Good news gamers, the MSI Claw A8 should be off rather than you think – but it will be considerably more expensive than the switch 2
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- The MSI Claw A8 is now available for pre-order in China
- It has an official price of 6,999 RMB without a subsidy, which is around $ 970
- It is expected that it will be launched in China in July, and possibly the same in other regions
MSI announced his latest hand game pc to CES 2025 Without any word about release date or prices, so official details have been discussed for a long time – but it seems that we can finally have our answer.
As reported by Vi’artocardiCardz was able to be able to dothe MSI Claw A8 Is now available for pre-order in China, with a confirmed launch in July. The official price (according to the pre-order list of China is 6,999 RMB, which is around $ 970 (including tax), making it even more expensive than its MSI Claw 8 AI+ predecessor.
There is also a subsidized price for 5,949 RMB (around $ 737), thanks to the Chinese government that offers a 15% subsidy on some products, but this will probably not be relevant to other regions.
Like the first handheld to use AMD‘s Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor (if it comes out for the Rog Xbox Ally), it is expected that it will perform better than most handhelds such as the Asus Rog Ally X” Lenovo Legion Goand the Nintendo Switch 2. However, if the converted price is accurate for its selling price when it becomes available in the US and other regions, some potential buyers can be deterred.
The MSI Claw 8 AI+, the predecessor of the claw A8, is already an expensive handheld; It can be said that it stops his prices with great gaming performance, but that does not change the fact that it praises the most gamers.
The claw A8 that may have a higher price would suggest that the Z2 extreme is the more powerful chip than the Core 8 AI+Core Ultra 258V – but it is difficult to see it selling well if it pushes even closer to a price of $ 1,000.
Analysis: Do not mount this, MSI …
Although nothing is being confirmed for other regions yet, I would say it’s that very The alleged price based on the Chinese mention (or somewhere in that ballpark) is probably accurate.
It is hard to believe that the claw A8 will be considerably cheaper than the claw 8 AI+, especially if the Ryzen Z2 Extreme turns out to be the better option for performance. It would have been unreasonable to expect a great price shift, but that does not mean that prices will not influence his profession.
When It is more expensive than the handheld that is already difficult to buy (because the Claw 8 AI+ is scarce), then we can forget to really challenge other handhelds and the Switch 2.
The MSI Claw 8 AI+ is already pushing it with its $ 899 / £ 899 / AU $ 1,799 price tag, and it is worse with price increases as a result of rates. I have no doubt that it will be one of the best handhelds on the market in the field of performance, but I cannot say that I am not worried about the impression that the costs for consumers will leave …
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