GIGABYTE Wants You to Battle AI at SXSW. We’re Not Sure Who Wins

I wake up every morning hoping for truly groundbreaking tech news—maybe AI that folds my laundry or a VR headset that doesn’t make me look like a socially inept scuba diver. But until that glorious day arrives, here’s GIGABYTE’s big reveal at SXSW 2025: an arcade game where you battle AI in real time. Oh, and something about editing 8K VR videos that no one but professional YouTubers will care about.

The Future of AI? A Fancy Street Fighter Clone

GIGABYTE’s VS AI Arcade lets players go head-to-head against an AI in what they call an “interactive 1v1 gaming challenge.” But instead of actually fighting, you generate “unique AI-driven artwork” using text prompts. That’s right—it's less Hadouken and more Microsoft Paint on steroids. Naturally, it’s powered by GIGABYTE’s latest hardware, including the Z790 AORUS MASTER motherboard and GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, because the last thing anyone wants is for their AI-generated doodles to lag.

But Wait, There’s More, If You Love Video Editing

For those who dream of spending even more time in Adobe Premiere Pro, GIGABYTE is also showcasing an 8K VR video editing workflow. They’ve even roped in creators Hugh Hou and Keeley Turner to demonstrate how AI is revolutionizing the art of… making things slightly less tedious. With the help of their TRX50 AERO D motherboard and GeForce RTX 4090 GAMING OC, editors can now upscale their footage to 8K, because let’s be honest—if your video isn’t in retina-burning resolution, does it even exist?

Come See the Future (Or Just Grab Some Free Swag)

GIGABYTE insists this is the future of “AI-driven digital storytelling, immersive interaction, and creative workflows,” which is a fancy way of saying, “we made things run faster and put AI in them.” If that sounds like your kind of thing, head to the SXSW 2025 XR Lounge at the Fairmont Austin’s ‘Sunflower’ Ballroom. If not, well, there’s always next year’s slightly improved version of the same tech to look forward to.