Claw 8 QOL wishlist
I just got the Claw 8 and overall it feels like a great device. I got it as a screen size upgrade to the ROG Ally Z1E. As far as hardware goes it's a pretty big upgrade.
While the performance is great, I am missing a few quality of life things compare to the Ally:
- A bit more customization in the MSI Center main screen, as I like a grid layout more as opposed to the gallery.
- Better game art support. Now you have to select art manually, while Armory Crate pulls it from the store software.
- More options for the gyro. There currently is a lot of smoothing on the gyro, so much that it's not very useful for micro adjustments as it's too slow to respond, even when bumping up the sensitivity. So I'd like to see options for smoothing amount and preferably also deadzone compensation.
- Per game settings. At least for controls, but power modes would also be great. Circling back to the gyro, most games require different tunings due to their stick acceleration curves and implementation of multiple input devices (e.g. when using the gyro as a mouse)
I could go through the hassle of solving these points with third party software like Handheld Companion and third party launchers, but I'd prefer a first party solution.
I hope MSI will continue to improve their software as it would complement the great hardware.
Posted May 9, 2025, 9:13 PM UTC
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