'Now that is immersion': the muzzle flash of Resident Evil 9 Requiem's
titular gun is so bright it's apparently causing one player's OLED TV to restart

Date:
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:25:22 +0000

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All sorts of technical issues can occur with TVs, but a gun firing in a video game turning off a TV might be a new one...

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Reddit user u/yorgo332 posted the curious occurrence to the r/LGOLED Reddit page, which you can check out below: Here's one for you guys, my C1 restarts whenever i shoot the requiem, what the actual F from r/LGOLED Now, that is what we call immersion.... but seriously, this shouldn't be happening. The LG C1 is the 2021 model in LG's long-running C-series OLED range, which have
been some of the best TVs for years now. This is not an issue you'd expect to come across. Article continues below You may like Resident Evil Requiem review: brilliant action meets terrifying horror and a sloppy plot Resident Evil Requiem runs so smoothly on Nintendo Switch 2 that I blasphemed in a
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The Requiem weapon in Resident Evil 9 is a big, powerful revolver, and when it's fired it emits a bright muzzle flash and a big punchy sound but that shouldn't cause the TV to restart.

It's not entirely obvious what's causing this issue. Perhaps the set is
unable to handle the power needed to handle the sudden bright flash, or maybe theres some other bug in the processing that's triggered by the gun.

Other users in the thread speculate a power supply issue, while some even suspect an audio issue caused by the loud sound of the gun firing. Other
users have suggested adjusting brightness as a way to try and resolve the issue. Either way, there's no clear sign of what's leading to this odd event.

There seems to be no resolution to the story yet, but we'll be keeping an eye on it to see what happens! Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from
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We rated Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth mainline entry in the long-running horror franchise, four stars out of five in our review calling it "a blast" (which now sounds like an unintended pun), praising its visuals and action-packed gameplay, but feeling a little disappointed by the latter half of the game's story after an excellent start.

As for LG's latest OLEDs, our LG G6 review will be live soon, and we're
hoping to get the LG C6, the 2026 successor to the aforementioned LG C1, in for testing soon. The best TVs for all budgets Our top picks, based on real-world testing and comparisons

Read our full guide to the best TVs 1. Best overall: LG C5 2. Best under 1000: US: Hisense U8QG UK: TCL C7K 3. Best under 500: US: Roku Plus Series
UK: TCL C6K The best horror games for scares, frights, and screams Our top horror game picks

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