Samsung to Showcase Newest Gaming Improvements at Gamescom 2026 – Samsung World Newsroom

Samsung Electronics in the present day introduced its participation at Gamescom 2026, happening at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany, from Aug. 26-30. There, the corporate will showcase its full-stack gaming imaginative and prescient that seamlessly connects varied gaming platforms.

As the world’s largest gaming occasion, Gamescom options roughly 1,500 software program, {hardware} and sport content material corporations. The occasion attracted 360,000 guests final yr and this yr, it’s convening beneath the theme, “Games Spark Excitement for the Future.”

Under the slogan “#PlaySamsung,” Samsung will showcase a variety of merchandise filled with progressive options and supply guests the prospect to expertise progressive gaming throughout cellular, PC and console platforms. Samsung Gaming Hub. At the corporate’s exhibition sales space, guests can expertise video games throughout quite a lot of platforms via its key new merchandise: Odyssey G8, the world’s first 6K gaming monitor; 9100 PRO, a high-performance SSD constructed for next-generation gaming; and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, the flagship cellular gadget that takes cellular gaming to the subsequent degree.

Notably, the Odyssey G8, launched in May 2026, supplies an optimum gaming expertise with its Dual Mode to effortlessly toggle between an ultra-high decision 6K mode at 165 Hz and an ultra-fast 3K mode at 330 Hz, relying on the sport style. The monitor is G-SYNC™ Compatible and helps AMD FreeSync™ Premium, eliminating display distortion and stuttering even in graphically demanding video games, permitting customers to expertise enhanced image high quality and immersive gameplay.

Throughout the occasion, the corporate’s sales space will supply a various lineup, together with matches that includes standard sport titles such because the Sonic collection, in addition to a cosplay runway themed round Samsung’s product experiences. Visitors can also expertise Pearl Abyss’s open-world action-adventure sport Crimson Desert on the Odyssey G8’s 6K show with HDR10+ GAMING options.

On Aug. 27-28, Samsung will host the World Finals of the #PlayGalaxy Cup, a worldwide event league the place gamers can expertise the progressive gaming efficiency of Galaxy smartphones. This occasion will kick off with a three-player particular match in PUBG Mobile between standard international online game influencers. Ten groups that superior via 5 regional qualifiers in North America, Latin America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia will compete for the championship.