CES is such a spectacle. There's so much to see! And this year gamers got an absolute onslaught of incredible news that's going to impact the way we play games on our consoles, PCs, and phones!
After touring the show floors of the Convention Centre, visiting private suites, and attending many off-site meetings and more I've compiled a list of my Top 10 favourite gaming finds from the Consumer Electronics Show this year. Anything catch your eye?
1. X5 Alteron Mobile Gaming Controller
Meet the world's first modular mobile controller! GameSir & Hyperkin teamed up for this absolutely amazing piece of gaming tech. We've seen GameSir mobile controllers where you can swap out A/B/X/Y buttons, but this levels up by swapping out D-Pads, N64 and GameCube style controls, and much more! No set release date was confirmed, but in our brief hands-on, it's clear this will be a hit!
2. ELO Mobile Gaming Accessories
ELO is a Canadian company best known for their high quality controller for mobile gaming on your phone. The next flagship product will be their Sentinel XR gaming glasses, but at CES they also showed off a variety of accessories. Their Ascend thumbsticks attach to the Vagabond for new tactical control. They also showed off their travel adapter and link cable, perfect for gamers on the go!
3. Razer Project AVA
Razer's hologram concept instantly wowed us at CES! About the size of a soda pop bottle, this canister features an AI hologram companion! Powered by your AI platform of choice (Grok, Gemini, etc). you can chat with your computer hologram friend to help you plan your day, give you tech support, or ask any burning questions that might pop up while you're at your computer.
4. 8BitDo Ultimate 3E Controller for Xbox
This company is no stranger to high quality gaming accessories. And just when you think you've bought your last controller, they come up with a reason for you to open your wallet again! This time it's with the Ultimate 3E controller. Designed for Xbox and PC Gamers (or those on mobile, too) this modular controller is a Swiss Army knife allowing you to customize the feel and change it up for each game you play.
5. Samsung Odyssey 3D
On paper, hearing about a glasses-free 3D 6K gaming monitor in 2026 sounds like a tired gimmick. Or at least that's what we thought until we sat down in front of the Samsung Odyssey 3D. Truly this is like no glasses-free 3D we've ever seen. Thanks to front-facing, AI-powered, eye-tracking cameras, there's no more "sweet spot" where the 3D looks good or goes blurry. Just sit down and game! Announced last year, but demoed at CES this year, this monitor is drool-worthy and supposed to be in stores at the end of 2026.
6. Belkin Switch 2 Travel Case
Belkin is best known for their batteries, so what do they bring to the table when it comes to the Switch 2? Well a great battery AND a travel case. Their new Switch 2 cases come in three colours, have a built-in stand, front-facing USB C port for topping up battery, and have a built-in battery, refining the Switch case design they first introduced last year.
7. Clicks Power Keyboard
This is technically not a gaming accessory, but once we went thumbs on with this MagSafe/Qi2 compatible keyboard for smartphones, the possibilities were clear. Gaming on mobile is fine, but without "real" buttons it's not the same. The Power Keyboard brings a physical keyboard to a variety of phones (for playing vertically or landscape) and has the added benefit of providing backup battery power for those extra-long gaming sessions. It starts shipping this spring.
8. Intel Core Ultra Series 3
There was a lot of laptops unveiled at CES, but the ones powered by the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 really stood out for a few reasons. When it comes to a gaming laptop, there's a constant struggle between power consumption and performance. Thanks to an AI assist from the powerful NPU on board the latest Intel processors, gamers will get the best of both worlds while also benefiting from and on-device AI feature called multiframe generation, which uses AI seamlessly insert frames into games to upscale the framerate. The first Intel Core Ultra Series 3 devices are already available to order.
9. XReal 1S
XReal is one of the best-known names in smart glasses for gamers and they unveiled their next big thing at CES. The XReal 1S upgrades the resolution and brightness from their previous flagship while still maintaining a light-weight design (82 grams) and allows you to choose to either "pin" your virtual display to a fixed point in space, or enable "Follow Mode" where the screen moves with you. The glasses are already for sale now.
10. Genki Gaming Accessories
Genki makes awesome looking and super practical accessories for gamers. At CES this year, they showed their modular cases, allowing you to swap in and out a variety of grips depending on your play style. They are building out an excellent ecosystem for Switch 2 gamers. Pair these new grips with either their ultraslim capture card or their incredible Switch dock, and it's clear this company has carved out their space in must-have gaming accessories.
Gaming Galore!
There were so many cool accessories to check out, nevermind the eye-catching monitors and TVs for enjoying our games on at this year's CES.
Looking at our list above, a few themes are emerging for 2026: * Gaming glasses are poised to become a common accessory, not just a nice-to-have * People want buttons for gaming on mobile phones * In the case of Razer and Intel AI can be included in gaming without ruining anything.
Anything from this list speak to you? Questions? Feel free to add me on Instagram and reach out any time!
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