fest, addresses longstanding performance complaints and forms the core of a 12-month roadmap for the Epic Games Store.
The company stated that every developer in the room and every player has experienced challenges with the current launcher.
In February he told Eurogamer the launcher sucks, describing it as slow and reliant on backend calls that cause delays depending on connection quality.
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