The May 2026 press cycle separates consumer-price pressure signals from Rockstar pricing confirmation evidence: watching (confidence 25)

Slice 28V.5B held corroboration attach via rss_atom_feed:gtaboom_feed (tier_2 amplification). Verdict, confidence_score, and confidence_band held; evidence breadth only. Reason: direct pricing-pressure row; no verdict change From watching to watching. Confidence 25. Evidence added: 1 new source.