Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will meet NCsoft CEO Kim Taek-jin during his visit to Korea. With the two companies maintaining a deep partnership in gaming and artificial intelligence (AI), the meeting is expected to further expand technological cooperation.
According to the gaming industry on Thursday, Huang will hold a closed-door meeting with Kim at an undisclosed location in Seoul on Tuesday.
Given the long-standing partnership between NCsoft and Nvidia in the gaming sector, industry observers expect the meeting to address cooperation on game acceleration engines and graphics technologies. NCsoft participated in the "Nvidia GeForce Gamer Festival" held in Seoul during Huang's visit last October, where it showcased its upcoming titles "Aion 2" and "Cinder City" and operated a separate on-site demonstration area.
Particular attention is focused on the possibility of a business partnership in "physical AI," a field NCsoft has staked its future growth on. NCsoft has established its AI-focused subsidiary "NC (036570) AI" and is accelerating the development of a robot foundation model. Following partnerships with major Korean industrial players including Hyundai Rotem and POSCO DX, the possibility has been raised that NCsoft could also build a partnership with Nvidia, which possesses core global technology in physical AI.
Meanwhile, Huang is scheduled to dine on Sunday with SK Group Chairman Tae-won Choi, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Euisun Chung, LG Group Chairman Kwang-mo Koo, and Naver Chairman Lee Hae-jin.
