Earlier this year, Epic Games admitted its launcher sucked and committed to building a newer one that's much more competitive with Steam. Yesterday, at Unreal Fest, the company unveiled a roadmap for the next 12 months, promising significant upgrades in the form of Epic Games Launcher V2. The platform is being rebuilt internally so it's faster and includes a lot more features that will bring it up to parity with Valve's offering.
some other things:• Rebuilding the store from the ground • Adding in-store Patch Notes• Player reviews are finally coming• The store will be 5x to 6.5x times faster • Universal controller support• All this will be in conjunction with Fortnite pic.twitter.com/zLp3ySHUzGJune 18, 2026