Epic Games Launcher 推出全新 AI 辅助编写版本，Epic 称其比 Steam 更快
Epic says its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher is faster than Steam
Epic 推出公开可用的 Epic Games Launcher Preview 版，并称新版本比当前启动器更快、更灵敏。Epic Games Store 总经理兼副总裁 Martin Keely 表示，团队从头开始重写，借助 AI 编写和审查新功能，而非复用旧代码。新启动器支持 Windows 和 Mac，团队还计划推出 Linux 版本。
Nearly eight years after Epic took on Steam with its own Game Store and launcher, the Fortnite maker is deploying a new tool to give it an edge over Valve: vibe coding.
In announcing the new publicly available "Preview" build of its Epic Games Launcher, Epic writes that "programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look." And while that might sound a little tongue-in-cheek, Epic Games Store General Manager and VP Martin Keely told PC Gamer that the team "started from scratch" and used AI as "a tool to write and review new features and new capabilities from the ground up in a different tech stack than what we had previously." The goal, Keely said, was to "look at functionality that existed [in the current Epic Games Launcher] and [say] we want to replicate that, but not the code itself."
Speaking to IGN, Keely clarified that using AI to code the new Launcher "made us more efficient and allowed a small team to rewrite the code base and be able to launch it faster across platforms, support Windows and Mac, and we're going to have a Linux version as well."
来源：Ars Technica · AI · arstechnica.com