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GAMERS COLLECTIVELY FAINT AS ROCKSTAR CONFIRMS GTA 6 WILL COST ‘YOUR FIRSTBORN, YOUR LEFT KIDNEY, OR $149.99’

Los Santos — In a move that has sent shockwaves through the international meme economy, Rockstar Games has reportedly set the base price for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI at a jaw-dropping $149.99.

The internet, naturally, has responded with the kind of fragile dignity one expects from a community that spent the last decade replaying GTA V on three different console generations.

“If I wanted to pay $150 for a single game, I’d just fly to Vice City myself and get mugged for the authentic experience,” tweeted user @xXx_Lazarus_420, whose sentiment was immediately repurposed into a Wojak meme titled “The Inflation Gamer.”

The irony, of course, is that the price only felt “real” for approximately four hours, before a wave of “buy now, pay later” finance apps started offering 0% APR on digital copies—effectively turning a video game purchase into a 24-month car loan.

“This is history repeating itself as farce,” says Dr. Karma Leaks, a meme historian at the University of Reddit. “Back in 2013, we laughed at the idea of a $60 game. Now, we’re treating a $150 price tag like it’s the final boss of capitalism. The true humor is that we will all pay it, complain, and then pay $200 for horse armor in the online mode.”

Rockstar has not commented, but sources say the “Deluxe Edition” comes with a single in-game t-shirt that reads “I Survived the Great Gaming Crash of 2025” and a map made of actual tear-stained paper.