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ASUS is shipping a dense slate of ROG and TUF gaming hardware in Japan through October 2026, and it has opened global preorders for ProArt laptops built on Nvidia's RTX Spark chip. Its October output also includes two ROG Strix OLED monitors, a line of local AI accelerators, and the ROG Xbox Ally X20 handheld.
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ASUS marked 20 years of the ROG brand with an anniversary line, then used the fall to push products out the door. The ROG Edition 20 release on October 2, 2026 put a 1,199,800 yen RTX 5090 card, a 599,800 yen X870E motherboard and cooler bundle, a 3000W power supply, an open-frame case and a Wi-Fi 7 router on sale in Japan. The anniversary items were first shown at Tokyo Game Show 2026, where ASUS also lined up current ROG products: the ROG NUC 16 Mini PC, two ROG Swift OLED monitors, the Raikiri II Pro controller and the ROG Xbox Ally X20.
The handheld is the clearest test of the lineup's pricing. Preorders opened September 17 for an October 16 release at 258,800 yen, with the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, 24GB of memory and a 1TB SSD, while the changes over the prior model are the 7.4-inch OLED screen, the shell and the TMR sticks and rotary D-pad. A 20th anniversary bundle with AR glasses lists at 442,800 yen. Alongside it, ASUS set October 16 dates for two ROG Strix OLED monitors in Japan, the 32-inch XG32UQWMS at 178,920 yen and the 27-inch XG27AQDMG Gen2 at 80,820 yen. A separate set of ROG Swift OLED monitors and the Raikiri II Pro controller were slated for mid-October and late October, with the ROG NUC 16 around November.
Outside gaming, ASUS opened global preorders for the ProArt P14 and P16 laptops built on Nvidia's RTX Spark chip, shipping from October 16 at US prices from about $2,600 to about $7,000; Japanese availability was announced without pricing. ASUS JAPAN also announced four local AI accelerators, the UGen300 series and UGen200, with sales beginning October 16 at 24,980 yen to 49,800 yen. The TUF Gaming K4 Magnetic keyboard, released September 25 at 16,980 yen, and the ROG Pelta Core headset, released September 4 at 17,280 yen with a Team Vitality mouse pad at 12,080 yen, round out the peripheral push.
Key facts
- ROG 20th anniversary flagship graphics card
- The ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 is priced at 1,199,800 yen including tax with 32GB of video memory. ↗
- ROG Xbox Ally X20 release and price in Japan
- The portable gaming PC developed with Xbox releases October 16 at 258,800 yen. ↗
- ProArt RTX Spark laptop pricing
- US pricing runs from about $2,600 for a 14-inch 18-core model to about $7,000 for a 16-inch 128GB configuration. ↗
- UGen300 edge AI accelerator
- The flagship UGen300 runs up to 40 TOPS on the Hailo-10H chipset, with sales beginning October 16. ↗
- ROG Strix OLED XG32UQWMS
- The 32-inch monitor switches between 4K/240Hz and FHD/480Hz and is priced at 178,920 yen, releasing in Japan from October 16. ↗
- TUF Gaming K4 Magnetic keyboard
- The 75 percent keyboard goes on sale September 25 at 16,980 yen with magnetic switches adjustable from 0.1mm to 3.3mm. ↗
- Fall ROG product schedule in Japan
- Two ROG Swift OLED monitors were planned for around mid-October, the Raikiri II Pro controller for around late October, and the ROG NUC 16 Mini PC for around November. ↗
- ROG Pelta Core headset
- The USB headset weighs 300g with 50mm titanium-coated drivers and releases September 4 at 17,280 yen. ↗
Timeline
- Oct 16, 2026 Nvidia Confirms N1X Name For RTX Spark Windows PC SoC
- Oct 15, 2026 ASUS Adds UGen300 Edge AI Accelerator With 40 TOPS And A Cheaper UGen200
- Oct 14, 2026 ASUS To Release Two ROG Strix OLED Monitors In Japan From October 16
- Oct 7, 2026 ASUS Opens Global Preorders For ProArt Laptops With NVIDIA RTX Spark
- Oct 3, 2026 ASUS ROG Marks 20 Years With Six Products In Japan
- Sep 18, 2026 ASUS To Release 75 Percent TUF Gaming K4 Magnetic Keyboard On September 25
- Sep 17, 2026 ASUS Sets Japan Dates for Four New ROG Gaming Products
- Sep 17, 2026 ASUS Opens Pre-orders for ROG Xbox Ally X20 at 258,800 Yen
- Sep 10, 2026 ASUS to Show ROG 20th Anniversary Models in Japan at Tokyo Game Show 2026
- Aug 28, 2026 ASUS Reveals ROG Pelta Core Headset and Team Vitality Mouse Pad
- Aug 12, 2026 VketReal 2026 Summer Draws 80-Point Review From HIKKY CEO
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Facts
- Announced
- four products for local AI processing: the UGen300 series of edge AI accelerators and a cost-focused UGen200 (ASUS JAPAN) · 2026-10-15
- Announced
- released six products in its ROG Edition 20 line on October 2, 2026, marking 20 years of the ROG brand (ROG 20th anniversary) · 2026-10-03
- Announced
- will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026 (Tokyo Game Show 2026) · 2026-09-10
- Announced
- ROG Pelta Core Gaming Headset and ROG Hone Control Ace L Vitality Edition Mouse Pad · 2026-08-28
- Release
- game · October 16 · Japan · 2026-10-14
- Release
- game · October 2, 2026 · Japan · 2026-10-03
- Noted
- The centerpiece is the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 graphics card, priced at 1,199,800 yen including tax. · 2026-10-03
- Noted
- The motherboard ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20, built on AMD's X870E chipset and sold in a bundle with the ROG RYUJIN 360 Edition 20 cooler, costs 599,800 yen. · 2026-10-03
- Noted
- ASUS also released the ROG Thor 3000W Titanium III Edition 20 power supply, the ROG GR20 Edition 20 open-frame case, and the ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Edition 20 Wi-Fi 7 router. · 2026-10-03
- Noted
- Sofmap began selling five of the models in limited quantities through its online store, with prices listed on each product page. · 2026-10-03
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- rog gladius iv ace, rog raikiri ii pro, rog swift oled pg32ucwm, rog swift oled pg27ucwm, ugen300, ugen200, proart p14, proart p16, tuf gaming k4 magnetic, rog xbox ally x20, rog pelta core, team vitality gaming mousepad
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- Confirmed ASUS produces ROG Raikiri II Pro 1d ago · source
- Confirmed four products for local AI processing: the UGen300 series of edge AI accelerators and a cost-focused UGen200 Oct 15 · source
- Confirmed released six products in its ROG Edition 20 line on October 2, 2026, marking 20 years of the ROG brand Oct 4 · source
- Confirmed ROG Pelta Core Gaming Headset and ROG Hone Control Ace L Vitality Edition Mouse Pad Sep 8 · source
All coverage
1d ago
ASUS JAPAN announced two ROG-branded gaming peripherals for release on October 30, 2026: the ROG Gladius IV Ace mouse at an estimated 26,080 yen and the ROG Raikiri II Pro controller at 37,280 yen, both in black and white. The Gladius IV Ace is a right-handed ergonomic wireless mouse with a 56g body, a sensor rated to 65,000DPI, and a polling rate of up to 8,000Hz. Its design follows sports science, and included 3g, 5g and 7g weights raise the total as high as 71g across seven balance options. Communication uses ROG SpeedNova 8K Gen II, and the mouse supports NVIDIA Reflex. The Raikiri II Pro has hot-swappable TMR joysticks aimed at low drift and wear resistance, reaches 8,000Hz in both wired and 2.4GHz wireless connection to a PC, offers a full-color display for profile switching and settings, and lists up to 79 hours of battery life. Detachable rear buttons, replacement caps and dual-mode triggers adjust the feel.
3d ago
ASUS JAPAN will release two 4K OLED gaming monitors under its Republic of Gamers brand, the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCWM and the ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM, at electronics retailers and online stores nationwide starting October 23. The PG32UCWM is 31.5 inches and priced at 232,920 yen; the PG27UCWM is 26.5 inches at 205,820 yen. Both panels use a tandem RGB OLED design with a True RGB stripe layout and drop the white subpixel found in conventional WOLED panels, which ASUS says widens color gamut volume by up to 27 percent, mainly at high brightness. A dual mode switches between 4K at 240Hz and FHD at 480Hz through hotkey operation. The monitors list 0.03ms GTG response time, DCI-P3 99 percent coverage, Delta E under 2, 10-bit color, and a 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio, with NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support.
Oct 16
Nvidia detailed its RTX Spark system on a chip for Windows PCs at a technical briefing in the United States on October 8, after Microsoft, ASUS, MSI and others announced machines built around it the previous day. Nvidia calls the part RTX Spark N1X and denied the existence of a rumored lower-tier N1. Memory comes in five LPDDR5X-9400 capacities from 24GB to 128GB.
Oct 15
ASUS JAPAN announced four products for local AI processing: the UGen300 series of edge AI accelerators and a cost-focused UGen200. Sales begin October 16. The USB and M.2 models run from 24,980 yen to 49,800 yen, with the flagship UGen300 at up to 40 TOPS on the Hailo-10H chipset and the UGen200 at up to 13 TOPS on the Hailo-8L.
Oct 14
ASUS JAPAN will release two Republic of Gamers OLED monitors at retailers and e-commerce sites nationwide from October 16. The 32-inch ROG Strix OLED XG32UQWMS switches between 4K/240Hz and FHD/480Hz, runs 0.03ms (GTG), and is priced at 178,920 yen. The 27-inch ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMG Gen2 is a QHD/240Hz WOLED model at 80,820 yen. Both include OLED Care Pro, a Neo proximity sensor, and a 3-year burn-in warranty.
Oct 7
ASUS has opened global preorders for its ProArt P14 and P16 creator laptops built around NVIDIA's RTX Spark chip, announced at IFA 2026. US pricing runs from about $2,600 (roughly 410,000 yen) for a 14-inch 18-core model to about $7,000 (roughly 1.11 million yen) for a 16-inch 128GB configuration. Shipping starts October 16. Japanese availability is announced without pricing yet.
Oct 3
ASUS JAPAN released six products in its ROG Edition 20 line on October 2, 2026, marking 20 years of the ROG brand. The centerpiece is the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 graphics card, priced at 1,199,800 yen including tax. It carries 32GB of video memory, a 6.67-inch 2K curved AMOLED display on its side, and a four-fan cooling setup with a vapor chamber and liquid metal. The motherboard ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20, built on AMD's X870E chipset and sold in a bundle with the ROG RYUJIN 360 Edition 20 cooler, costs 599,800 yen. ASUS also released the ROG Thor 3000W Titanium III Edition 20 power supply, the ROG GR20 Edition 20 open-frame case, and the ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Edition 20 Wi-Fi 7 router. Sofmap began selling five of the models in limited quantities through its online store, with prices listed on each product page.
Sep 18
ASUS JAPAN announced the TUF Gaming K4 Magnetic, a 75 percent layout gaming keyboard with magnetic key switches, on September 18. It goes on sale September 25 at 16,980 yen in two model numbers, one black and one white. The switches adjust actuation from 0.1mm to 3.3mm in 0.01mm steps, and the board supports hot-swap, an 8,000Hz polling rate, and Rapid Trigger and Speed Tap modes.
Sep 17
ASUS JAPAN said on September 17 that four new Republic of Gamers products will reach Japan on a staggered schedule. The ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM and PG32UCWM monitors are planned for around mid-October, the ROG Raikiri II Pro PC controller for around late October, and the ROG NUC 16 Mini PC for around November. All four appear for the first time in Japan at the ROG booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026. The two monitors use 4K True Tandem RGB OLED panels at 31.5 inches and 26.5 inches, with a Dual Mode that switches between 4K 240Hz and Full HD 480Hz and a 0.03ms GTG response time. The Raikiri II Pro PC supports polling rates up to 8,000Hz wired and over 2.4GHz wireless, uses replaceable TMR joysticks, and runs up to 79 hours on a 2.4GHz connection. The ROG NUC 16 fits an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU into a chassis of about 3 liters.
Sep 17
ASUS opened pre-orders on September 17 for the ROG Xbox Ally X20, a portable gaming PC developed with Xbox, and set an October 16 release date in Japan at 258,800 yen. The unit ships with an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme processor, 24GB of unified memory, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and Windows 11 Home. The display is a 7.4-inch OLED at 1,920x1,080 with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1400 nits peak brightness, and bezels are cut by about 60 percent while the body stays at roughly 756g. ASUS also changed the controls: a rotary D-pad that switches between 8-direction and 4-direction layouts, plus TMR analog sticks. Memory and storage match the 2025 ROG Xbox Ally X, so the changes are in the screen, the shell, and the inputs. A 20th anniversary bundle with AR glasses and cases lists at 442,800 yen, and the AR glasses alone at 119,980 yen on the same day.
Sep 10
ASUS JAPAN announced on September 10, 2026 that it will exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2026, which runs from September 17 to September 21 at Makuhari Messe, at booth 06-N03 in Hall 6. The booth will center on ROG Edition 20, a lineup marking the 20th anniversary of the Republic of Gamers brand, and several products will get their first showing in Japan. Those include the ROG XBOX Ally X20 handheld, the roughly 104L ROG G1000 Edition 20 desktop PC, the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-G Edition 20 monitor, and the ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 motherboard. The ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace and ROG Strix OLED XG259QWPG Ace monitors, both announced at COMPUTEX 2026 and Gamescom 2026, will also be shown in Japan for the first time. Public days are September 19, 20, and 21, and visitors can play titles on the ROG XBOX Ally X20 and on ASUS and ROG gaming PCs.
Aug 28
ASUS Japan announced the ROG Pelta Core Gaming Headset and the ROG Hone Control Ace L Vitality Edition Mouse Pad, both set for release on September 4. The headset is a USB-connected model weighing 300g, equipped with ROG's proprietary 50mm titanium-coated diaphragm drivers that reproduce frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz. It includes a three-step adjustable stretchable headband to reduce strain during long sessions, plus basic and parametric EQ modes with software presets for specific games. Users can customize lighting and ear cup controls through the Gear Link software. The mouse pad is a limited collaboration with Team Vitality, an esports team with results in CS and VALORANT. It features a cloth surface with increased friction coefficient for stopping power, suited for FPS playstyles. The pad measures 490mm by 420mm by 4mm and weighs about 308g. It is designed to accommodate both low and high sensitivity settings and is portable for LAN events and tournaments. The ROG Pelta Core is priced at 17,280 yen, and the mouse pad at 12,080 yen.
Aug 12
HIKKY CEO Yasushi Funahashi gave VketReal 2026 Summer a score above 80 out of 100, citing successful efforts to ease entry lines and in-venue congestion. The event, held July 25-26 at Bellesalle Akihabara, used web ticketing with fast passes and timed entry, plus wider booth spacing. Funahashi said the goal was balancing comfort with lively communication, and he heard from about 100 attendees that shopping was easy and smooth.