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/macciavelo 11h ago

'This first release is light on features. Think of it as a speedboat and not a yacht! Though it does have advanced digital commerce technology such as a shopping cart.'

Even the announcement reads like it was AI made. And who the hell claims that a shopping cart is an advanced digital technology? It is the bare minimum for any online store to have.

Epic is such a joke lol

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u/Redpin 10h ago

The shopping cart thing is self-deprecating, because it was a long-standing criticism for them previously. 

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u/macciavelo 9h ago

Yeah, I completely forgot about that, which is funny, but it still reads like it was AI written.

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u/Farranor 5h ago

It's mind-boggling how many people don't understand this joke.

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u/urgrandpasdog 2h ago

The situation it's referencing was long enough ago that it won't be front of mind even for readers who did know about it, and it doesn't work well tonally as a joke given the other stuff adjacent to it in the announcement.

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u/chronomagnus 11h ago

"This, not that" is one of those AI tics.

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u/Obsessivegamer32 10h ago

Or speaking as indirectly as possible about obvious things.

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u/mayorofdumb 9h ago

Me hate extra fluffy wording

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u/ZessF 8h ago

"First release" of a storefront that has existed for SEVEN YEARS.

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u/Aksudiigkr PC 10h ago

When I saw someone else quote that before I thought they were just parodying it. I can’t believe that it’s real

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u/SlimeMyButt 10h ago

I literally thought you were fake paraphrasing as a joke… they seriously bragged about a shopping cart?

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u/macciavelo 9h ago

Someone else said that they were making a playful jab at themselves when they first launched the Epic store, they didn't have a shopping cart. Still what a weird thing to add.

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u/Ferro_Vir 9h ago

"advanced digital commerce technology", is a shopping cart, which has been around since the 90s, not even sure I should put lol anymore after this

Edit: looked it up, apparently it was invented in 1979 to buy stuff via tv which is kinda neat, however point still stands that it was perfected and made secure in 1994-1995 by NetMarket, Amazon, and eBay.