The most recent trend in the gaming hardware space has revolved around making the PC gaming sector portable. Valve started this effort with the still fantastic Steam Deck, and since then Lenovo, Asus, and various other competitors have presented their take on the matter too.
Joining this company now is MSI, who during its appearance at CES 2024, unveiled the Claw, a portable gaming solution that uses Meteor Lake architecture to deliver gameplay. We're told that this device is powered by Intel Core Ultra CPUs and uses Intel XeSS technology to enhance and improve FPS. The Claw also utilises MSI's Cooler Boost Hyperflow thermal systems to keep the device cool when under load.
As for the battery life of the device, the Claw brings a 53 Whr battery that is said to be able to deliver two hours of gameplay when under maximum stress. MSI Center has also been adapted to suit the Claw, and the device can play Android titles as well as PC games via MSI's APP Player too. In terms of the display, this will be a seven-inch Full HD touchscreen that caps at a refresh rate of 120 Hz.
MSI intends the Claw to be the most powerful portable gaming solution on the market, and as for how this ambition translates into price, MSI has yet to reveal any information on this front. Nor do we know exactly when the Claw will debut as of yet.
