In a rare display of solidarity, today Nvidia, AMD and Intel signed a joint agreement to end, once and for all, the GPU shortage plaguing the gaming industry for years.
Called "One Gamer, One GPU", gamers will be shipped the card of their choice when they pay MSRP for the card at
https://onegameronegpu.com. In order to register, a gamer will have to fulfill the following requirements:
Have a valid digital store ID for Steam, Epic Games Store, Ubisoft or Origin.
Have minimum 100 hours of gameplay time.
Must be at least 18 years old. Younger gamers will need to submit the Parental Consent form.
Gamers will need to adhere to the following rules:
Reselling the graphics card is NOT allowed. In case the gamer wishes to return the graphics card to get a different model, the gamer will need to submit a request for upgrade at OneGamerOneGPU website. Once the request is approved, the gamer will be given the choice to send the graphics card back or schedule a pick-up at a time most convenient for them.
Gamers found to be violating this rule will be banned for a minimum of 3 years. In addition, the gamer using the resold card will be unable to do so on the listed digital stores once the card is flagged as "stolen". The illegal gamer will also be subject to a ban of minimum 3 years at OneGamerOneGPU.com and the digital stores may, at their discretion, limit the privileges or outright ban the offending gamer.
Raja Koduri, Vice President of Intel GPU Technology Group, had this to say, "We believe in a world where everyone has the right to game. Unfortunately, this had become next to impossible due to certain unscrupulous actors amassing graphics cards for the explicit purpose of depriving gamers of their rights, just because they had the means to do so. Today, we have changed the status quo and brought freedom back to the gaming industry. We will continue in our efforts to best serve gamers everywhere".
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, expressed great delight on this occasion, "We have always stood up for gamers. We owe our very existence to the passionate gamers who, despite suffering great difficulties in real life, never compromised on their gaming ambitions. This is truly a momentous step towards making gaming a part of our human DNA".
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, speaking on behalf of her company's GPU division, exuded immense confidence in the success of this grand venture. "Gamers everywhere! Today we are united as ONE! Let us never again be forced to sell our homes to get our daily gaming fix. To game is to live and to live is to game. We will prevail as the most advanced species in the entire universe because gaming will take us there by evolving our minds to the ultimate level. Only with gaming do we stand a chance to bring about the Singularity. Game we must and Game we will!".