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   Epic's new 'vibe coded' Games Launcher preview is out, 46% faster than Steam

   Epic Games released a public preview of a rebuilt PC games launcher that it says was "vibe coded," describing it as faster, redesigned and now available on Linux alongside Windows and Mac. Epic claims the new launcher starts 46% faster than Steam from cold and 14% faster when restored from the system tray (a gain of about 0.06 seconds), and calls the new library "30x faster" without further detail; it says Keywords Studios ran the testing on its behalf. Epic Games Store VP and GM Martin Keely said the team rebuilt from scratch and used AI to write and review features, while developers supervised the whole process; the company suggests Unreal developers and competitive Fortnite and Rocket League players stay on the old launcher until feature parity arrives. The move follows CEO Tim Sweeney's announcement of a pivot to "AI-accelerated development," and a Bloomberg report that a director on an unannounced Disney title told staff there would be "no more hand-written code."

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   Bloomberg Intelligence: cloud gaming to hit $38B by 2035 as consoles go niche

   Bloomberg Intelligence forecasts that streamed games will become a $38 billion market by 2035 and that the dedicated console will stop being a mass-market product, with analyst Nathan Naidu comparing consoles to record players kept alive by enthusiasts and collectors. The case depends on surplus GPU capacity pushing compute prices down late this decade — something Naidu concedes has not happened yet, as AI demand is currently pushing prices up: AWS raised reserved GPU prices about 20% in July, its second rise in six months, amid a memory shortage analysts do not expect to ease before 2028. The report estimates Microsoft holds roughly 40% of streaming with Xbox Cloud Gaming at about 220 million hours last quarter, with Nvidia's GeForce Now ahead on technology and Tencent leading in China; Microsoft announced a next-generation console for 2027 in July while cutting 3,200 roles and shedding five studios. The article also notes Epic chief Tim Sweeney saying the company is retooling for maximum AI acceleration with Claude and Gemini already built into Unreal Engine 6, and a survey of more than 2,300 developers in which 52% said generative AI is harming the industry.

   The Next Web · 🔥 0
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   Epic delays Disney shooter, mandates 'AI first' development with no handwritten code

   According to a Bloomberg report, Epic Games has delayed an upcoming Marvel- and Star Wars-themed shooter made with Disney and instructed the team to adopt an “AI first” production model, with internal messages saying there would be “no more hand-written code” and that all art assets would be “generated with full AI workflows,” leaving human developers to supervise and guide model output. The project had been slated for March, and the report ties the delay to slower-than-expected, understaffed development as well as the process overhaul; no new release date has been given. Epic spokesperson Jake Jones said the company is embracing AI-accelerated development led by its developers, and CEO Tim Sweeney said the aim is to let staff build more and better content rather than simply cut people.

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