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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
Who's buying a $1,799 PC gaming handheld when you can get an Xbox Series X, PS5, AND Switch 2 for less?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
Who's buying a $1,799 PC gaming handheld when you can get an Xbox Series X, PS5, AND Switch 2 for less?… MSI's previous handheld, the MSI Claw 8 AI Plus, launched at $1,000, so if MSI gets a little lucky, perhaps this new model could land around a similar price point. That's about all we know for now, though. Outside of its "Void Purple" color, which does look pretty neat, MSI hasn't shared much else. …
Ever confident, MSI is pushing ahead with its Claw 8 handheld, with the perplexingly named MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ , and a move to Intel's Panther Lake-based Arc G3 Extreme chip. …
… Deals Handhelds During Computex 2025, MSI revealed a brand new MSI Claw handheld, but it will feature an AMD APU unlike previous Intel-toting MSI Claw devices. Handhelds We're getting up close and personal with the newly announced MSI GT83 and GT73. …
… Giving the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ the kudos it deserves I want to be as fair as possible towards the new MSI Claw 8 EX AI+. …
The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is the new gaming handheld that I'd use as an example of how far these devices have come since the Steam Deck launched in 2022. It's a shame, then, that MSI's new device is far too expensive to reasonably recommend to most of my PC gaming pals. …
… Gaming on the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ and Acer Predator Atlas 8 MSI's Claw 8 EX AI + was my first stop on the tour. …
… While we got a sneak peek at a new Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip due to a leaked MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ listing , Intel has also now made the Arc G3 official. …
… TOPICS Jennifer Young Contributor, Gaming LATEST ARTICLES 1 Geekom's best mini PCs with 16GB of RAM are on sale starting at $371 2 Microsoft launches 8GB RAM versions of the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop 3 MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: Outstanding handheld performance meets tough timing 4 Does using A… …
… Here's what Intel lists so far as being available now or imminently : Acer Aspire Go 14 Acer Aspire Go 15 Acer Aspire Go 16 HP Omnibook 5 14 MSI Modern 14S MSI Modern 16S Other big names like ASUS, Dell, Lenovo, and Samsung will have PCs with new Intel Core Series 3 later this year. …
… Adam Hales Contributor LATEST ARTICLES 1 Xbox adds new custom colors and personalization features 2 Xbox details its 2026 lineup with Halo at the front 3 Europe finally has its own answer to Microsoft 365 with EuroOffice 4 MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus handheld gaming PC is official ahead of Computex 5 The…
