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US considers 25% tariff on game consoles

Afrikan

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Oct 28, 2017
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Can this affect how much power Sony or Microsoft put into their release console?

Will Sony and Microsoft lower their specs to make the $399 $499 launch prices?

I know Sony already released some specs... but yeah this is Bullshit and everyone here should not be surprised Trump would eventually fuck with u....if he hasn't already. This ain't shit compared to what others have/will go through because of this piece of shit person.
 
Cordy

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Oct 25, 2017
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I mean I guess I can crack into my backlog. Shit. Thanks to yall who voted for Dolt 45.
 
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Davilmar

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Oct 27, 2017
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Thank goodness I put together a gaming PC last year with a GTX 2080 and 144 Hz monitor. I should be good for a while, right?
 
Zippedpinhead

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Oct 25, 2017
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First they came for steel, and I did nothing.

Now they come for my game consoles and I gotta say "fuck that shit".

Already against all the other things this administration does what's one more reason to not vote for them next election.
 
Lyriell

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Oct 27, 2017
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There is more to life than video games. Assembly could be moves to Thailand, just like sharp etc are doing now.

The world has been sold out for cheap goods. Do we really need $3 tshirts?

Discs are pressed locally, so game prices will remain the same.

I swear you guys get worked up over a hundred or so dollars over 8 years?

Get your priorities right and stop selling out your ideals for easy access to goods.
 
Dymaxion

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Sep 19, 2018
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Plenty of affordable 3DS units already in the US. Wonder if Nintendo will keep making software for it while everyone slowly saves up for the Switch revision and next gen consoles... I'm joking! Relax!

Anyway, this trade war with China feels super dumb. I'm no expert on economics, so will anyone clue me in on how this trade conflict should end?
 
Slaytronic

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yeah but no game discs anymore so we wouldn't pay anything on that so i don't mind paying a bit more on a console considering i mostly play pc anyways
 
Crayon

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Oct 26, 2017
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People around the world pay way more for this shit for one reason or another, so I wouldn't pout about coughing up more money. But the larger picture is heartbreaking.
 
Starwing

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Oct 31, 2018
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Expected this since virtually everything people consume is either made in China or has components made from there. Worst part is, this may actually get a not so insignifcant portion of people to finally turn on him, provided his sweet lies and false assurances don't work this time.
 
Yoshimitsu126

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Nov 11, 2017
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Trump just shot himself in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about gamergate culture (I'm an expert), but racism AND prices are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in Canada where you can become successful by taxing your countrymen. If you screw gamers over in pricing, you bring 8chan against yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the gamergate public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to vote GOP and Trump for either ballots, nor will they attend any of Trump's rallies. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Trump has alienated his entire market with this move.

Trump, publicly apologize and cancel tariff and trade war with China or you can kiss your presidency goodbye.
 
data

data

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Oct 25, 2017
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Unfortunate that I'm in the US with this going on. Things are about to get expensive
 
RedSwirl

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I have no idea how many of my parts were manufactured in China. I think GPUs are mostly built in Taiwan or something right?
 

Shoeless

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flyinj said:
Looks like some Gators were freaking out but then the CryptoSargonian Brainhives chimed in telling them not to worry it just means all consoles will be made in the US now and everyone is back on the Trump train now.
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I imagine some people will think, "Oh, this is good, because it just means they build consoles in the USA again!" without having any understanding of how economically impractical that is. The increasing value of ignorance in the USA means pretty soon people are going to assume that cars drive on wishes and dreams, and that Siri is actually a lilttle fairy woman in a box that listens to all your problems.
 
KtotheRoc

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It's almost like video games were used as a smoke screen for the sake of hating women, minorities, and the LGBT community.
 
DopeyFish

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Oct 25, 2017
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Microsoft makes a lot of their consoles in Mexico and Brazil

Not a majority, but a sizable amount
 

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Oct 28, 2017
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He didn't shoot himself in the foot.

"I can stand in the middle of the street and shoot someone and I won't lose any votes."

It's true. Blaming liberals for this is their go to move.
 
Darryl M R

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Do it.

Capital G, Gamers deserve it. And I can then justify building a PC over getting the next gen console(s).
 
Tempy

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You can't shift production that quickly to other countries even if you wanted to. There's a massive amount of stuff made in China. The facilities and expertise is all there. US companies and consumers will be affected.

I'm also worried about the tabletop gaming industry which is also going to get hit hard by these new tariffs.
 
borat

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Lyriell said:
There is more to life than video games. Assembly could be moves to Thailand, just like sharp etc are doing now.

The world has been sold out for cheap goods. Do we really need $3 tshirts?

Discs are pressed locally, so game prices will remain the same.

I swear you guys get worked up over a hundred or so dollars over 8 years?

Get your priorities right and stop selling out your ideals for easy access to goods.
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who is selling out their ideals? are you implying this trade war is not just stupid posturing from a failing empire and actually a humane intervention to improve working conditions in china?
 
Acorn

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Oct 25, 2017
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it would be hilarious watching gators especially YouTube gators still try to support trump if this happened.

Hopefully it doesn't happen ofcourse.
 
Darryl M R

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Psychoward said:
Capital G Gamers won't care that he implements it and it'll only hurt others lol.
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Nah they will care but will just vocally blame someone else (liberals, minorities, etc.), I'm thinking specifically some console gaming YouTubers

This idiotic administration is hurting most people already. The potential of rising costs of food or necessities is more concerning. And the people with the least amount of disposable income will probably not be early adopters to the next generation, hopefully, having enough time for tariffs to be removed if ever implemented.

Moral of the story: you supported this idiot, expect to get burn.
 

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Shoeless said:
As a Canadian, I'm super curious about whether there is going to be any blowback to our pricing as a result of this, or whether we remain unaffected.
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It would be totally unfair for us Canadians to be negatively affected because of the US' dumbass actions but it wouldn't surprise me. American retailers aren't going to want people buying 25% cheaper Canadian consoles instead.
 
Mesoian

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flyinj said:
Looks like some Gators were freaking out but then the CryptoSargonian Brainhives chimed in telling them not to worry it just means all consoles will be made in the US now and everyone is back on the Trump train now.
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So they bought literally the only thing that could make consoles even more expensive than the tariffs?

These people are dumb as fuck.
 

Shoeless

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NeoZeedeater said:
It would be totally unfair for us Canadians to be negatively affected because of the US' dumbass actions but it wouldn't surprise me. American retailers aren't going to want people buying 25% cheaper Canadian consoles instead.
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I guess they'll run the numbers. The vast majority of Americans won't have the option of "hop over the border real quick and come back with bilingual packaging." But I don't know if a 25% price hike consoles in American dollars is really going to vastly more expensive than paying for it in Canadian dollars.
 
Trilobite

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Dec 15, 2017
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I would like to invite everyone to bask in the 25% VAT utopia that is your future.

Cheapest PS4 Pro in my market (Europe with 25% VAT): $470
Walmart US price: $382.50

And let me tell you, $470 is cheap where I live, look at Brazil *shudders*.

PS5?: a specualtive $499 + 25% VAT = $623.74

Lol, I can see why seamless backwards compability is a must.

Look at the bright side, less consoles sold means less adverse effects to the global environment.

Trump might actually be up for the Nobel peace price nomination for his efforts to stall global trade and his focus on local manufacturing. Truly a pioneer in reducing global emissions, beautiful and very smart.
"Trump, locally sourced Foot to Mouth economics".
 
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