On October 8, the official ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) Weibo account posted a teaser for its Phantom Blade Zero limited-edition hardware line, captioned "信仰铸神器，利刃赋英雄" and labeled "ROG × 影之刃零 联名定制装备" over a black-and-red visual. With the game itself roughly three weeks from its October 29 launch, the collaboration is still at the teaser stage: no model numbers and no prices have been announced. The following covers how the reveal unfolded, which product categories are confirmed, the regional scope, and when the full lineup is expected.
How the collaboration was revealed in stages
The collaboration has been disclosed in three steps, each with a different amount of information.
The earliest public signal came in August 2026, when ROG announced an official partnership with the game to coincide with Phantom Blade Zero opening pre-orders. At that point no product form was shown. The first product images arrived in early October: around October 6, ROG released an initial batch of product outlines in black and red, with the Phantom Blade Zero mark visible on a headset headband and the back of a monitor. Those images showed silhouettes only, with no model, price, or sale date attached. Then on October 8, the official ROG Weibo account supplied the formal teaser copy and key visual, framing the collaboration as "co-branded custom equipment" and describing the limited hardware as "ready to go."
Taken together, the three disclosures point to one conclusion: as of October 9, the official messaging has not moved past the teaser level. ROG has not published specific models, prices, or an on-sale date.
Placed side by side, the growing amount of information is clear:
| Date | Source | Newly confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | ROG official | An official co-branding partnership with Phantom Blade Zero (no product shown) |
| Around October 6 | ROG official | First product outlines in black and red, with the game mark on a headset headband and a monitor back |
| October 8 | ROG official Weibo | Formal teaser copy and key visual, framed as "co-branded custom equipment" |
None of the three nodes supplied a model, specification, or price, which is why current claims about how many products there are and what they cost depend on secondary reporting.
What the official teaser copy actually says
The wording ROG itself put out is worth reading closely, because it carries almost all of the confirmed information so far. The October 8 Weibo post reads, in full: "信仰铸神器，利刃赋英雄！ROG x 影之刃零限定装备蓄势待发，全系武装战力直指巅峰，凭酷炫颜值笑傲群雄。给足各位侠客纵横江湖的排面与实力！#ROG# x #影之刃#"
Laid out plainly, that caption confirms four things and nothing more. The collaboration is a set of "limited equipment" (限定装备) that is "ready to go" but not yet on sale. It covers a "full range of gear" (全系武装) rather than a single product. The design is meant to be visually striking. And the audience it addresses is the game's players, framed as 侠客 — the wandering martial artists of wuxia fiction.
The key visual carries its own lines. Across the product image sit the phrases "信仰铸刃 战力无界" and "ROG × 影之刃零 联名信仰装备," alongside the English tagline "#FOR THOSE WHO DARE," which is ROG's long-running slogan and not specific to this game. What is absent is just as telling: no model name, no specification, no price, and no date appear anywhere on the official material. Everything beyond the teaser copy comes from secondary reporting, which is why the article separates the two throughout.
Which product categories are confirmed
Based on the teasers ROG has already released, the collaboration spans both complete systems and peripherals. In the October 8 key visual, a monitor, mechanical keyboard, gaming headset, and gaming mouse are visible; IT之家's same-day roundup of the collaboration also lists a keycap set, a mini PC (NUC), and a case, indicating the scope covers both systems and accessories.
Drawing on the official teasers and media coverage, the categories the line currently touches include:
- Mini PC (NUC)
- Monitor
- Mechanical keyboard
- Gaming mouse
- Over-ear headset
- Keycap set
- Case
The shared design language is a black-and-red palette with a martial-arts battlefield mood, which the official copy ties to the game's "kungfupunk" art direction. The Phantom Blade Zero mark appears on positions such as the headset headband and the back of the monitor.
Five products worldwide, with the case possibly China-only
On the question of how many products there are, media accounts differ, and the distinction matters.
IT之家's October 8 report is the most specific: ROG plans to launch five Phantom Blade Zero products globally — a mini PC, mouse, headset, keyboard, and monitor — while the co-branded Cronox (幻世神, GR801) case may be a China-region exclusive. In other words, the global lineup is five items, and the case sits outside it as a possible China-market addition.
Other outlets, such as ZOL (中关村在线), state the scope more broadly, listing "monitor, mechanical keyboard, gaming headset, gaming mouse, custom keycap set, NUC mini PC, and case." The discrepancy comes down to how each outlet draws the line: whether a keycap set or a case counts as a "product" in the lineup is something the official material has not settled. Cronox (幻世神) is itself an existing ROG case line, and the GR801 model has a product page, so counting a case as part of the collaboration fits the product logic — but the "China-region exclusive" label remains a media paraphrase that ROG has not formally confirmed.
For anyone planning to buy, the safe reading is this: five global products — mini PC, mouse, headset, keyboard, monitor — are the backbone reported across multiple outlets; the case and keycap set are a possible China-region extension, best left until the full official lineup lands on October 29.
What the Cronox case name already tells us
Cronox — 幻世神 in Chinese — is an existing ROG full-tower case line, and the GR801 designation identifies a specific model within it. ROG's China site lists the series at around ¥2,399, with a hinged 9.2-inch secondary display, E-ATX and ATX back-connect (BTF) support, room for up to 14 120mm fans, and dual 360mm radiators. Those are specifications of the chassis itself, not features unique to the co-branded version.
That context shapes how to read the collaboration news. If the co-branded case follows the same pattern as other ROG IP tie-ins, it would most likely be a themed version of an existing chassis rather than a ground-up design, which is consistent with the teaser's emphasis on customized looks rather than new hardware architecture.
Release progress by product: no specs and no prices yet
Among the confirmed categories, only product outlines have been shown so far, and not a single full model has been published. Coverage of the earlier teaser states plainly that the official material "showed only product outlines," with models, prices, and sale dates still to follow. Because the material stops at teasers, most of what circulates is either a media paraphrase or a retail listing, and the two carry different weight: the official line (the collaboration exists, an October 8 black-and-red key visual, a full lineup on October 29) can be treated as settled; the five-product global lineup is a backbone reported consistently across outlets; the "China-region exclusive case" claim traces to a single outlet and is worth watching rather than assuming; and the retailer figures come from a shop, not the manufacturer.
The only specific specifications that have surfaced come from a retailer pre-order page, not an official announcement. A listing on a Vietnamese retail platform (pcngon.vn) shows a co-branded mini PC called the "ROG NUC 16 × PhantomBlade Zero" with pre-orders open. The page lists an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor, a discrete NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 32GB of dual-channel DDR5-6400 memory (expandable to 128GB), and a 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD, in a chassis measuring 282.4 × 189.5 × 56.5 mm. The listing price is 132,000,000 Vietnamese dong, roughly ¥34,000, with a three-year system warranty, and the page status reads "pre-orderable."
Two things should be kept separate here: the retail listing going live is a fact, but the specifications themselves come from the retailer, not from ROG. A retail channel posting a page early, complete with specs and a price, is not unusual for hardware collaborations, and the final official figures can still diverge from it. Treating that page as "the most concrete reference available right now" is reasonable; treating it as "the official price" is not.
When you can buy, and where to see the full lineup
The one firm date the official side has given is October 29 — the day Phantom Blade Zero itself launches, when the collaboration lineup will be fully unveiled. IT之家 and several other outlets point to the same date, at which models, prices, and sales channels are expected to be announced together.
Until then, what can be confirmed is limited: the products exist, their categories have been outlined, and the design is customized around a black-and-red theme. Which items reach mainland China versus overseas markets, at what prices, and whether everything ships across all three platforms simultaneously have not been explained by official channels. Anyone watching the China market should note the IT之家 claim that the case "may be a China-region exclusive," which suggests at least some products will differ by market; the specifics should be read off the official launch-day announcement.
For anyone planning to buy, the October 29 reveal is the point at which most of the open questions should close at once. The details worth confirming on that day are the full model list against the five categories outlined so far, whether a keycap set and case are included, the official prices for each region, and the actual sales channels — ROG's own storefront versus general retail. Until those land, any figure circulating, including the retailer price, is provisional.
The Phantom Blade Zero hardware collaboration is a side thread: the game's own pre-order status, the price gap between the standard and deluxe digital editions, and the physical collector's box are covered in dedicated articles and not repeated here. As for the hardware itself, official channels are not yet selling it and remain at the teaser stage; until the full lineup is unveiled on October 29, the safest approach is to keep the confirmed official messaging separate from retail listings and media paraphrases, and to hold off on buying until ROG gives models and prices in one pass.