r/gaming • u/doublah • 12h ago

Epic Games' new store is fully vibe-coded, and they're so proud of it they're taking shots at Steam

https://www.destructoid.com/epic-games-store-ai-vibe-coded/
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u/DragonFireSpace 12h ago

Funny how he says "advanced" and then cites something that should be the bare minimum

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u/Realtrain 11h ago

Lmao, that's an actual quote? I thought they were just poking fun at him.

Books.com introduced a shopping cart to their website in 1992. I'd hardly call it an advanced feature lol

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u/Reddit_Loves_Misinfo 9h ago

It is the actual quote, but Epic clearly meant it to be humorous. Their whole page about the new storefront takes a lighthearted tone.

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u/Ihatereddithatesit 9h ago

Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher

Clearly trying to be humorous, but also really, really, missing the mark.

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u/platoprime 9h ago

Holy shit that's actually the first line of the Epic Games page about it! How out of touch can you be?

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u/lee7on1 5h ago

they probably paid some 'marketing campaign' couple of millions to come up with this garbage

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u/destroyerOfTards 6h ago

Wait, there was a books.com before Amazon?

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u/Realtrain 6h ago

Yeah about 2 years before

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u/metroidpwner 2h ago

What did u get on the reading comprehension portion of the SAT

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 10h ago

Epic was actually poking fun at itself! Crazy how thats being missed by so many commentators here lol

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u/MintyBeeth 10h ago

Part of poking fun at oneself is that you have to be funny.

We aren't missing the point, we're just not laughing.

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 9h ago

DragonFireSpace doubled down when I asked them, they DEFINITELY missed the point lol

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u/DragonFireSpace 9h ago

Bet your ass on it, ur gonna say the part where they said the launcher is vibe coded slop is a joke too?

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 8h ago

No that was clearly not a joke. Reading is hard though, i get it

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u/raspymorten 8h ago

I mean it is a joke. Just not an intentional one on their part.

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 7h ago

Now THAT I can agree with! Finally someone understands intentionality :D

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u/TemperateStone 9h ago

You can bet your ass no person was involved in writing it.

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 11h ago

You accurately described the construction of the intentional joke they made, but it doesn't sound like you understand its a joke. I don't think it lands all that well, but just a heads up. Its a joke. Made on purpose.

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u/DragonFireSpace 11h ago

It does not read like a joke at all, specially knowing the crap Tim Sweeney says on the web.

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 11h ago

Tim Sweeney did not write this blog post. You thought that they said "advanced digital commerce technology such as a shopping cart" in total seriousness?

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u/DragonFireSpace 11h ago

I am not saying he wrote it, but his team would naturally be aligned with his vision.

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 11h ago

And you thought that they said "advanced digital commerce technology such as a shopping cart" in total seriousness?

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u/DragonFireSpace 11h ago

It goes without saying

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u/Exotic_Performer8013 11h ago

It seems to go without thinking ha, ha. Cheers

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u/DragonFireSpace 11h ago

Totally owned me, Redditor! Don't forget to tip your fedora.

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u/Parahelix 11h ago

It reads exactly like a joke.

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u/BlackOcelotStudio 10h ago

When 80% of the crap you say is unintentional jokes, it's harder to recognize the intentional ones

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u/DragonFireSpace 11h ago

Maybe to you, but well, everything they say feels like a joke nowadays so I don't blame you.