MSI has officially announced its next crack at handheld gaming is here with the Lunar Lake-powered MSI Claw 7 AI Plus and MSI Claw 8 AI Plus. The two Windows-based handhelds come with 32GB of RAM and larger batteries than their predecessors.

Even though AMD's Strix Point has a better integrated GPU on paper, we found the 258V held its own in preliminary tests. Of course, we'll have to get hands-on with the two Claw models to see if they deliver that performance long term, but early signs are positive.

The first MSI Claw handheld gaming PC wasn’t very well received when it launched earlier this year as the first (and only) model in the space to feature an Intel Meteor Lake processor and Intel Arc integrated graphics.

After the last model launched with a long list of shortcomings, MSI has two new models with 7-inch and 8-inch screens.

MSI unveils Claw 8 AI+ and Claw 7 AI+ gaming handhelds with Core Ultra 7 processors, up to 32GB RAM, 1TB storage, 120Hz display, RGB joysticks, Wi-Fi 7, starting at $799.

MSI Claw 8 AI+ pricing and specs revealed, $899 for the flagship variant with Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor and 32 GB of LPDDR5X-8533MHz memory.

The new MSI machines are notable for their continued reliance on Intel hardware. The Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other notable gaming handhelds run on AMD chips, which have demonstrated reliable performance and efficiency.

MSI has now officially revealed its latest gaming handhelds, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ and the MSI Claw 7 AI+, both of which are powered by Intel’s Lunar Lake chips. While the Claw 8 AI+ does look a little different from the original model,

MSI has announced its two new gaming handhelds, the MSI Claw 8 AI+ and the Claw 7 AI+. The two consoles have been in the news for quite some time and now, finally, MSI has made them official with not only improved specifications over the original MSI Claw,