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Sorry MSI, but You Blew It – the Claw A8 Is Overpriced and Could Struggle to Compete Against Cheaper Rivals Like the Steam Deck
EUROPE, JUL 21 – The MSI Claw A8 gaming handheld, featuring AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor, is priced around $1,000 in Europe, marking its first availability outside China.
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Sorry MSI, but you blew it – the Claw A8 is overpriced and could struggle to compete against cheaper rivals like the Steam Deck
The MSI Claw A8's arrival in other regions looks set in stone with European retailer pre-orders available, but its purported price might make many gamers wince.
MSI Claw A8, the first Ryzen Z2 Extreme handheld, can now be pre-ordered outside of China
Last Updated on July 21, 2025 The upcoming MSI Claw A8 is the first gaming handheld to use AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor. It’s already available in China, and it became available for pre-order in Taiwan last week. Now, the first pre-orders in Europe are showing up online, confirming the price tag of the ...
During the COMPUTEX, MSI surprised us with an AMD Claw A8 processor console, even though the dragon brand has been working with Intel for a little while now. But above all, the chosen processor is the recent Ryzen Z2 Extreme, which is expected at ASUS with the ROG Xbox Ally X by the end of the year. MSI could hit a big blow, with a small but: in China, the console was seen in pre-order at 6999 yuans, i.e. about 829 U+20AC without the various tax…
MSI's newest handheld PC, the MSI Claw A8 with Ryzen Z2 Extreme, is now also listed in retail in this country and makes a special mention of itself due to its high price, which is in no way inferior to that of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X.
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