CES 2026: all of the upcoming releases and bulletins a PC gamer ought to find out about

Love this Cyberpower PC case with knobs on. It’s referred to as the MA-01.

• Size: mid-tower
• Fans: 3x 120 mm followers in a number of positions
• Knobs: Knobs!
• Colors: Satin Dark Silver/Satin Matte Off White/Satin Matte Steel Gray
• Price: $150/$250, relying on the fabric
• Release date: Early Q2, 2026

New Samsung (and LG) OLED panels with RGB stripe subpixels

It’s nonetheless early days for CES 2026. However, some manufacturers wish to get forward of the wave of bulletins. Brands like Samsung, and to a larger extent, LG—prone to get forward of Samsung.

Both have introduced new OLED panels utilizing RGB stripe subpixel layouts. It sounds boring—and I assume it kinda is—however using a barely irregular subpixel format on OLED gaming screens results in some slight rendering points with OLED panels. By adopting a vertical stripe subpixel format, referred to as RGB stripe by LG and V-Stripe by Samsung, each firms are in a position to present panels that now not run into points with textual content.

Samsung has a 34-inch, 360 Hz QD-OLED panel ready to go using the new subpixel layout. Though you’ll want to look out for MSI, Asus, and Gigabyte models; these companies are first in line to actually use the panel in their products.

Meanwhile, LG has a new 4K, 27-inch OLED panel ready to roll, which offers dual-mode functionality for 240 Hz at 4K or 480 Hz at 1080p.

AMD keynote @ CES 2026

Hey, great timing. AMD’s Dr. Lisa Su will kick off CES 2026 with a keynote at 6:30 PM PT, January 5.

You can watch it live below, or check the replay after the event.

I won’t make it out to be something it’s not. I suspect we’ll hear a lot about AI at the event, considering AMD’s position in the market behind Nvidia, and the fact the event is called ‘together we advance_AI’.

“Dr. Su returns to the CES stage in Las Vegas to highlight, alongside partners and customers, the AMD vision for delivering future AI solutions – from cloud to enterprise, edge and devices,” the YouTube description reads.

But, hey, we know that AMD’s roadmap mentions new Zen 6 processors coming this year on TSMC’s 2 nm process node, though likely later in the year, among other possible announcements.

So, stick around to get a flavour of what’s ahead—and at least one monologue about how AI is a turning point for humanity or whatever.