Players discovered that their BenQ e: sports screen was “exactly the same” as the computer… is gaining traction fast, and early community reaction suggests this one has real momentum.
As with major stories across retro and modern gaming, the key details are in how players are responding, how the platform owners move next, and whether this remains a short spike or a longer trend.
It’s not uncommon for real-life products to appear in games, but this time the community of Resident Evil Requiem came up with a meme that’s going to leave your head in knots. Recently, a player discovered that the BenQ gaming monitor he was using actually appeared in the game! One of the computer screens in the game is nearly identical to the BenQ screen on his desk. This was originally just a “hey, isn’t this my home screen?” anecdote, but it was quickly turned into a new social meme by other netizens.
Turn the picture into an infinitely recursive meme
Another netizen took the picture shared by the original screen owner and placed it on the same screen, turning it into a matryoshka doll picture with screens inside the screen and screens inside the screen. This creates a visual “fractal” effect, which looks like an infinitely extending screen loop!
Some netizens even suggested that if everyone started taking pictures of themselves showing this picture on their screens and then continued to upload it, this cycle might become even more outrageous.
The original poster appeared: Yes, that’s my screen
What makes the whole thing even funnier is that the author of the original post, notthatredfield, later returned to the thread to confirm: “Yes, I am the owner of that screen.”
Not sure if Capcom actually usesReal BenQ screenAs a reference model, it still just looks similar, but the moment when players discover that “real objects appear in the game” is often the time when memes are most likely to appear in the gaming community.