MSI has launched a new gaming handheld, and there are two things you should know: It's the first to launch with an Intel Core Ultra processor, and for some reason it's called 'Claw'

MSI Claw CES 2024.

Thanks to the popularity of the Steam Deck, it's no surprise that we've seen a multitude of manufacturers jump on the handheld gaming PC bandwagon. They have all released competing devices, each with their own take on the form factor and each hoping to carve out its own segment of this new emerging market. Now it's MSI's turn to show off its new handheld gaming device, and well, it's called the Claw.

Beyond the rather unusual name, the real headline feature here is that MSI's new portable gaming device is set to become the first gaming handheld to use Intel's new Meteor Lake processors—the Intel Core Ultra series—up to the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H.