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GTA 6 Price Revealed; Gamers Suddenly Nostalgic for the Great Depression

Los Santos, VC – In a move that has sent shockwaves through the global economy and the collective psyche of millennials, Rockstar Games has officially announced the starting price for Grand Theft Auto VI: $149.99.

The internet has since collapsed into a singularity of rage and irony. “I remember when $60 got you a full game, a cheat code booklet, and a sense of self-worth,” wept one gamer, clutching a dusty copy of GTA: San Andreas. “Now I have to decide between paying my electric bill and buying a digital hat for my digital stripper.”

Economic analysts are baffled. “This is the first time a video game has single-handedly triggered a simulation of 1930s Hoovervilles,” said Dr. Margo Thorne of the University of Los Santos. “We’re seeing men in suits building shantytowns out of empty Doritos bags outside GameStop, simply because they had to choose between the ‘Gold-Plated Shark Card Edition’ and their children’s college fund.”

The irony, of course, is thick enough to be a GTA loading screen. The game, which satirizes late-stage capitalism and the crushing debt of American consumerism, now requires its consumers to take out a small mortgage to play it. “It’s the most immersive pre-order bonus yet,” joked one Reddit user. “You get to experience the existential dread of a GTA protagonist’s first rent payment before you even leave the safehouse.”

Rockstar remained defiant. “This is a premium experience,” a spokesperson stated. “For $149.99, you get early access to the tutorial, a digital shirt that says ‘I Survived the Hyperinflation DLC,’ and the exclusive ability to run over pedestrians while crying