Epic Starts Ground-Up Rebuild of Its Launcher for Fivefold Speed Gain

*Epic Games will test the new Launcher V2 in private beta before any wider release.*

Epic Games is rebuilding its launcher from the ground up. The company states the resulting version will run five times faster than the current one. The project carries the internal name Launcher V2.

The only confirmed timeline is that a private beta will precede the public release. No further technical specifications, platform targets, or feature changes have been disclosed.

The claim rests solely on Epic’s announcement. Independent verification of the performance target does not yet exist.

For users who open the Epic Games Store daily, the change would affect only the time spent waiting for the interface to respond. Whether the promised improvement materializes remains to be seen once the beta begins.

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Sources:

• Engadget

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