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MSI Claw 8 AI Plus was announced by the company on Tuesday at Computex 2024. The handheld gaming PC is expected to arrive as a successor to the first-generation Claw model that was launched in March this year, which garnered disappointing reviews that criticized its Intel Meteor Lake chip for unsatisfactory performance, especially when compared to the Asus ROG Ally and Steam Deck OLED, despite the latter costing more. With the Claw 8 AI Plus, a replacement for MSI’s console could be available soon.
MSI Claw 8 AI Plus announced
The company unveiled its next-generation handheld gaming PC – the Claw 8 AI Plus – at the ongoing Computex 2024 expo in Taipei. The new Intel Lunar Lake chip will be powering it, with MSI claiming it will be the “world’s first gaming handheld” to feature the aforementioned Intel Core Ultra processor.
The price for the MSI Claw 8 AI has not yet been announced by the company. We can expect more details in the coming months.
MSI Claw 8 AI Plus Specifications
In a blog afterThe company says the device will feature an 8-inch Full HD display with a 120Hz refresh rate and VRR support.
According to Verge, the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus would also get a larger battery, possibly up to 80 Wh. report. This may put it on par with the Asus ROG Ally X, which was also announced at Computex 2024. The handheld PC will also get a second USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt 4 capabilities, according to MSI.
The potential ROG Ally X competitor also gets a wall-mounted charger, as well as an improved “tactile feel of the LB/RB buttons”.
For reference, the Asus ROG Ally X is powered by an AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme CPU, featuring an 8-core Zen 4 architecture. The chip is paired with an RDNA 3 iGPU and 24GB of LPDDR5 RAM. Compared to the recently announced MSI Claw 8 AI Plus, it gets a slightly smaller 7-inch full HD IPS display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 7ms response time.
Claw x Fallout
In addition to the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus, the company announced that it is partnering with Bethesda to launch a Claw x Fallout co-branded limited edition handheld gaming PC. MSI says it will feature a 7-inch display and a design inspired by various elements of Fallout, such as vaults, Pip-Boys and robots.
According to MSI, this will “provide fans with an immersive experience in the game’s post-nuclear apocalyptic atmosphere”.
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