"Shh, This Is an Unreleased Product" Jensen Huang Meets Faker at PC Bang, Says "It Will Lead Us into the AI Era" [Report]

Jensen Huang Gifts Graphics Card to Faker
"Gaming Was Nvidia's Starting Point... Grateful to Gamers"
Gives Fans 'RTX Spark' Exchange Cards

On June 5, the first destination for Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, during his visit to Korea was a 'PC bang' (internet cafe). He highly praised the role of Korean esports in NVIDIA's growth and expressed his gratitude to gamers.

At 2 p.m. that day, Huang visited the 'T1 Base Camp' PC bang near Hongdae Station in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and said, "Gaming was the starting point for NVIDIA, and GeForce (NVIDIA's graphics card brand) became our 'big bang.'"

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, posed with the League of Legends (LoL) team of the esports team T1, including 'Faker' Lee Sang-hyeok, at the 'T1 Base Camp' in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 5th. Photo by Yonhap News

He continued, "Korea is the birthplace of esports. Korean gamers have always chosen the best graphics processing units (GPUs) to win, and that was NVIDIA GPUs." He added, "Korea has always been a special country to me, and I want to thank everyone who has supported NVIDIA for such a long time."

Upon entering the PC bang, he greeted waiting T1 fans, shaking hands, taking photos, and responding to autograph requests, providing generous fan service.

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, is moving to meet the League of Legends (LoL) team of the esports organization T1, including 'Faker' Lee Sanghyuk, at the 'T1 Base Camp' in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 5th. Photo by Myunghwan Lee

At this event, Huang met with the entire T1 team, including team captain 'Faker' Lee Sanghyeok, 'Doran' Choi Hyunjun, 'Oner' Moon Hyunjun, 'Peyz' Kim Suhwan, and 'Keria' Ryu Minseok. After a conversation with Faker, Huang presented him with a GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card bearing his own handwritten signature. In return, Faker gave Huang a uniform with his autograph. Huang and the T1 team also posed together in a ceremonial pose.

A giveaway event was held for fans on-site, where 'RTX Spark' and NVIDIA's latest graphics cards were awarded through a raffle. RTX Spark is NVIDIA's recently announced next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) PC lineup.

Huang explained RTX Spark by saying, "Three years ago, I spoke with Satya Nadella of Microsoft about the need to reinvent the PC, and through a new design, we created RTX Spark. It is a new generation of PC that delivers outstanding performance across laptops, desktops, and workstations."

He emphasized, "RTX Spark is currently in the production stage and will lead us into the AI era."

Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, visited the 'T1 Base Camp' in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 5th and presented Lee Sanghyeok, known as Faker, with NVIDIA's graphics card, the 'GeForce RTX 5090'. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

He also presented two fans selected by raffle with black cards bearing his signature, stating, "When RTX Spark launches this fall, I will exchange this for you. This is a 'Jensen IOU.'"

Kim, a female fan in her twenties who visited the PC bang with her boyfriend, said, "I support T1 with my boyfriend, and I am also an NVIDIA shareholder. I came to play games, but I'm excited that I might get to see Faker."

Faker, Lee Sanghyeok, commented, "It was a meaningful experience to meet CEO Huang. Graphics cards are extremely important for us pro gamers, and he is the one who provided us the opportunity to succeed as professionals."

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, is moving to meet the League of Legends (LoL) players of the esports team T1, including 'Faker' Lee Sang-hyeok, at the 'T1 Base Camp' in Mapo-gu, Seoul on the 5th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

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