Razer is one of the biggest video game accessory manufacturers in the world, and is indeed one of the most popular video game hardware brands on the market. Now it seems Razer may get another big boost in popularity, as reports indicate that a Razer headset may have very well saved a teenager's life.
An 18-year-old gamer from California known as Enough_Dance_956 recently posted an image of a partially damaged Razer Kraken headset to Reddit that they claim protected them from a stray bullet. The bullet reportedly came in through Enough_Dance_956's bedroom window, hit the headset, ricocheted, and landed on their bed. "If it wasn't for the headphones made with good quality I would've been a dead kid at the age of 18," Enough_Dance_956 said in a follow-up comment.
The post has over 5,800 upvotes at the time of this writing, though there is some debate about its authenticity. Enough_Dance_956 has provided photographic evidence to back up their claims, like the damage to the headset and the window, and a picture of the bullet itself, but some users still have their doubts. After all, the post was made around April Fools' Day, and so some have dismissed it as an April Fools' Day prank. Click here to see the full Reddit thread.
Others still have accused Razer of orchestrating this as some kind of viral marketing scheme, but PC Gamer reached out to Razer and discovered that is not the case. Razer told PC Gamer that it wasn't involved in the post and that it wasn't an April Fools' Day prank by the company. It also confirmed that it will be gifting Enough_Dance_956 with a new headset. Tech Radar, meanwhile, contacted the Torrance, California police department to verify the story, but have yet to see the police report.
Hoax or no, this wouldn't be the first time that video games played a role in saving someone's life. In 2017, it was claimed that a copy of The Elder Scrolls anthology saved a gamer's life by stopping a bullet in similar fashion as the Razer Kraken headset. And that's just one example.
In other instances, gamers themselves have helped save lives. For example, in 2020, it was reported that an American gamer from Texas named Dia Lathora was playing an online game with their British friend Aidan Jackson. Jackson suffered from a seizure while playing, and Lathora was able to contact emergency services to rush Jackson to the hospital.
Source: PC Gamer, Tech Radar