Scratch

The cynic in me is thinking this was an intentional marketing ploy.

1. Price too high
2. Outlets, outraged by the price talk about the features of the phone in detail, questioning how can this hardware cost cost so much
3. Lower the price to your original (but secret) intent.
4. Outlets now talk about how much more reasonable that is, how nice of the company to listen!

You get 2 rounds of media attention for the price of one.

Shinji!
Get in the robot with your mother!

Maybe. But if Rockstar hold firm this could be the beginning (middle?) of the end for physical retail.

I’m sure you already know this, but now you need to be SUPER deliberate about your food choices. You have a very limited ability to take in food, so that needs to be packed full of good stuff.

Good luck, we’re all counting on you.