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This is a two-panel reaction meme using a clip from the US TV series *The Office*. The first panel shows the character Dwight Schrute smiling happily, with overlaid text reading 'Everyone excited for GTA6' next to him, and 'GTA6' labeled next to background character Angela, representing widespread initial excitement for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 video game. The second panel shows Dwight making a frustrated, dismissive gesture, with text next to the GTA6 label listing unpopular release details: a $80 price tag, no physical disc version, and bonus content locked behind a paywall. Dwight is shown saying 'F**k' in this panel, expressing common gamer disappointment and anger over these anti-consumer release choices for the highly anticipated game.

Everyone felt that about GTA6's release terms

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The image is a screenshot of a post from the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The top of the screenshot shows the poster's profile, with display name 'i bless the rains down in castamere' and username @Chinchillazllla. Below the profile, the poster's text reads 'this should be illegal'. Under this text are two side-by-side close-up images of gaming controller face buttons: the left is a red Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, with buttons arranged X (top), Y (left), A (right), B (bottom). The right is a black Xbox controller, with buttons arranged Y (top), X (left), B (right), A (bottom). The joke stems from the relatable frustration of cross-platform gamers, who often make input mistakes when switching between the two controller types due to conflicting muscle memory from the swapped A/B and X/Y button positions, leading the poster to hyperbolically claim this layout difference should be illegal.

Nintendo Switch vs Xbox Controller Button Layout Mismatch Meme

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This is a two-panel gaming meme that uses the popular Justin Timberlake suit-fitting meme template. The top text of the meme reads 'When games have jump and interact on the same button'. The left panel shows a headless figure pulling a suit jacket over their shoulders, and the right panel reveals actor/singer Justin Timberlake with an unimpressed, frustrated expression. The meme jokes about the common, annoying gamer experience of accidentally jumping when trying to interact with an object or NPC (or vice versa) because the game binds both actions to the same input button.

When games have jump and interact on the same button

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