Analysts Caution About Potential Tariff’s Severe Impact on Console Prices

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So, I stumbled upon this article about video game consoles and tariffs, and I gotta say, it’s quite the rollercoaster ride. Apparently, these looming tariffs are threatening to jack up U.S. console prices. I mean, could you imagine prices shooting up by like, 70%? Sounds absurd, right? Anyway — where was I? Oh yeah, the potential chaos this might cause.

Ever since Trump took office, he’s been super into using tariffs as his go-to move for economic stuff. There was this whole big drama on April 2—dubbed “Liberation Day” by some—when he slapped tariffs on basically everything from everywhere. But then, not long after, they hit pause on this madness for 90 days, except for China stuff. Makes you wonder how they keep all this straight.

Some folks at the Consumer Technology Association, or was it somewhere else? Yeah, yeah, it was them, they’re predicting that if these tariffs return—oh boy—console prices in the U.S. might soar nearly 70%. Talk about a nightmare for our wallets! And of course, if that happens, the demand for these gadgets likely tanks too.

Nintendo, bless them, tried keeping things normal with their Switch 2 launch. But Microsoft, on the other hand, hiked Xbox prices by a good $100. Sony even joined in, but only hit certain markets—lucky us? I mean, I was just starting to consider grabbing a PS5!

And then July 9 rolls up. That’s the deadline for this tariff pause, just so you know. Vietnam, where loads of these consoles get assembled—strapped with tariffs possibly hitting a ridiculous 46%. I can almost hear the collective groan from console lovers already.

So, looking ahead, if these tariffs crash back in, console prices might dance awkwardly on this high wire of consumer demand. It’s all just one big tangled game. But hey, who knows? Maybe things will smooth over and this whole tariff saga will just be a weird blip in the gaming world history.

Crazy, chaotic times, right?