Asus’ ROG Circulate Z13 will get a Hideo Kojima version, full with retro-futuristic briefcase

Hideo Kojima is a reputation that avid gamers know nicely, by means of many years of making and main the Metallic Gear sequence and these days the smash hit Dying Stranding. The distinctive visible fashion of Kojima’s video games (formed by his long-time artwork director, Yoji Shinkawa) is now making its manner into real-world electronics, with a brand new designer version of the Asus ROG Circulate Z13 gaming pill. 

The “KJP” variant of the 13-inch gaming pill is embellished with carbon fiber touches that make it appear like one thing Sam Porter Bridges would lug round (and drop down a canyon when he tripped on a rock). Asymmetrical design thrives with a black-and-bronze look are mixed with odd coloured keys and little extensions on the Floor-style keyboard. Even the facility brick comes with the skull-emblazoned Kojima Productions brand. All these trendy little touches make me form of unhappy to see each Kojima and Asus logos on the entrance of the keyboard cowl, destroying the phantasm that this factor fell in our laps from a sci-fi near-future. 

The crowning glory of this limited-edition pill is actually the carrying case. Extending the Dying Stranding theme, it seems to be like a nuclear soccer, one thing that must be handcuffed to a safety guard. It’s lots much less sensible than, say, a $30 gentle laptop computer case, since it could solely maintain the pill and some equipment. However dang it if that hard-shelled briefcase doesn’t look extremely cool. 

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The brand new 2026 revision of the Z13 pill will probably be utilizing the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, nearly probably the most highly effective AMD chip you will get…although house and battery restrictions imply you’ll nonetheless be restricted to built-in graphics. Even with the beneficiant Radeon 8060S able to delivering as much as RTX 4070-level gaming efficiency, you may wish to dock this factor to an exterior GPU if you wish to play, for instance, Dying Stranding 2 at 4K decision. 

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Precisely how a lot the common 2026 model of the ROG Circulate Z13 will price isn’t recognized. “Loads” looks like a protected wager, so “much more” can be a fairly good guess for the limited-edition KJP model. In case you love the fashion however you’re on a smaller price range, branded KJP equipment from Asus may also be obtainable, together with a mouse, headset, and desk mat.