RolStoppable said:
JRPGfan said:
The thing is PS5 is already sitting at ~75m sold, and they probably shipped a ton of PS5s to the US,
when Trump started talking about putting Tariffs in place (over stock). That should help them weather the storm, or atleast the worst of it.
(if the products are already inside the US, sitting in warehouses, they are not going to have to pay a "entrence fee" into the US market (tariff)... this means the next few million PS5 sold in the US, can be sold at current prices)
Microsoft has more money than anyone could ever reasonably need.... xbox? are about to drop out of hardware, and focus on Game Streaming and being a 3rd party publisher. This shouldn't effect them much.
So out of the 3..... there is only 1 company that's really getting screwed over by this, here and now.
That is the one, about to launch a new console, that wants to build up a user base to buy the new games it's making.
and yes, I think we should not be expecting a PS6 in 2028.... esp if these tariffs are still around by then.
This will prolong the current gen.
I think the impact of the tariffs will be felt mostly by the USA (who are putting them in place, and starting these trade wars).
However trump is right, down the line, like 5-10years from now, this might actually result in more investment and also manufacturing jobs in the US.
The thing is.... thats 5-10 years down the road.
Here and now? this is going to hurt the US economy more than others.
Even if there are no winners in trade wars, everyone loses, the US will lose more.
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PS5 stock that is currently in the USA won't last much longer than eight weeks, because space in warehouses costs money. So if Trump sticks with his tariffs, the PS5 could be safe until early June before Sony/retailers would be forced to raise prices of various PS5 SKUs. Which coincides with the time that Switch 2 launches. There's no silver lining for anyone if these tariffs remain a thing.
Of course the USA will be hurt the most. They are placing tariffs on imports from all other countries whereas all other countries are only putting tariffs on imports from the USA, so all these other countries will continue and even strengthen trade among each other at very low tariff rates.
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If your in the USA and want a PS5 and don't have one yet.... now is the time to get one, before prices go up :P
Seriously Trump and his stupid tariffs.
I can imagine heads at Nintendo are furious as well.
I hope he drops them, so the avg American consumer won't have to put up with paying 20-50% more for certain goods.
If they stick around, I'm really curious what will happen when Apple launch a new expensive smart phone.
