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Epic says the 'ground-up rebuild' of its launcher offers 5-6.5x improved performance, and the Epic Games Store
Epic Games is rebuilding its Epic Games Store launcher from the ground up.
Epic Games is rebuilding its Epic Games Store launcher from the ground up. According to slides shown at Unreal Fest, the technical overhaul will deliver a 5x faster average cold start and a 6.5x faster average system tray restore to the library. The redesign also introduces personalized game recommendations, quick-access categories, tailored product detail pages, patch notes on storefronts, cross-region game gifting, publisher-funded coupons, and a system performance checker.
By the numbers
- 5x
- faster average cold start for the rebuilt launcher
- 6.5x
- faster average system tray restore to library
