At this yr’s Computex commerce present, MSI formally revealed its up to date Claw PC gaming handheld. One of many main adjustments with this new mannequin is that it sports activities an AMD Ryzen Z2 Excessive processor beneath the hood, which ought to have the ability to deal with a number of graphically intense video games on its eight-inch FHD show.
Different {hardware} specs for the Claw A8 BZ2EM mannequin embody an AMD Radeon 890M GPU, a 120Hz refresh price for the display screen, a 1TB M2 SSD, and it is outfitted with “as much as 24GB” of LPDDR5-800 reminiscence. This might be accessible in two completely different colors–white and lime green–and the corporate says that it has additionally aimed to make it ergonomically interesting. These efforts have resulted in contours that are supposed to really feel extra pure in your hand, and the joysticks, bumpers, D-pad, and Corridor-Impact triggers have additionally been redesigned.
Pricing or a launch date have but to be revealed, however for reference, the at present accessible MSI Claw 8+ with Intel {hardware} at present prices $1,000.
MSI’s first flip at producing a Steam Deck competitor wasn’t well-received when it first launched in early 2024. Whereas it was praised for being snug to carry and its sound was top-notch compared to its rivals, the MSI Claw additionally had notoriously poor efficiency and a horrible battery life.
Just like the Asus ROG Ally, it additionally runs on Home windows 11, which is not precisely the most effective working system to navigate on a small display screen, even when it does enable the person extra flexibility in the case of taking part in video games in comparison with the Steam Deck, which makes use of SteamOS.