Per week in the past, I informed you about how MIS was the subsequent tech agency to be gunning for Steam Deck’s title within the transportable PC market, with a tool referred to as The Claw. Properly, it appears the corporate is pondering lengthy, lengthy time period, with some newer variations of this yet-to-be-released system on the horizon.

In a current interview with IGN, System Product Managing Director Clifford Chun mentioned The Claw, saying that MSI started creating it two years in the past. Moreover, this is only one of a doable 4 fashions of the machine which might be “already within the pipeline.”

Particulars are scarce, as you’ll think about, nevertheless it appears the group is anticipating the discharge of quite a few variations because the know-how permits for it. When requested about potential launch dates, Chun says it “relies on, for instance, the CPU or a graphic improve down the highway,” including that we should always anticipate what MSI will launch subsequent.

Has anybody made a Liar, Liar joke but?

Whereas it’s robust to say whether or not Valve ought to be quaking in its proverbial boots, The Claw is but another in a line of Steam Deck opponents.

We’ve already had choices from ASUS with its ROG Ally, and Lenovo launched its Legion Go final November. The place The Claw could differ barely is in its {hardware}, which is definitely making use of the Intel Arc GPU know-how.

Whether or not this can set it other than the others stays to be seen at this stage (it’s nonetheless utilizing Home windows 11, very similar to the ROG Ally and Legion Go). The Claw is about to launch someday this yr. Who is aware of what different corporations will probably be getting ready their very own cell PC machine by then. Oh wait.