BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Very interested to see how this performs vs AMD chips. And how much they're going for open box in 2027.
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MSI 8 EX handheld launching 6/23. Arc g3 extreme. $1500.
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Very interested to see how this performs vs AMD chips. And how much they're going for open box in 2027.
Magic Carpet
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Gamers Nexus already got a vid up this morning. Arc chips being made I guess.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
The purple looks dumb, but otherwise looks like a damn good handheld. Had it not been for last week's Steam Deck price increase, the value proposition on this would look a lot different.
If it had an OLED screen it'd be perfect.
If it had an OLED screen it'd be perfect.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
If this had an OLED I might have bought one for $1,500.
Most games I play on a handheld run fine on Steam Deck and would look better on that screen.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Very interested to see how this performs vs AMD chips. And how much they're going for open box in 2027.
The price is high, but if you look at cost for G3 Extreme laptops, than $1500 for 32GB/1TB is to be expected and even a bit less than I thought it would launch at.
No OLED though is kind of iffy considering the price.
TrebleShot
Member
I have the previous model its the best handheld in terms of power and display (there is a tool called tooth n claw that lets you adjust saturation, you can get it surprisiingly close to OLED) this one looks very good performance wise but cost looks prohibitive.
The ergonomics were the biggest issue on the first, this looks much better.
The ergonomics were the biggest issue on the first, this looks much better.
That's how I've been using handhelds for the past 3 years.
I bought one for similar price last April too, but with Oled, 4tb storage and 64gb of ram. It's crazy how bad the prices have gotten now.
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ReyBrujo
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For those of us outside US, how much would such notebook cost? Prices down here are insanely high.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
For me, $1500+ is at the point where that budget/money will go somewhere else.My gaming budget might be in trouble. I saw that price and didn't even cringe.
I got Lenovo Go S Z1E last year for under $600. Paying $900 more for 30% more performance is a dubious proposition. And it even doesn't have damn OLED on top of that.
Might as well hold on to Go S l, sell my Steam Deck OLED and use that money for 6080 when that launches in 2027/2028. Or iPhone Fold. Or a new TV.
It's just this is becoming so niche at the $1500+ price the audience is going to shrink quite a bit from already niche audience.
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StereoVsn
Gold Member
They seem to go around $2K right now. There are sales and I think Acer has a version for $1800ish as well. Add tax to this depending on the state (0 to 11%).
reinking
Gold Member
I jumped on that same deal for the Go and not sure I am ready to jump on this MSI handheld. The fact that I was not put off by the price of the MSI surprises me. I am starting to adjust to the new prices in the industry and that is not a good sign for my gaming budget.
kasrkinsquad
Member
The Legion Go 2 at it's 1,350 price came to 1480 wit tax and next day shipping. I kinda want an eGPU and have been using it as a laptop/desktop replacement while I'm away from my desktop. I'd buy another one at that price but I'd want 60+ CUs. I almost regretted it when the Next 2 was announced but I don't want a 1440p screen on a handheld just yet.
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
This niche sector of our hobby (which was gaining a lot of momentum) is officially dead at these prices, man.
Totally sucks.
Totally sucks.
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Seomel
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Around that. You will have much better perf with 358H models as its fat arc b370, intel 388h has b390
DarkShadowXI
its. Not plenty people will buy it, plenty people still also looking around deals and 2nd hand markets. All this handheld market still has momentum. Acer is jumping in game with new intel chips and theres supposed to be refresh of Ally X too
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kasrkinsquad
Member
It's terrible. The only hope we have is if ASUS keeps 599.99 for the base and 999.99 for the high end. I wish we'd have gotten a leak from someone on XA and XAX sales numbers.
I love trackpads but I think they are niche to most people. It's possible future revisions might include trackpads in the future.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
How is it?
They must still be selling or else they wouldn't make them. It's like the high end laptop market. Who is buying $3k laptops? I have no idea but people must be buying them
Seomel
Member
Fantastic. Went from SD Oled to it just wanting more power. Its kinda chunky, so bit more hefty to use. Had to get used to size, but the power, nice big beautiful screen and even that one trackpad has kept me happy since I keep making custom dial inputs for emulators like save states etc. Been running it with bazzite too since day 0 with all my transferred data backups etc to it. Everything just runs and looks better.
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BigBeauford
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I cant believe a soul is talking themselves into a $1500 no oled handheld. That is an insane price.
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
You're not wrong, but I hope we get back to decent pricing.
$1,000 was my upper limit and am priced out at this range.
StereoVsn
Gold Member
$3K laptop is a lot less surprising as that usually goes to folks without a gaming desktop.
Most folks who buy handhelds already will have a desktop or laptop gaming PC.
balls of snow
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Same. I'll wait for a few years for that steamdeck 2 with the oled.
hardwood007
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Was about to comment on lack of trackpad. I really need a trackpad for the type of games I play
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
If these things could run Steam OS as well as AMD, it would be worth a consideration.
hardwood007
Member
The gpu isn't the only problem with the Z2E. It's that the cpu draws too much power away from the gpu.
Minsc
Gold Member
These handhelds have truly become capable of being full desktop replacements, makes SFF PCs lose some of their appeal to me, as these are more useful and self-powered. Unfortunately, the prices are also very SFF PC-esque as well, the days of getting better and better $319 Steam Deck price reduced handhelds have gone.
simpatico
Gold Member
1500 here kinda gets you a secondary living room console/PC with the dock, and then all the usual handheld PC uses. For me this is the most interesting non-Steam Deck just because it blew past what I thought was reasonably expected performance and IMO for the controllers bigger is better and this one looks big. Best form factor so far imo. 32GB is the game changer on this for me. And just how excited Tom is about it.
How good is hardware XeSS these days?
How good is hardware XeSS these days?
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kasrkinsquad
Member
My dream handheld would have x86 8 core CPU with a 96+CU GPU. I want my 7900xtx/7950x/32GB desktop to get relegated to server duty. I'll settle for less I imagine.
phant0m
Member
I mean, I already use XeSS over FSR on my AMD cards on games that support it. Same perf with better image stability / less artifacting.
Shogmaster
Sloppy seconds
$1500 eh? Smells like intel Subsidization job, like MS with XBox Ally X...
If everyone else charges $1900 or more, we'll know for sure. LOL
If everyone else charges $1900 or more, we'll know for sure. LOL
LordOcidax
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
I'm kinda with you dude. I wanna see how this performs docked.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
DarkShadowXI
Gold Member
Nice! More competition in the space is definitely a great thing