People can gamble for a chance to win Ryzen CPUs in Japan
People desperate to get their hands on a new CPU have a unique option at retailers in Nagoya Japan. As spotted by a Twitter user called Nullpo (via Tom’s Hardware), some stores in Japan have vending machines that let people gamble for a chance to get a processor.
Despite how the machine looks, people can’t just select which item they want and receive it. Instead, it’s more like a lottery system. According to translated Twitter comments, people can purchase a ticket for 1,000 yen (around $9) and then have a chance to win different CPUs. The best CPU that seems to be available is a Zen 2 chip, which people have a 1-in-30 chance to win.
The boxes in the machine are for some of the best CPUs, such as the Ryzen 5 5000 Zen 3 and Ryzen 5 3000 Zen 2, but you can’t actually win either of those processors. The boxes contain Zen and Zen 2 processors or Intel Athlon, Pentium, or Celeron chips. Hopefully that’s clearly stated, or people will be disappointed when they open up one of the boxes.
A video shows the machine in action. It begins with a person wearing a panda costume on their head but eventually shows someone trying to win a Ryzen CPU with the lottery vending machine.
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