Gaming
ASUS ROG Philippines launches Zephyrus Duo 15 & refreshed gaming laptops
Redefining the boundaries of gaming laptops and ASUS’ own innovative technologies
To set some balance in the universe, ASUS ROG brings out another studded gaming laptop lineup. This time around, these devices come with the latest Intel chips designed for impecable gaming performance, on top of impressive gaming hardware. Apart from these, they’ll even go as far as integrating new technologies to expand your horizons on a gaming machine.
This lineup brings the most anticipated gaming machine with it, in the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15. Apart from the powerful gaming hardware inside, what makes this stand out is the inclusion of the ScreenPad Plus. This additional display allows you to multitask effectively, especially when you’re streaming your content to YouTube, Facebook, or Twitch. Of course, you can also expect seamless gaming thanks to the 300Hz refresh rate FHD display and the NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER inside.
Meanwhile, the curent lineup of ROG Zephyrus laptops get a much needed refresh, specifically the ROG Zephyrus S15, M15, and S17. These refreshed models now come with higher refresh rate displays and RTX SUPER GPUs. These also improve on storage calibration, with up to 1TB of SSD storage in RAID 0 for faster read times. Furthermore, these laptops now come with Thermal Grizzly Liquid Metal cooling, ideally reducing temperatures during stressful situations.
Finally, we have the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 15/17 and the ASUS ROG Strix G series of laptops. The Strix SCAR laptops now come with up to the latest Core i9 HK-series processors and up to an RTX 2080 SUPER. These also come with a 300Hz refresh rate display with a 3ms response time for smoother gameplay. Meanwhile, the ROG Strix G series comes with upgraded internals and a new colorway in Electro Punk. Whatever color you get it in, it still boasts impressive gaming hardware — up to an RTX 2060 inside.
All of these will be available some time in July 2020. Below are the starting prices for the following laptops:
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 – starting at PhP 219,995
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus S15 – starting at PhP 164,995
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus M15 – starting at PhP 114,995
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus S17 – starting at PhP 149,995
- ASUS ROG Strix SCAR – starting at PhP 64,995
- ASUS ROG Strix G series – starting at PhP 124,995
Full pricing for all variants are below:
ROG Zephyrus Duo 15
| PRODUCT | MODEL | SPECIFICATIONS | PRICE (PHP) | BUNDLE |
| ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 | GX550LXS-HF130TS | 15″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i9-10980HK / 32GB RAM 1TB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2080S 8GD6 | 249,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Ranger BP2500 Backpack, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 | GX550LWS-HF075TS | 15″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 32GB RAM 1TB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2070S 8GD6 | 219,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Ranger BP2500 Backpack, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
ROG Zephyrus S17
| PRODUCT | MODEL | SPECIFICATIONS | PRICE (PHP) | BUNDLE |
| ROG Zephyrus S17 | GX701LXS-HG054TS | 17″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 32GB RAM 1TB PCIE Hyperdrive / RTX 2080S 8GD6 | 209,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Zephyrus S15 | GX502LXS-HF053TS | 15″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 32GB RAM 1TB PCIE Hyperdrive / RTX 2080S 8GD6 | 199,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Zephyrus S17 | GX701LWS-HG088TS | 17″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 1TB PCIE Hyperdrive / RTX 2070S 8GD6 | 174,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Zephyrus S15 | GX502LWS-HF123TS | 15″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 1TB PCIE Hyperdrive / RTX 2070S 8GD6 | 164,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Zephyrus S17 | GX701LV-HG040TS | 17″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 1TB PCIE Hyperdrive / RTX 2060 8GD6 | 149,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Zephyrus M15 | GU502LW-AZ171TS | 15″ FHD IPS 240HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 512GB x2 PCIE SSD / RTX 2070 8GD6 | 134,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Backpack, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Zephyrus M15 | GU502LU-AZ107TS | 15″ FHD IPS 240HZ / i7-10750H / 16GB RAM 512GB x2 PCIE SSD / GTX 1660ti 8GD6 | 114,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Backpack, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ASUS 65W PD Adapter, Office Home & Student 2019 |
ROG Strix G
| PRODUCT | MODEL | SPECIFICATIONS | PRICE (PHP) | BUNDLE |
| ROG Strix G17 | G712LV-EV013T | 17″ FHD IPS 144HZ / i7-10750H / 16GB RAM/ 512GB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2060 6GD6/ GLACIER BLUE |
104,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
| ROG Strix G15 | G512LV-AZ042T | 15″ FHD IPS 240HZ / i7-10750H / 16GB RAM/ 512GB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2060 8GD6/ GLACIER BLUE |
99,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
| ROG Strix G15 | G512LV-AZ026T | 15″ FHD IPS 240HZ / i7-10750H / 16GB RAM/ 512GB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2060 8GD6/ ORIGINAL BLACK |
99,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
| ROG Strix G17 | G712LU-EV068T | 17″ FHD IPS 144HZ / i7-10750H / 16GB RAM/ 512GB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / GTX 1660ti 6GD6/ ORIGINAL BLACK |
95,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
| ROG Strix G15 | G512LU-HN171T | 15″ FHD IPS 144HZ / i7-10750H / 16GB RAM/ 512GB x2 PCIE SSD / GTX 1660ti 6GD6/ ORIGINAL BLACK |
89,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
| ROG Strix G17 | G712LU-H7070T | 17″ FHD IPS 120HZ / i7-10750H / 8GB RAM / 512GB PCIE SSD / GTX 1660ti 6GD6/ ORIGINAL BLACK |
84,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
| ROG Strix G15 | G512LI-AL017T | 15″ FHD IPS 144HZ / i7-10750H / 8GB RAM/ 512GB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / GTX 1650ti 4GD6/ ORIGINAL BLACK |
79,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
| ROG Strix G15 | G512LI-HN135T | 15″ FHD IPS 144HZ / i5-10300H / 4G x 2 / 512GB PCIE SSD / GTX 1650ti 4GD6/ ELECTRO PUNK |
66,995 | ROG Strix Impact 2 Electro Punk Mouse, ROG Sheath Electro Punk Mousepad, ROG Ranger Electro Punk Backpack |
| ROG Strix G15 | G512LI-HN047T | 15″ FHD IPS 144HZ / i5-10300H / 4G x 2 / 512GB PCIE SSD / GTX 1650ti 4GD6/ ORIGINAL BLACK |
64,995 | ROG Strix Impact Mouse, ROG Backpack |
ROG Strix SCAR
| PRODUCT | MODEL | SPECIFICATIONS | PRICE (PHP) | BUNDLE |
| ROG Strix Scar 17 | G732LXS-HG086TS | 17″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i9-10980HK / 32GB RAM 1TB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2080S 8GD6 | 219,995 | ROG Delta Headset, ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Strix Scar 15 | G532LWS-HF109TS | 15″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i9-10980HK / 16GB RAM 1TB x 2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2070S 8GD6 | 169,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Strix Scar 17 | G732LWS-HG032TS | 17″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 1TB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2070S 8GD6 | 159,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Strix Scar 17 | G732LW-HG065TS | 17″ FHD IPS 300HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 1TB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2070 8GD6 | 144,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Strix Scar 15 | G532LW-AZ071TS | 15″ FHD IPS 240HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 2TB PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2070 8GD6 | 139,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Strix Scar 15 | G532LV-AZ059TS | 15″ FHD IPS 240HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 1TB PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2060 8GD6 | 124,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, Office Home & Student 2019 |
| ROG Strix Scar 17 | G732LV-EV042TS | 17″ FHD IPS 144HZ / i7-10875H / 16GB RAM 512GB x2 PCIE SSD (Raid 0) / RTX 2060 8GD6 | 124,995 | ROG Gladius 2 Mouse, ROG Eye C21 Webcam, ROG Backpack, Office Home & Student 2019 |
See here for more information on where to buy these ROG machines.
Global K-pop sensation LE SSERAFIM is returning to BlizzCon.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that the five-member girl group will perform as the closing musical act at BlizzCon 2026. LE SSERAFIM will take the Main Stage on Sunday, September 13 (PT), bringing fans another live performance after its BlizzCon debut in 2023.
The appearance also comes ahead of the group’s upcoming U.S. tour. Blizzard teased that the performance will make it a “Perfect Night” for fans attending the convention at the Anaheim Convention Center.
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LE SSERAFIM returns to Blizzard
LE SSERAFIM debuted in 2022 under SOURCE MUSIC, a label of HYBE. The group is composed of Sakura Miyawaki, Kim Chaewon, Huh Yunjin, Kazuha Nakamura, and Hong Eunchae.
The group’s name is an anagram of “I’m Fearless,” reflecting the confidence that has defined its music since debut.
This won’t be LE SSERAFIM’s first crossover with Blizzard. The group previously collaborated with Overwatch 2, bringing themed cosmetics and a special event to the hero shooter.
BlizzCon 2026 is sold out
BlizzCon is Blizzard Entertainment’s annual community celebration. It brings together fans of World of Warcraft, Diablo IV, Overwatch 2, and other Blizzard franchises for game announcements, developer panels, esports, cosplay, and hands-on experiences.
Passes for BlizzCon 2026 have already sold out. However, Blizzard says tickets may still become available through the Tixr public resale marketplace.
Fans can learn more about LE SSERAFIM’s appearance on Blizzard’s official blog.
Gaming
AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 now available for Radeon RX 7000 Series
Update drops earlier than expected, powering more than 300 supported games
PC and handheld gamers can officially skip the wait, as AMD has launched its FSR 4.1 upscaling technology for Radeon RX 7000 series (RDNA 3) GPUs.
Computing and Graphics Group Senior Vice President and GM Jack Huynh made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter). This development brings machine learning powered gaming to millions of players across more than 300 games.
By downloading the latest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.6.2 driver, users can unlock the new AI upscaling suite on existing RX 7000 series desktop graphics cards.
(The driver can be downloaded here.)
The update drastically sharpens image reconstruction, delivers far superior temporal stability, and keeps motion ghosting to an absolute minimum. That’s across a massive library of supported titles.
Beyond optimized frame rates out of the gate for those two blockbusters, the release packs vital architecture stability improvements and bug fixes for the broader Radeon ecosystem.
Huynh added that AMD is actively engineering lightweight machine learning models to expand FSR 4.1 optimizations to a wider base of gamers. More details are to come.
Moreover, the driver for the FSR 4.1 upscaling technology will deliver day-one support for two highly anticipated releases: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations.
if you are wielding an RDNA 3 desktop rig or an RDNA 3-powered handheld, like the ROG Ally X or Lenovo Legion GO, simply open up the AMD Software suite, get the update, and test the new AI tech.
Gaming
GTA VI: New images unveiled as pre-order details, price finally announced
Highly-anticipated title to launch on November 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S
Grand Theft Auto VI finally has a price. The highly-anticipated upcoming installment in the series is set to launch on November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Pre-orders will begin on midnight, June 25. Available versions are the Standard Edition at US$ 79.99 and the Ultimate Edition at US$ 99.99.
The Ultimate Edition amplifies the single player experience with an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and action threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia’s story.
Here are some newly-released exclusive images:
Alongside the Standard and Ultimate Editions, all Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders and purchases before November 20 will also get the Vintage Vice City Pack.
This is a collection of items that flash back to when the neon burned brightest:
Players who pre-order digital versions of GTA VI will be able to begin pre-loading on November 12. This is to ensure they are able to play at launch on November 19.
The physical version, which contains a download code inside the box, will be available starting November 12 as well to support pre-loading.
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