The v2 launcher will supposedly open up 5x faster on average upon cold boots, while restoring it from the system tray will be 6.5x faster on average. That's a huge improvement, but keep in mind that Epic got these numbers from a ridiculous test bench comprised of a 32-core AMD Threadripper, an RTX A6000, and 128GB of RAM. Not exactly consumer-grade hardware, especially during these times.

So, we can expect, at best, 1.2x faster reponse. I bet it will still be a piece of shit unreal app that's little more than yet another electron

It was never about any of that. It's that Valve is a trustworthy company so far and epic is not. The only way at this point I would buy from epic store is if they offered DRM free copies.

No tux no bux

And Linux support right?

Right?

Watch me not give a fuck 6.5x faster.

Steam: Good featureset, good Linux support, large library, probably going to be around in 10 years.

GOG: Offline installers, some explicitly DRM-free stuff, much easier to avoid unwanted updates of games, no need for a launcher.

Matrix: Specialized niche wargaming stuff, some physical media, can avoid unwanted updates, no need for a launcher.

What does Epic bring to the table?

Every additional store I deal with brings some hassle, and especially for online stuff, if it goes away, so do my games.

They already lost me when they told me I couldn't play a downloaded game without an internet connection. DRM free is the only way.

Took 7 years to have reviews? I dont fucking get it, like at all.

It’s claiming to be 6 times faster, and then it’ll turn out to be an Electron app.

Don’t get me wrong, I hope otherwise…

Will this be like the v1 roadmap where they continuously delayed many features until they gave up and privated the entire Trello board?

2023. I lose access to the email I've had since 1997.

I try to reset my login credentials. The website is caught in a loop. I open a tech support issue explaining that I just need to change my email.

I get sent an automated reply being told email changes use the automated system......the one caught in the loop.

I post a reply to my ticket saying I can't use the automated system. It's stuck in a loop.

I get sent an automated reply being told to use the automated system.

I search google for an 800 number. I find there is no 800 number.

2026 I still haven't changed my email address. I also haven't bought a single game. I claim the free ones, snd I can still log in for now. But I just know eventually it'll say something like "For security purposes we've emailed you a code" snd that email will go to my lost email address. And I will have lost the whole account. So I'm not spending money on games I could lose next week.

So Epic, you want sales? Step 1, let me change my login email.

Step 2......well, you're still fucked. Steam is a juggernaut in their space.

But at least you gained 1 potential customer. Though lets be real.this 3 year wait has left a pretty bad taste im my mouth. I'm not sure if regaining my account would prompt me to buy from a company making me wait this long.

If it exists on GOG or Steam, I can't imagine wanting it on Epic.

They didn't get people into their store by literally giving up free games.

They are not getting people in with q UI redesign.

LOL After all this time, now they decide to finally compete?! Tom Sweeney is a creep and a weirdo, I'm never going to buy anything from the platform. As a Linux gamer, I don't have a strong interest in Epic at all. I deleted my Epic Games account about nearly two years ago because their service was garbage and I prefer to use Heroic Games Launcher to connect to GOG.

I've been rapidly barrelling toward a DRM-free-only self-hosted future, and part of that is DRM-free books. In an attempt to get out of Amazon's clutches, I looked for where I can buy DRM-free books, like Project Hail Mary. The answer I came up with was: nowhere. Everyone is following the same playbook. Why would I buy from your store if you're doing exactly what Amazon is doing? I'm already shopping on Amazon, and I want something better.

(The answer is that I can break the DRM on other stores, but I can't on Amazon. When it's this difficult to get DRM-free books, I wouldn't blame people for resorting to piracy.)

Why on earth would I buy from Epic if I have any other option? What are you doing better?

If what they claim is true then they're actually doing a good job. It's just that even with the significant advancements... I don't trust them. They should be working on their PR as well. More lawsuits in favor of consumers like the Apple lawsuit they had would help move people over.

Aren't user reviews one of the things that were on their original roadmap back when they first launched egs?

I actually don't care in the slightest about play profiles, reviews, etc. Most of Steam is just useless bloat to me. The problem with Epic is how damn laggy it is.

All are expected to debut in the next 12 months.

Wouldn't want to rush these things. Absolute clowns lol.

Needs more invasive AI features

Once fortnite money dries up they will close up the store and you will lose all your games.

Pass.

I hope it doesn‘t break Heroic launcher somehow.

User reviews, huh? That only took, what, 7 years?

Honestly could not think of a single thing that they could do to get me to download the launcher. None of those features make it steam, and never will

Classic case of too little, too late.

Get fucked Epic. Get epically fucked.

Dear Tim. Give up already.

Cool but can they make it so when I buy the game, it's in my steam library? No? Not interested.

"Promise"?

Imagine what the epic store would look like if instead of spending all that time and money suing stream, they used it on their launcher

Lol guess its nearly time to watch another epic dumpster fire.

I'm a little surprised they didn't wait until after all of the Valve monopoly suits to play out first, as if this is successful it will just undercut the argument against Valve.