Microsoft confirmed the news this morning during Gamescom coverage. A feature that lets you claim a digital license from physical Xbox One and Xbox Series X game discs is heading to testers first, then to everyone with a compatible console. Players spent years stacking those cases. Some bought on disc, some bought downloads, and plenty own a mix across two generations of hardware. Jason Ronald, Xbox VP of next generation, said the goal is simple: make those libraries easier to carry forward.
Samsung showed up at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne with a pair of portable SSDs that finally put USB4 to work. Flagship P9 is the one that matters if you live in large files. Sequential reads reach 4,000 megabytes per second. Sequential writes reach 3,800. That is about twice the T9, which maxed out at 2,000 MB/s on USB 3.2 Gen 2×2.
Dave Blair initially pointed a camera at a television more than two decades ago, and the image simply consumed itself. That’s a concept he’s been working on ever since, resulting in the beautiful kinetic sculpture known as the Light Herder. He recently finished a new version that runs in ultrahigh resolution 4K, which he did by creating custom displays because no factory has ever fitted analog knobs on a 4K panel.
LEGO bricks and city building now share the same sandbox. LEGO Skylines was revealed by Paradox Interactive, Iceflake Studios, and the LEGO Group during Gamescom Opening Nite Live, and the timing appears to be perfect. A cozy customized city builder is on its way to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. There is no specific launch date, but the wishlist is already available.
Soft silicone dots rise and fall across an eight-by-eight grid, forming shapes and simple patterns without a single glowing diode or liquid crystal. Soiboi Soft, the maker behind the project, built this entire display from air pressure differences, 3D-printed plastic, and thin membranes that act like valves and memory cells. Atmospheric pressure stands in for a binary zero. A vacuum stands in for a binary one. Once a pixel settles into place it stays there on its own, no continuous power required.