Hardware

NVIDIA has confirmed to The Verge that DLSS 5 will officially expand to GeForce RTX 40-series "Ada Lovelace" GPUs once RTX 50 performance tuning is finished later this fall, reversing the original RTX 50-only plan.

NVIDIA's long-debated DLSS 5 neural rendering technology officially launches tonight at 9:00 PM Pacific Time inside NBA 2K27, debuting 3D-Guided Neural Rendering on every GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU and on GeForce NOW Ultimate. The technology is exclusive to the current generation at launch, with Star Wars Zero Company, Onimusha: Way of the Sword and The Blood of Dawnwalker expected to follow.

Samsung has used its Gamescom 2026 keynote to formally reveal its 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, led by what it calls the world's first 49-inch DQHD OLED running at 360 Hz, plus a 1,100 Hz Odyssey G6, an expanded HDR10+ GAMING partnership with Activision Blizzard on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and broader Odyssey 3D support.

Asus has quietly opened standalone pre-orders for the 20th anniversary ROG Xbox Ally X20, letting players buy the OLED handheld without the AR bundle. Best Buy and Asus are taking orders now, with units shipping on October 15.

Samsung has confirmed a 1,090-square-meter #PlaySamsung exhibition at Gamescom 2026, with the full 2027 Odyssey gaming monitor lineup, the Galaxy Z Fold8's Neural Frame Fusion AI, and a T1 partnership on stage in Cologne.

FritzOS 8.50 brings a built-in network-wide ad blocker, DNS-based malware filtering, Smart Check for MyFritzApp, and an expanded Fritz Failsafe to Fritzbox routers, starting with the current Lab beta.

Samsung Display has unveiled a 16-inch OLED panel capable of a 300Hz refresh rate at the IMID 2026 expo in Busan, South Korea — the first OLED screen for laptops to reach that figure, and a clear shot at the high-end gaming laptop market.