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Crimson Desert will be available to play at Gamescom 2026 as Pearl Abyss partners with Samsung to offer a public hands-on demo of the action-adventure game. Visitors attending the event in Cologne, Germany, from August 26 to August 30 will be able to experience the game in Hall 09.1 at Stand B020–C029, where it will be showcased on Samsung’s latest gaming display technology. The collaboration will also feature Samsung’s new 32-inch Odyssey G8 monitor, while Pearl Abyss is set to host technical sessions explaining how Crimson Desert and its in-house BlackSpace Engine were developed. At the Gamescom exhibition floor, attendees will be able to experience Crimson Desert using Samsung’s 32-inch Odyssey G8 monitor.
The display is the first 6K monitor to feature a “Dual Mode toggle, according to Samsung. The game has sold more than six million copies worldwide during its first three months after launch, according to the company. The feature allows users to switch between native 6K resolution at a 165Hz refresh rate or reduce the resolution to 3K while increasing the refresh rate to 330Hz. Art Lead Geun-tae Ahn will discuss how player movement patterns influenced the design of the game’s world and explain the automated tools used to maintain visual consistency across different regions. Pearl Abyss’ Gamescom showcase comes a few months after the release of Crimson Desert.