BenQ MOBIUZ Event Highlights Nioh 3 Visual Design With Producer Yasuda
The event frames Nioh 3's visual design as a showcase for BenQ's monitor technology, but the developer comments on era-specific color palettes and a potential sequel offer the most concrete new information for fans.
Reporting from 2 sources: Inside, Game Spark.
On April 22, 2026, BenQ held a product experience event in Tokyo for its MOBIUZ gaming monitor brand, featuring a creator talk session with Nioh 3 general producer Fumihiko Yasuda and art director Kensaku Tabuchi. The event centered on the Game Art video design concept, which aims to optimize visuals for each game's art style. Yasuda discussed how Nioh 3 uses an open field system with distinct color palettes for each era: magenta-leaning red for the Sengoku period, blue themed on the Eight Cold Hells for the Heian period, red and yellow for ancient times, and ominous purple for the Bakumatsu period. The session also touched on a hypothetical sequel, with Yasuda noting that while it has only been two months since Nioh 3's release, he would use MOBIUZ's Fantasy mode for the dark Japanese world and Realistic mode for grounded historical visuals. Three quantum dot OLED monitors were on display: the 31.5-inch 4K/240Hz EX321UZ, the 26.5-inch WQHD/500Hz EX271QZ, and the 26.5-inch 4K/240Hz EX271UZ. All feature BenQ's Smart Game Art AI optimization, which automatically adjusts colors and contrast based on the title's art style.
BenQ Japan Vice President Horaguchi moderated the talk session. Tabuchi played the game live on stage and said, "While valuing the dark Japanese world, we also emphasize tense battles and direction that makes players want to keep progressing toward the destination." Yasuda added that the team "strongly focus on expressions that inspire players' emotions."
The three monitors on display all use quantum dot OLED panels with 0.03ms response time. The EX321UZ, a 31.5-inch 4K/240Hz model, is priced at 259,800 yen. The EX271QZ, a 26.5-inch WQHD/500Hz model, costs 194,800 yen. The EX271UZ, a 26.5-inch 4K/240Hz model, is 198,000 yen. All three will be sold at special prices during the Amazon Smile Sale from May 27 to June 2.
BenQ's Smart Game Art AI analyzes art styles across hundreds of titles, from anime-style to photorealistic, and automatically adjusts color and gamma. The system includes three game-oriented color modes: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Realistic. Yasuda said that for a hypothetical sequel he would use the Fantasy mode for the dark Japanese world and the Realistic mode for grounded historical visuals.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.