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[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Wondering how this is going to play out. A Switch for $600+ is borderline insane.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hopefully gamers get together and protest Trump out of office for artificially bumping up the costs of goods.

Tarrifs = Tax

A tax that working people pay, in the country that set the tarriff.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Out of all the people it’s gamers that will put trump out of office.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Probably gamers put him in office in the first place. Steve Bannon capitalized on Gamergate and started latching on to it to recruit young white male gamers to the far right. Then these GamerGate proponents became manosphere followers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

You say that but I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if gamers as a demographic are more liberal than average.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe the general gaming public but probably not among capital G Gamers™ who are the loud minority on the internet.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Guys, the word „gamers” was used too much in this comment thread. Stop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

This article about a gaming console was posted in a gaming community and you're complaining that the term "gamers" is being used too much? Which term would you prefer, game enthusiasts?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think gamers are more reactionary than average. Gamers gave us Gamergate which eventually gave us Trump.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago

I love your optimism, I wish I could share it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Ya? While sitting on your ass? Doubt.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

145% of 450 is 652, you add those together and it’s essentially 1100$. And that’s before tax at the register in the US.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Its insane that a tax is also charged on top of the already applied tariff.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Don't forget to tip the self checkout.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Lol. That 600+ is JUST the extra tax. That's on top of the base price

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

They will just put the games at 100 each, not including DLC

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I don't even want to imagine what is going to be the price for it here in Brazil. After the ps4 launched for nearly $2000 I haven't even looked at any console retail prices here again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

They already crossed the border!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I didn’t wanna pay that for a PS5. And the PS5 GPU alone is likely 5 times more power then what’s rumored to be in the switch 2… no way I’m paying that for a switch.