MSI enters gaming handheld race with new, unique, Steam Deck rival

One more Steam Deck rival is ready to hit the scene, with MSI now set to launch its tackle a handheld gaming PC. Whereas we anticipate to study extra in regards to the gadget at CES 2024, some particulars have leaked forward of time, and so they level to a singular set of specs.

The race for the best handheld gaming PC title has been intense this previous 12 months, with the launch of the ROG Ally, Steam Deck OLED, and Legion Go. Becoming a member of them within the coming months, we will anticipate a completely new challenger: the MSI Claw.

The rumored MSI Claw specs are:

The corporate had beforehand teased the Claw on its social media channels, together with X, that includes shut ups and a shadowy extensive shot of the gadget. Now, nevertheless, extra particulars on the would-be Steam Deck competitor have leaked by way of MSI China (by way of wxnod) and Geekbench (by way of Olrak29_).

The MSI Claw will characteristic the sixteen core Intel Core Extremely 7 155H processor, nevertheless it’s price noting it is a mixture of efficiency, effectivity, and low-power cores. Extra thrilling, nevertheless, are its eight Arc Alchemist Xe cores which is able to function the graphics answer.

Different handhelds, just like the Steam Deck OLED and ROG Ally have opted for AMD APUs fairly than ones made by Intel. Nonetheless, provided that Core Extremely chips now come outfitted with Alchemist graphics, fairly than Iris, this might mark a possible shift available in the market.

We’ll seemingly study extra in regards to the handheld, together with its show and storage specs, at CES 2024. So, make sure to come again to seek out out extra about MSI’s newest gadget and extra.