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Wman1996 on 31 January 2025
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JRPGfan said:
SanAndreasX said:

Video games are the least of my concerns with this fuckery.

I don't know....
This will likely mean consoles and pc parts will go up in price by more than 10% (ei. consumers (in the US) pay for it).

Something like a Nvidia 5090 is already like 1999$ at msrp.
(because of scalpers its sold much higher though....)

Toss in another 10%... 

In sheer dollar amount spent a year, it will probably hurt us in the USA most in essential items.

But as a sheer dollar amount on an individual item, the 10% will very much hurt us most with video games and other items.

Switch 2 at $399.99? Add in the 10% China tariff there and it becomes $439.99. And then add in sales tax like in most of the country and you have Switch 2 becoming closer to $500 in some places at checkout than $400. 



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 40 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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