This is MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI Plus gaming handheld
MSI has unveiled a new Claw 8 handheld gaming PC ahead of the Computex 2026 show, and this model swaps out its predecessors’ Intel Lunar Lake mobile chip for a specialized handheld processor. …
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That next-gen MSI Claw handheld apparently costs $1,700 now.
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I held the next-gen handheld
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Intel’s first handheld gaming chip is the Arc G3, and this Acer is using it
Intel is barely in the handheld gaming PC space — but that might be about to change. After the embarrassment that was the first MSI Claw and the excellent MSI Claw 8 AI Plus that followed it, Intel announced it would create custom handheld gaming chips. …
The golden age of handheld gaming is already over
… The MSI Claw 8 AI Plus has gone from $1,000 to $1,299 though I still see it on sale for “only” $1,099 . …