February 2025 Circana (NPD) Thread + Predictions

[JRPGfan]

Norion said:

JRPGfan said:

March is when Trump puts in place those Tarrifs on consoles hardware right?
Gonna be a thing to keep a eye on, how much that effects sales.

We'll need to see if Sony and Microsoft raise the prices of their consoles in response and if the Switch 2 ends up costing more in the US compared to other regions.

That is not how that works (from my limited understanding).

Sony and Microsoft keep their prices, and sell them at the same prices.
Its the shops that sell them on wards to consumers, that pay the "more" price, and that is passed onto consumers.

I guess you could ask if "sony and microsoft are willing to lower prices for hardware sales in the US, compared to the rest of the world" to counter some of the higher costs.