Valve speeds up Steam launch times after Epic Games' new launcher release

Valve released a Steam Client update that reduces the app's startup times, shortly after Epic Games claimed its new launcher starts 46% faster than Steam. Valve did not disclose the exact speed improvement.

• Epic Games claimed its new launcher starts 46% faster than Steam
• Valve responded with a Steam Client update improving startup times
• Testers report Steam now boots in 5.23 seconds
• Valve did not disclose the exact speed gain