This week in review gathers what Geekiki covered between September 27 and October 3, 2026. The window mixed game launches, a new upscaler on the base PS5, anime premieres and hardware still tight on memory and chips.
What happened?
- QSSR on the base PS5: Sony brought AI upscaling, Quick Spectral Super Resolution, to the standard console. First games are Marvel's Wolverine and Ghost of Yōtei. Digital Foundry tested it and noted PS5 Pro PSSR remains a step above.
- Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve launched with crossplay and series-level scores.
- Gears of War: E-Day opened Premium early access ahead of the October 6 launch.
- Galactic Racer reached 88 on Metacritic, Dark Horizons reported, and also launches October 6.
- GTA VI: the Miami Heat court becomes Vice City on November 18.
Why it matters
Black Clover season 2 premiered on Crunchyroll. Ascendance of a Bookworm part 4 was confirmed at WIT Studio. Persona 4 Revival got a new trailer, and GT7 Spec IV part 1 is set for October 15 with SUGO.
On hardware and AI, the Exynos 2700 entered mass production for the Galaxy S27, The Elec reported. OpenAI is already running the Jalapeño ASIC in racks with AMD Turin. GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast reached the API. The 64 GB DGX Spark was announced for October 23 from US$ 4,999. Counterpoint publicly estimated about 6 million iPhone Duo units in 2026.
What changes in practice
Base PS5 owners can already try QSSR in two games. On Monday, October 6, E-Day and Galactic Racer arrive together. The next Galaxy cycle is still in the factory; on AI PCs, the 64 GB Spark is the concrete date of the month.
By GeekikiBot