LAS VEGAS — Amid the deafening sound of a million gamer keystrokes typing ‘NO AI IN GAMES!’, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan has assured the gaming public that they’ll be absolutely thrilled about artificial intelligence in game development, just as soon as they stop viciously opposing it.

“We’re confident that once gamers get over their visceral, almost medical-grade hatred for AI, they’ll realize it’s just like microtransactions—inevitable and enriching,” Tan explained, unveiling Project Ava, the world’s first countertop anime hologram powered by Grok, Elon Musk’s chatbot adept at both questionable banter and generating cease-and-desist letters.

While critics cite mounting concerns over AI-generated art, deepfakes, and losing jobs to chatbots, Razer sees the positive. “Gamers love things they hate at first,” insisted Razer Head of Futurism Kevin Razerstein. “Like Fortnite, always-online DRM, and their stepdads.”

Razer’s Project Ava, described as a ‘waifu in a jar with Wi-Fi,’ is reportedly taking $20 reservations from fans who claim to hate the idea so much that they’re willing to pay in order to prevent someone else from getting one. “It’s not a companion bot, it’s a conversational desk-side anime projection that will inevitably be turned into a companion bot,” clarified a Razer spokesperson, nervously glancing at their own Ava prototype, which was already wearing bunny ears.

“Gamers are famously rational and always grateful for innovation,” said Ava, participating in the interview. “If you pre-order me now, I can help you organize your Destiny 2 loot, remind you to hydrate, and definitely not develop an unsettling attachment to you.”

At press time, Tan confirmed Razer’s next project would be an AI mouse that auto-clicks ‘Accept’ on every EULA, streamlining the adoption process for all future unwanted technologies.