MSI and Intel’s new Steam Deck rival will arrive in a few weeks, hints CES

The highly anticipated MSI Claw 8 AI+ gaming handheld could finally get an official full announcement in just a few weeks, as a new leak suggests the Intel-powered device will be debuted at the CES 2025 trade show in January 2025.

MSI's best handheld gaming PC contender and direct Steam Deck rival originally broke cover at the Computex trade show in June 2024. It was then shown off in a little more detail at the IFA show in Berlin in September 2024, where I got to experience it and write our MSI Claw 8 AI+ preview, so its arrival has been a long time coming.