MSI Claw

So, the million-dollar question is whether a new shipment of Claws is en route to your local store? Probably not. One Reddit user noted, "I spoke with someone from Best Buy earlier. They said they tried to order more from MSI, but MSI hasn’t told them when they will restock them." That sounds about right for MSI, meaning this could be a weeks-to-months-long wait, and your best bet is to sign up for inventory notifications from whichever store you prefer. What is likely to happen is that your local Best Buy will get maybe one unit at a time, and whoever gets it first is the winner. 👉I gamed on

You should buy the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ if: You want the best gaming handheld right now You want to use Windows on your handheld You like the design and ergonomics You should NOT buy the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ if: You won't settle for anything less than OLED You want a better value handheld You don't like purple Once again, MSI has the fastest PC gaming handheld by using an Intel chip. It's not in question how good the chipset or the rest of the surrounding hardware is. The ergonomics are on point, the controls are tight, and Windows mostly stays out of your way. But it again launc

I highly doubt that MSI set a $1,799 price for its new gaming handheld just so it could make a few quick bucks off of those who still have a big PC gaming budget. The original MSI Claw 8 AI+ that launched in 2025 had an $899 price tag attached, nearly half that of the new EX AI+ version arriving officially on June 23. The massive jump in price has a small part to do with upgraded hardware and new performance chips, but it has a massive part to do with RAM and storage costs. AI data centers are eating through the world's supply of these components, and practically all tech costs more than it di

A $1,799 gaming handheld is a hard sell anytime, never mind in our current economy. At this price point, it's competing with full gaming laptops with discrete GPUs and, as mentioned, a bundle of consoles. Yes, the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is far more portable than anything else with the same level of performance, but I don't doubt that a lot of gamers will be happy to sit at a desk and play after saving hundreds of dollars. 👉 Gaming handhelds are the new netbooks — will they suffer the same tragic fate? The average gamer is going to have a hard time coming to terms with such a high cost for one devic