CES: ASUS made a special Hideo Kojima version of the ROG Flow Z13

Who among america hasn't looked astatine nan ASUS ROG Flow Z13 and said, "That's awesome and all, but what if it had much Hideo Kojima?" Well, our cries person been heard. Behold, nan ROG Flow Z13-KJP, a collaboration betwixt ASUS and Kojima Productions.

On nan inside, this exemplary is nary different than nan modular type we reviewed past May. The instrumentality takes a Surface Pro-like shape facet and beefs it up into thing that’s much for illustration a gaming laptop. (Ergo, ASUS's transportation of nan merchandise arsenic a "gaming tablet.")

But connected nan outside, you'll find a creation "for Ludens who dare." The Death Stranding power is evident, but you whitethorn prime up connected immoderate Metal Gear-adjacent touches arsenic well. The tablet's golden color, symbols and integrated c fibre conjure Kojima’s Ludens mascot. This version is somewhat larger than nan modular one, astir noticeably successful nan detachable keyboard.

There will besides beryllium matching accessories available, including a mouse, case, headphones and a table mat. Depending connected your region, those whitethorn aliases whitethorn not beryllium bundled pinch nan device. (We'll update this communicative erstwhile we find retired more.)

Fortunately, erstwhile nan creation novelty wears off, you're near pinch a reasonably powerful gaming machine. The Copilot PC has a 13.4-inch IPS touchscreen pinch a 180Hz refresh complaint and 500 nits of brightness. Its larboard action is amazingly generous: 2 USB 4 Type-C ports, 1 USB-A port, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio and a microSD slot. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 spot wrong has integrated graphics that punch supra what you'd expect. You tin configure it pinch up to 128GB LPDDR5X 8000 RAM.

ASUS hasn't yet revealed pricing aliases readiness for nan ROG Flow Z13-KJP. You tin publication much astir nan modular type successful Sam Rutherford's review.