ASUS is rolling out the ROG Edition 20 anniversary lineup in Japan while also setting release dates for mainstream TUF and ROG products. The most recent announced products include a 75 percent TUF Gaming K4 Magnetic keyboard (September 25) and six ROG Edition 20 items (October 2), with the ROG Xbox Ally X20 portable gaming PC set for October 16.
ASUS has spent the second half of 2026 announcing and releasing products across its ROG and TUF gaming lines in Japan. In August, the company set a September 4 release for the ROG Pelta Core headset and a Team Vitality co-branded mouse pad. It followed with Tokyo Game Show 2026 booth plans on September 10, centered on the ROG Edition 20 lineup, and on September 17 set Japan dates for four products: ROG Swift OLED monitors in mid-October, the ROG Raikiri II Pro controller in late October, and the ROG NUC 16 Mini PC in November. That same day it opened pre-orders for the ROG Xbox Ally X20 at 258,800 yen, with an October 16 release.
The anniversary line itself arrived on October 2, when ASUS JAPAN released six ROG Edition 20 products. The top-end pieces are a 1,199,800 yen ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 graphics card with 32GB of memory and a 6.67-inch curved AMOLED display, and a 3000W power supply. The company also released the ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 motherboard bundled with a cooler at 599,800 yen, an open-frame case, and a Wi-Fi 7 router. Sofmap began selling five of the models in limited quantities through its online store.
Outside the anniversary program, ASUS announced the TUF Gaming K4 Magnetic keyboard on September 18, a 75 percent model with adjustable magnetic switches, an 8,000Hz polling rate, and a volume knob, priced at 16,980 yen and set for September 25. The stories do not detail further plans beyond these dated releases.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.