How Trump's Tariffs Could Cost Gamers Billions
How Trump's Tariffs Could Cost Gamers Billions
kotaku.com How Trump's Tariffs Could Cost Gamers Billions
The import taxes could raise prices on PS5 Pros and Switch 2s by more than $100
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In the US.
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I was borderline thinking of re-editing the headline to something along the lines of:
Proposed US tariffs may significantly raise gaming hardware costs for US gamers
But then decided against it as I generally think it's best to avoid title edits (other than minor corrections/edits that are explicit).
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You guys have much bigger problems to worry about right now tbh
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Yeah, if the fascist overthrow of democracy only had tariffs to worry about, we'd be doing well.
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Not my president 😡
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Well to be fair you already went through this shit once. Speaking of which, you're gonna send troops over here to help us out this time, right?
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Schwein gehabt!
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It ain't gonna cost me shit because I'm spending next to nothing for the foreseeable future apart from necessities, and what little I do spend is gonna be bought as locally as possible. Fuck this country.
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For how much people are worrying about tariffs I've lived my entire life with a 66% alcohol tax, 75% electronics tax, 240-380% vehicles tax and recently even saw 150% inflation.
Let's play a game!
Where do I live?
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Piracy 😍
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Unfortunately, the only hardware component you can actually download is RAM. And increased hardware prices are going to be the primary cost factor.
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The funny thing is, I believe RAM is actually one component that isn't manufactured as much in China (compared to other components).
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Oh sorry I didn't read the article. Hardware makes more sense.
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Then it isn't so much playing games, it's the death of the entire industry. If no one can play anything, there's nothing to sell.
Neato!
Guess I'll have to keep my steam deck in good working order and enjoy gaming in a tribute sense.
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Until untracked VPNs are made illegal due to "security."
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...make your own. Destroy it and remake it with a new IP once every few months, use headscale or something to make managing it easier.
I am this petty, absolutely.
(Or just get everything now, I mean. You got a month. Sorry if you didn't buy a few hard drives when Trump got elected. Some of us saw the writing on the wall.)
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Gaymers are the most oppressed group, literally 1984
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'American gamers must return to buying American for their gaming needs. That’s why I have talked to Microsoft and they will lower their prices considerably. You are welcome, nerds.' -DT, probably soon
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I think the most made-in-America gaming hardware is probably the mac pro
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You're forgetting that they have to import all the components that are inside. Also mine says "Assembled in China", check yours, lol.
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No amount of tariffs would get me to buy an Xbox lol
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They targeted gamers
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*American?
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Mostly I suppose - but in the example/hypothetical given in the article of Sony moving it's manufacturing from China to India, it would take 6-24 months minimum to find/develop the space they need and move the equipment. This cost to move all of the equipment half way across the world and the opportunity cost of out of stocks at stores worldwide when your distribution chain finally drys up - the cost was sited at 10%. If they MOVE a facility, I think that cost gets passed on to everybody worldwide.
There may be situations where JUST American production is moved to another country with more favorable tarrifs and worldwide production continues out of the existing facility, and probably in a situation like that, only the American costs would increase to cover the facility/equipmemt costs. But for that to make fiscal sense, this would have to be somehow CHEAPER than the price already elevated by the tarrifs. Companies could even in this case, theoretically hike prices worldwide to subsidize the impact to everybody. More people paying a higher prices mean everybody pays less.
Now, I couldn't say if there's any precident for the last line there. Purely hypothetical. But regardless - it's entirely possible it WON'T be JUST Americans paying higher prices.
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What’s a better way to build up local manufacturing? The oligarchy says this is a good idea for solar panel & EV imports. What’s the difference?
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