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Bofferbrauer2 on 24 May 2019
KLXVER said:
So now americans will just have to pay a little less than most of the world for their consoles instead of much less...

At 25%, I think it's quite a bit more than most other country. They did stomach the 10%, but I don't think they'll be able to do so with 25%, and will have to raise the prices - or not cut them in the US when everywhere else the prices go down.

Btw, the EU has 0% tariffs on Videogame consoles: https://madb.europa.eu/madb/euTariffs.htm?productCode=950450&country=CN



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Frogger on 24 May 2019

I'm stupid - do tariffs effect digital software or just physical products?



PortisheadBiscuit on 24 May 2019

So sick of that idiot



AbbathTheGrim on 24 May 2019

Finally, it was about damn time someone made gaming more expensive.



Nintendo is selling their IPs to Microsoft and this is true because:

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=221391&page=1

Shore on 24 May 2019

That wouldn't affect microsoft and sony consoles here where i live (they actualy produce them locally!) but nintendo products will be severely affected by this.



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Zones on 24 May 2019
Hiku said:

Sony: "Let's say $399 again at E3 2010. It worked so well last time."

*Meanwhile*



Sony: "Maybe $499 will sound just as good...?"

Is Sony about to make a time machine?



KLXVER on 24 May 2019
Bofferbrauer2 said:
KLXVER said:
So now americans will just have to pay a little less than most of the world for their consoles instead of much less...

At 25%, I think it's quite a bit more than most other country. They did stomach the 10%, but I don't think they'll be able to do so with 25%, and will have to raise the prices - or not cut them in the US when everywhere else the prices go down.

Btw, the EU has 0% tariffs on Videogame consoles: https://madb.europa.eu/madb/euTariffs.htm?productCode=950450&country=CN

Yet we pay more. I would love to have a 300$ Switch for example.

Edit: Actually the dollar is pretty strong right now, so its not that much of a difference.lol

Last edited by KLXVER - on 24 May 2019

Dulfite on 24 May 2019

Here's my take. It will only be temporary, and China cannot win a trade war with the U.S. so they will eventually break and then prices will be lower again and the U.S. will reap the benefits of having done it in the first place by having American made products purchased more because the tarrifs increase the cost of foreign imports and make them less of a steal. We import far more from China than they import from us, so they cannot win this fight. It's just a matter of time.



DonFerrari on 24 May 2019
spemanig said:
I'm stupid - do tariffs effect digital software or just physical products?

Depends on the legislation, but most certainly would apply to all.

At least in Brazil all gaming SW have the same tariff independent of being on any hardcopy.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

sethnintendo on 24 May 2019
Dulfite said:
Here's my take. It will only be temporary, and China cannot win a trade war with the U.S. so they will eventually break and then prices will be lower again and the U.S. will reap the benefits of having done it in the first place by having American made products purchased more because the tarrifs increase the cost of foreign imports and make them less of a steal. We import far more from China than they import from us, so they cannot win this fight. It's just a matter of time.

Multinational companies can avoid tarrifs by shipping product to one country say Vietnam then ship to USA or they might move manufacturing base to another low cost country.  Multinationals have been jumping countries to lowest labor for decades and China labor cost are rising. Basically they are cheap bastards and profit is number one because that's the whole point of a company to make money.