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Blender 5.3 is out, with native Gaussian Splat support as the headline.

• Gaussian Splats: import PLY and SPZ files as point clouds, then edit with Geometry Nodes.
• Vulkan: now the default on Windows (except ARM) and Linux, with lower requirements.
• Cycles and EEVEE: dispersion for glass, and Material Lighting Nodes in EEVEE.