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  "product": "Garfield - Escape From Monday",
  "title": "Garfield - Escape From Monday",
  "job": "Is the date real, do they need to spend, what can they skip.",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-23",
  "timezoneNote": "Street brand September 24, 2026 on Microids, Steam, Nintendo eShop, PlayStation Store concept, and Xbox Store. Xbox Wire weekly list printed September 23 for Xbox — prefer first-party storefronts and publisher September 24.",
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      {
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        "notes": "Xbox on PC / Play Anywhere / Handheld named on Xbox Store. Xbox Wire Sep 23 listing is stale vs Xbox Store Sep 24.",
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    "text": "No paid links on this page. If a Need line later carries a paid link, it will be marked here."
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    },
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      "label": "Xbox Wire — Next Week on Xbox (Sep 21–25)",
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    },
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      "label": "Nintendo — microSD Express for Switch 2",
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      "item": "Buy-now set",
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      "rationale": "Nothing currently earns a yes for a paid buy-the-game slot. Empty buy slots are intentional. No catalog.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
        "microids"
      ],
      "affiliate": null
    },
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      "item": "Garfield - Escape From Monday (Xbox $29.99)",
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      "rationale": "Xbox Store lists $29.99. Steam, Nintendo, and PlayStation USD not locked at last check. No Amazon buy-the-game link.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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        "note": "No paid link."
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      "id": "ps5-ssd-sn850x-1tb",
      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 1 TB",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid link."
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    {
      "id": "ps5-ssd-sn850x-2tb",
      "item": "PS5 WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe with heatsink 2 TB",
      "verdict": "yes",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
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        "href": null,
        "note": "No paid link."
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      "question": "What are the Steam, Nintendo eShop, and PlayStation Store US dollar list prices?",
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      "notes": "Xbox Store US $29.99 is locked. Steam had no priced buy package at last check; Nintendo and PlayStation USD not printed in store fetches.",
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      "question": "What is the exact PlayStation 5 product SKU URL (vs concept)?",
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      "notes": "Listing used the PlayStation Store concept URL for date confirmation.",
      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
      "sourceIds": [
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    },
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      "id": "pc-install-size",
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      "lastChecked": "2026-09-23",
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    },
    {
      "id": "esrb-org",
      "question": "What is the dedicated esrb.org Title Search page for Garfield Escape From Monday?",
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