- MSI has a new paw 8 AI+ model that is ready for a ship for consumers on 15 July
- Polar Tempast Edition has a new Snow-White color scheme, and optional 2TB storage
- It will be available at $ 999 / approximately £ 990 / AU $ 1,890
MSI quietly revealed a new model of its recent handheld on its main site, which facilitates more powerful and beneficial specifications on Nintendo Switch 2 – and it is coming soon after the launch of the console on 5 June.
As highlighted VideocardzThe new MSI Claw 8 AI+ Polar Tempest version has a new Snow-White color scheme and an alternative 2TB storage available on $ 999 (approximately £ 990 / AU $ 1,890). This will allegedly ship consumers on 15 July.
The base model starts at $ 900 / £ 899 / AU $ 1,799, and provides great performance in many games using Intel’s Core Ultra 7258V processor. It is also worth noting that the battery is important with life claw 8 AI+; It uses 80 whr batteries and can still achieve high frame rates on only 17W power use.
This can be much better than the 5220mAh battery of switch 2, which should be around 20 WHR. While the claw 8 AI+ is undoubtedly more expensive option, it is possibly going to improve switch 2 in every field in terms of hardware and game performance.
In the world of inflated GPU prices, consumers diving into PC gaming can probably spend more than $ 1,000 for hardware parts alone – and it is without mentioning the cost of a pre -made system – and MSI’s handheld steam deck and Assis Rose AL X.
The only issue is that the base model seems rare in terms of availability in the US already, and there is a chance that this can be the same for this new polar temperature version. Worse than this, it can see a big price jump due to American tariff.
If the US tariff MSI claws affect the 8 AI+ price, I will withdraw everything that I have said
Without sugar, MSI Plaw 8 is a very expensive piece of AI+ hardware – and it is probably the only reason that I will not recommend it for most gamers. It is potentially going to deteriorate only if American tariffs affect its price; The 90-day stagnation on the tariff keeps things stable for now, but if it changes, I will eat my words.
However, compared to purchasing parts for desktop gaming PCs, it is much cheaper, and its $ 450 (or more, depending on configuration) high cost on switch 2 is worth giving more gaming performance capabilities. Traditionally, PC games are also cheap to buy (especially since Nintendo revealed that the Switch 2 games can be priced at $ 70), so if you want a big library, it can save you money in a long time (however, of course, of course, you will disappear from the first party exclusive of the nintendo, which can be a delight).
The switch 2 is using Nvidia’s T239 chip, which will provide users access to DLSS Opscoaling, but it is difficult to see Cyberpank 2077Compete with other handheld gaming PCs alone.
I will not show off that $ 900 / $ 899 / AU $ 1,799 is not very much, especially for most gamers on a budget, but if I had the option to buy a switch 2 or save for MSI Claw 8 AI+, then I am choosing the latter.
