MSI Claw Coverage

MSI confirmed its Ryzen Z2 Extreme Claw A8 (BZ2EM) will get AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 through a manufacturer graphics driver, aimed at December 2026 after validation. A new driver is out now for rendering fixes but does not enable FSR 4.1 yet.

The experimental xess-xmx-linux project runs Intel XeSS super resolution and frame generation on Arc XMX units inside Proton games instead of the slower DP4a path. It was built on a OneXPlayer 3 with an Arc B390, and PC Gamer cites Cyberpunk gains of about 29% from XMX upscaling alone and 145% with XeSS frame generation.

OptiScaler community builds now run AMD's FSR 4.1.2 upscaling on Intel Arc XMX hardware. Community benchmarks show FSR 4.1.2 Lite costing about the same as XeSS SR, and testers report better image quality, but the mod is experimental.

Five days after launch, Windows Central reports the $1,299 ROG Xbox Ally X20 and its $2,499 bundle are sold out at Best Buy and ASUS.com.

GamingOnLinux rounds up the gaming changes in Linux 7.3, including Valve-funded VRAM handling that needs extra userspace tools, a built-in driver for the 2026 Steam Controller and a new MSI Claw gamepad driver.

Intel WHQL driver 32.0.101.9150 claims big gains for Lunar Lake integrated Arc graphics, plus smaller boosts for Panther Lake and Arc B-series cards.

RPG Site's handheld testing found stutter on Steam Deck, a black screen fix on ROG Ally, and 90-144fps on Intel handhelds.