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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.
Key takeaways
- The ground-up rebuild of the Epic Games Store launcher offers 5x faster average cold starts and 6.5x faster average system tray restores.
- The Epic Games Store will add personalized game recommendations, quick-access categories, and tailored product detail pages.
- The store will receive cross-region game gifting, publisher-funded coupons, and a system performance tool.
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
How it unfolded
- Writer Jacob compared Epic's performance to Heroic Launcher
- Epic Games Store GM Steve Allison discussed technical overhaul
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Common questions
- What happened with Epic Games Store?
- The ground-up rebuild of the Epic Games Store launcher offers 5x faster average cold starts and 6.5x faster average system tray restores.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at pc_gamer.
