Epic said its game launcher was faster than Steam on the same day Steam got a speed boost—so I've put both to the test

Epic said its game launcher was faster than Steam on the same day Steam got a speed boost—so I've put both to the test There's only seconds in it, mind. Catching a glimpse of my screen is often a stressful experience for my colleagues. Earlier this week, Epic shared on X that it had "vibe coded the Epic Games Launcher to be faster than the other guy." On the same day, Valve released a Steam Client update that "Improved Steam Client startup performance." Well, there's only one thing for it: I've got to benchmark these bad boys to determine once and for all whose launcher is actually faster. The Steam client loaded in 9.32 seconds on average, while the Epic Games Launcher loaded in 5.98 seconds for me.