Doesn't impact me thankfully...

I think this will just highlight the cost issue as a primary aspect as we enter the next-generation in a year or two, the Switch, Xbox Series S/X, PS5 and PS5 Pro is entering it's twilight years and they have all had price rises which hasn't sat positively (Nor should it!) with consumers.

Holy cow, you're right. I completely forgot that the Pro doesn't include a disk drive. It makes the whole situation even more hilarious xDDD

Promise to bring prices down day 1, make everything more expensive instead.

Elect a clown, get a circus.

I have mixed feelings about this. Obviously I'm not happy about price increases, but at the same time, I'm very happy people are getting what they voted for.

I was wondering if it had more to do with Xbox dealing more with both the tariffs and no longer wanting to subsidize consoles. Whereas Sony is only dealing with the tariffs. Leading Xbox to have bigger price increases than PlayStation.

I would say Nintendo and Sony are being greedy cause they have a monopoly, but series X/S is selling like crap and got a price increase as well.

You're mostly right, but you are ignoring that "eating the cost" is not without its benefits. For all we know, selling at a higher loss could be much more profitable to Sony in the grand scheme of things. Playstation gamers spend thousands of dollars per generation, so losing "$50 or $100 more" per hardware unit might lead to higher profits thanks to those who otherwise wouldn't buy an expensive PS5 (and don't have a PS4). It's a question of "how many new players can I get via a cheaper PS5?". Sony surmised that the realistic increase in players is not worth it, but other people will have different opinions.

I'm pretty sure Sony also commented that they significantly mitigated the US tariffs issue through similar means to Nintendo. And we have no clue what the orange clown will end up doing. As far as China, most of what he does/says seems like bluff and scare tactics. I hear he extended his "tariff pause" against China by another 90 days. I expect a lot of backtracking. But by the time it happens, many of us will have accepted the price hikes, and this is what those companies are betting on.

Nevertheless, I hope we'll get an alternative to TSMC and Samsung in the not too distant future. If the west wasn't hellbent on containing China, I imagine SMIC would be joining that race in less than a decade, and force everyone to lower their prices.

Bodes well for the mid terms?

In theory tariffs don't bother me, if it brings MFG jobs back.  While some companies have "committed" to bringing jobs back, I'll believe it when I see it.  But having jobs back, on paper, would be nice.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-manufacturing-domestic-tariffs/

We shall see.  Long term, paying a bit extra for a video game system to have jobs return...  I lean towards jobs.  Assuming any of this works.

I remain skeptical (on follow through) but Nvidia, TMSC and Apple investing billions in US MFG?  J&J?  Merck?  If this happens, sorry but paying $50 more for a ps5 is well worth it for the economic impact.  

PS5 assembly in America isn't happening; the infrastructure just doesn't exist for it, and by the time you built it, the current administration wouldn't even be in power any more.

Tariffs aren't going to make companies pack it up and move everything to the US, they'll just pass the cost on to consumers like Sony is doing here.

I edited and added to my post but I will add it here too.

Except nvidia, apple, tmsc, j&j, merck have all claimed to be spending billions to bring jobs back.......  so...  I'm curious to see if it happens.  If those companies follow through and invest billions....  a bit more for a ps5 is MORE than worth.  

But we shall see who actually delivers against their promise.

I hate trump as much as the next guy, but on paper some big investments from some of the world's biggest companies are coming are way.....