MSI has collaborated with Capcom to celebrate Monster Hunter’s 20th anniversary, with a new range of limited edition gaming products unveiled at CES 2024. While the products may be on display during the event, they won’t be available until March this year . during the actual anniversary.
Still, we can at least take a look at what the aesthetics of the legendary game series will look like on a variety of gaming peripherals. The most iconic monster in the gaming series, the draconic red Rathalos, will appear on laptops, monitors, graphics cards, motherboards, cases, liquid coolers, and even gaming gamepads. According to Sam Chern, vice president of marketing at MSI, “This not only pays homage to the rich history of Monster Hunter but also represents the ultimate pursuit of gaming technology. “This collaboration will uniquely combine our excellent technology in the field of games with CAPCOM’s deep gaming experience, providing an unparalleled exclusive collection and an unprecedented gaming experience for all fans.”
We’ve yet to see clear pricing (or even photos) other than what’s shown on the official website, so we’ll have to use our imaginations to fill in the blanks until we can see it hands-on at CES. While there is a lot to offer, we’re going to highlight what we’re most looking forward to from this collaboration and what we think is most popular with fans.
MSI Crosshair 16 HX Monster Hunter Edition
Perhaps one of the most exciting releases in the collection, the MSI Crosshair 16 is getting a fresh coat of monster-themed paint, which will allow gaming fans to take full advantage of the Intel Core i7 processor and up to RTX 4070 GPU! A Rathalos will be engraved on the top case of the laptop, with the game logo also visible on the trackpad and the collaboration icon also detailed in gold on the laptop.
As we said, we don’t have details on pricing yet, but considering that the regular, monster-free version of the laptop costs around $1,709, we can assume that the more visually appealing version will be around that price.
MSI MAG 274QRF QD E2 Gaming Monitor Monster Hunter Edition
The MSI MAG 274QRF QD E2 will also receive the hunting treatment with a similar design etched onto the display case, which will now feature a nice burnt red color, as well as Rathalos’ wing and tail designs to accentuate the red finish. With a 180Hz refresh rate and Quantum Dot technology, you can bring your digital worlds to life and enjoy vivid colors.
GeForce RTX™ 4060 Ti 8G Gaming Slim Monster Hunter Edition
It wouldn’t be a collaboration worth talking about if it weren’t for a GeForce RTX 40 series card. MSI and Capcom have brought the RTX 4060 Ti 8G to life with Monster Hunter-themed patterns and a stylish vent cutout design on the backplate, plus some RGB tones on top to add to the motif.
Powered by the Nvidia Lovelace architecture, the MSI GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is designed to deliver maximum performance for mainstream gamers, offering ray tracing, DLSS 3 neural rendering, and Nvidia Reflex technology to reduce latency. If you’ve been waiting for a new graphics card and are a fan of the Monster Hunter franchise, you’d be better off purchasing this special collaboration edition and getting something you need, in the style of something you love.
The rest of the collection promises the same design and homage to Monster Hunters that our first three show. We’re incredibly excited to see it all at CES, so watch this space!
