This is MSI’s new Claw 8 EX AI Plus gaming handheld
MSI has announced the Claw 8 EX AI Plus, a new gaming handheld featuring the Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor. The device aims to compete in the growing market for portable PC gaming hardware.
Why it matters
It represents the ongoing hardware race in the handheld gaming PC sector, driven by advancements in mobile AI-capable processors.
It may only be available in this “Void Purple” color option. | Image: MSI MSI has unveiled a new Claw 8 handheld gaming PC ahead of the Computex 2026 show, and this model swaps out its predecessors' Intel Lunar Lake mobile chip for a specialized handheld processor. MSI describes the Claw 8 EX AI Plus as being the "world's first" handheld to contain the recently announced Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor , which features an array of Xe3 GPU cores to run games. We should note that the Acer Predator Atlas 8 and OneXPlayer 3 gaming handhelds are also expected to launch with these chips, but MSI may be the first out of the gate. The Claw 8 EX AI Plus also has a single NVME M.2 SSD slot for gaming and data storage, and su … Read the full story at The Verge.
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