Recently, Epic Games announced a new preview version of its Epic Games Launcher. Which, of course, is good news. Right? The existing store could use a few new features and a fresh coat of paint, and anything that makes it a better experience for gamers and shoppers is welcome. Except the way Epic introduced this launcher has me worried about where the company is heading.
The new launcher is currently available in preview, and Epic claims it starts faster than Steam and uses fewer system resources. That all sounds good, but then we get to how the company introduced it. “Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher,” Epic wrote in its announcement. The company went on to describe it as faster and more responsive than the current version, with a new look.
Did you catch that? Vibe coded. For those unaware, that generally means telling an AI what you want it to build, letting it generate the code, and repeating the process until the result looks right. In its purest form, nobody digs into the code or puts it through a real review, you just accept what you get and keep...
