Epic Games Store New Launcher Is Entirely AI Vibecoded

Epic has launched a preview version of its completely rebuilt Epic Games Store Launcher, and the tone of the announcement makes it impossible not to raise an eyebrow. The announcement post opens by joking that “Programming is hard,” before claiming the company “vibecoded” the new launcher into existence. It is not often that a storefront gets rebuilt from scratch, but Epic’s framing makes the whole thing feel more like a troll than a serious attempt to fix a client that has been slow, clunky, and frustrating for years. Epic emphasises in its messaging that this is just a preview.