Epic Games vs Steam Startup Speed

Text on the meme

Epic Games Store @EpicGames Follow We vibe coded the Epic Games Launcher to be faster than the other guy. EPIC GAMES EPIC GAMES General Improved Steam Client startup performance.

What it means

A three-panel cartoon shows a Steam-branded figure shooting an Epic Games figure, with Epic Games suffering increasingly ridiculous damage. The joke is that Epic claims its launcher was made faster than Steam, while Steam’s modest startup-performance improvement is portrayed as overwhelmingly effective. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to rivalry between the Epic Games Store and Steam. EN: A three-panel cartoon shows a Steam-branded figure shooting an Epic Games figure, with Epic Games suffering increasingly ridiculous damage. The joke is that Epic claims its launcher was made faster than Steam, while Steam’s modest startup-performance improvement is portrayed as overwhelmingly effective. It is used as a sarcastic reaction to rivalry between the Epic Games Store and Steam.

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stick-figure character / персонаж-палочник Steam logo / логотип Steam Epic Games logo / логотип Epic Games handgun / пистолет gun muzzle flash / вспышка выстрела red blood spray / брызги красной крови three-panel comic / комикс из трёх панелей social media post / публикация в соцсети computer launcher interface / интерфейс лаунчера black text box / чёрное текстовое поле