The premium gaming handheld’s worth is anticipated to be round $1,500.
A brand new wave of premium handhelds is on the way in which and MSI‘s upcoming Claw 8 EX AI+ is main the cost. The corporate revealed its newest handheld throughout a hands-on occasion at its headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan earlier than Computex 2026. The Claw 8 EX AI+ will comply with up MSI’s earlier handhelds launched in 2024 that begin at round $800, however is reportedly going to price as a lot as $1,500. It comes out on June 23.
To justify that top price, the newest MSI handheld is getting a serious efficiency enhance because of the brand new Intel Arc G3 Excessive chip. In accordance with ZDNet Korea, the Claw 8 EX AI+ provides an up to date SSD design that lets house owners simply improve the storage by means of an M.2 2280 slot. The hand held nonetheless will get as much as 32GB of reminiscence, an 80Wh battery and an eight-inch touchscreen show with a 1,920 x 1,200 decision and a 120Hz refresh fee. Nevertheless, the hands-on occasion introduced that the Claw 8 EX AI+ could have improved haptics together with higher ergonomic design for its buttons and joysticks.
In accordance with PCGamer, MSI hasn’t landed on a ultimate worth for the Claw 8 EX AI+, however the configuration on show at its occasion carries that $1,500 worth. Which means we may see extra reasonably priced decisions with much less reminiscence and storage, or a smaller show. Nevertheless, that worth estimate is not too stunning contemplating the ongoing crisis round part prices. As for probably cheaper options, MSI’s Claw 8 EX AI+ will see competitors from the Acer Predator Atlas 8 and a handheld from OneXPlayer, each of which additionally function the Arc G3 Excessive chips.
