MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ Handheld Priced at Nearly $2,000, Surpassing Cost of All Major Consoles Combined
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Grant Taylor-Hill
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MSI unveiled the Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming device at Computex, featuring 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and a top-tier APU. However, its price tag of nearly $2,000 makes it more expensive than buying a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch 2 combined, raising questions about its value proposition in the handheld gaming market.
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· 3 pulledMSI revealed the Claw 8 EX AI+, an incredible handheld device with an insane amount of power under the hood.
It's fighting for pole position in the handheld space, boasting a whopping 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and the best APU on the market right now.
Unfortunately, all that technology comes at a price, and for what you'd pay for an MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, you could buy a PlayStation 5, an XBOX Series X, and a Nintendo Switch 2.
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