ASUS’s locked in its Computex 2026 plans, and the show floor opens in just over a week. The company’s promising a full walkthrough of its “Ubiquitous AI” ecosystem while ROG marks 20 years of gaming hardware. If you’re tracking new laptops, monitors, or AI PCs, here’s what ASUS’s already teased and why it matters before the doors open in Taipei.
ROG’s 20th anniversary showcase headlines the booth
ROG turns 20 at Computex 2026, and ASUS’s built the booth program around it. The ROG booth (#M0504) runs alongside the main ASUS booth (#M0820) at Taipei Nangang Hall 1, with the anniversary anchored by what ASUS calls “ROG Lab-inspired experimental zones” (Future Gamer, Codeverse, Humanlink, APEX Craft, Illumotion, and Mechano), special edition products, and a community party tied to the brand’s “For Those Who Dare” spirit.
The anniversary framing matters because it’s the most prominent Computex moment ASUS has tied to a ROG milestone. Expect at least some of the reveals to be anniversary-specific SKUs rather than standard yearly refreshes.
The 2026 ROG Strix SCAR 18 anchors the flagship gaming story
ASUS announced the 2026 ROG Strix SCAR 18 on May 15, and it’s the hardware the company will lean on to tell its flagship gaming story in Taipei. Per the launch announcement, the SCAR 18 packs up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor, up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, and 320W of sustained total system power. The 18-inch display is a 4K 240Hz Mini-LED panel with ROG Nebula ELMB, which ASUS calls the world’s first laptop screen in that combination.
UK pricing went live on the ASUS UK store the same week with a generational price bump. ASUS hasn’t posted US pricing yet, so the cleanest anchor is the outgoing 2025 SCAR 18 G835LX-XS97 (Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5090, 32GB/2TB) at $4,499.99 on Best Buy.
What to watch for at the booth: a US MSRP and ship date, a refreshed SKU or regional variant, or a paired desktop replacement that extends the SCAR identity beyond a single laptop. ASUS rarely lets a flagship sit alone for a full cycle.
“Ubiquitous AI” spreads ASUS’s AI PCs across every tier
ASUS’s booth theme this year is “Ubiquitous AI. Incredible Possibilities.” Translation: the company wants you to see AI baked into every product tier, not just the premium Zenbook and ProArt lines.
Going by ASUS’s CES 2026 pattern, that likely means Copilot+ branding extending further down the Vivobook line, NPU-accelerated features in ROG’s gaming software, and at least one enterprise-leaning ExpertBook or NUC reveal. ASUS’s CES booth demoed on-device AI features across its Workspace, Creator, and Everyday AI tracks, and the same format is the most likely Computex setup.
A ROG Ally 2 Computex reveal is the biggest open question
The single biggest unanswered ASUS product heading into Computex is the ROG Ally 2. FCC filings and certification images leaked in 2025 point to an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU with up to 64GB of RAM, plus a black variant with a dedicated Xbox button (per Tom’s Hardware and TechPowerUp). ASUS hasn’t formally confirmed the handheld, which makes a Computex reveal the most likely scenario.
Two other items worth tracking on the show floor:
- A US ship date for the ROG Zephyrus Duo (2026), the 16-inch dual-screen gaming laptop ASUS revealed at CES 2026 with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H and an RTX 5090 Laptop GPU
- Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme expansions beyond the Zenbook A14 and A16, which ASUS used to anchor its CES 2026 ultraportable lineup
For a recap of what ASUS actually shipped versus teased earlier this year, see 8 ASUS laptops from CES 2026 that actually changed something.
The ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM3 sets the stage for ROG’s next monitor reveal
ASUS revealed the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM Gen 3 at CES 2026 and pushed it out to US retail in late Q1: a 32-inch 4K QD-OLED running at 240Hz with a 0.03ms response time, the new BlackShield film that lifts perceived black levels by up to 40% compared to previous QD-OLED panels, DisplayPort 2.1a UHBR20, and 90W USB-C Power Delivery, per ASUS’s product page. It’s now in stock at Newegg, Micro Center, and the ASUS US store.
That makes Computex less about pricing reveals and more about what’s next. Worth watching: whether ASUS extends the new RGB-stripe OLED tech (which debuted on the PG34WCDN ultrawide) into more 27- and 32-inch panels, and whether a Computex-exclusive monitor SKU lands alongside the ROG 20th-anniversary lineup.
Verdict: should you wait or buy ASUS hardware now
If you’re shopping a flagship gaming laptop, the ROG Strix SCAR 18 is already the strongest 18-inch option ASUS sells, and a refresh is unlikely before late 2026. Buy now. ASUS’s separate 14-inch Zenbook DUO productivity laptop (not to be confused with the Zephyrus Duo gaming model) is also shipping at $2,499.99 if dual-screen multitasking is the goal.
If you’re holding out for the ROG Ally 2 or a fresh ROG monitor reveal at Computex, wait. Computex 2026 opens June 2 in Taipei, and the ROG Ally 2 is the ASUS product with the biggest unanswered questions right now.
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