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Epic Games overhauls PC launcher to challenge Steam with new features

Epic Games has announced plans for Launcher V2, a significant overhaul of its PC game storefront aimed at competing more directly with Steam. The company revealed a 12-month roadmap at Unreal Fest, detailing improvements such as a redesigned, faster storefront, player profiles, user reviews, and universal controller support. These updates are intended to enhance the user experience and bring the Epic Games Store closer to feature parity with its main competitor. AI

RANK_REASON Product update for a game launcher, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Epic Games overhauls PC launcher to challenge Steam with new features

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Epic Games unveils Launcher V2 in re-attempt to topple Steam, says redesigned storefront is up to 6.5x faster — promises player profiles, user reviews, universal controller support, and much more

    Epic Games has just shown off a new year-long roadmap for its launcher, promising to bring community-requested features and a faster overall platform in the next 12 months.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Epic Games unveils Launcher V2 in re-attempt to topple Steam, says redesigned storefront is up to 6.5x faster — promises player profiles, user reviews, u… Epic

    Epic Games unveils Launcher V2 in re-attempt to topple Steam, says redesigned storefront is up to 6.5x faster — promises player profiles, user reviews, u… Epic Games has just shown off a new year-long roadmap for its launcher, promising to bring community-requested features and a…