We all know that MSI is making an attempt to tackle the likes of the Steam Deck with its personal machine referred to as The Claw. There have been additionally leaks suggesting how a lot the hand held would value, and now costs have been confirmed by the tech firm.

As famous by Videocardz, MSI has listed three variants of its upcoming cell gaming PC on its web site. As you possibly can see, they’re not precisely the most affordable. You’ll be having to fork over $699.99 for the decrease finish mannequin, whereas the 2 costlier ones will value $749.99 and $799.99, respectively.

Should you go for the primary, you’ll get a Claw machine that’s powered by the Intel Core Extremely-5 processor. The midrange mannequin may have the Extremely-7, as will the priciest one, however that can have 1TB of storage as an alternative of 512GB.

A possible USP

Additionally, MSI’s machine will likely be using the Intel Arc graphics chip expertise, one thing which the Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go don’t have (these all use AMD). Whether or not this will likely be a singular promoting level for The Claw is anybody’s guess at this stage.

So far as specs go, it’s going to offer the Deck a run for its cash, providing up barely extra superior {hardware}, together with a greater display and supposed stronger battery life. Nevertheless, with that further juice comes the worth tag to match.

The opposite factor to say about The Claw is it makes use of Home windows 11. That’s not inherently a foul factor, however the advantage of the Deck is that it’s gaming prepared, linking customers as much as their Steam account from the primary boot-up. That might be a win in Valve’s favor, however MSI and different rivals may additionally get the sting by providing extra highly effective handhelds.