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How Trump's Tariffs Could Cost Gamers Billions (kotaku.com)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 102 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In the US.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I was borderline thinking of re-editing the headline to something along the lines of:

Proposed US tariffs may significantly raise gaming hardware costs for US gamers

But then decided against it as I generally think it's best to avoid title edits (other than minor corrections/edits that are explicit).

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Companies will find a way to apply this also to the rest of the world, citing some bogus reasons.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's like how back when the Euro or the Pound were worth nearly 2x what the dollar was, a new device or piece of hardware would sell for $399/€399/£399.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

The EUR and GBP prices included VAT, import fees and whatever other fees levied by the local govt on electronics.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You guys have much bigger problems to worry about right now tbh

[–] [email protected] 42 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Not my president 😡

Tap for spoiler(I live in Germany)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Well to be fair you already went through this shit once. Speaking of which, you're gonna send troops over here to help us out this time, right?

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 7 months ago

It ain't gonna cost me shit because I'm spending next to nothing for the foreseeable future apart from necessities, and what little I do spend is gonna be bought as locally as possible. Fuck this country.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (3 children)

For how much people are worrying about tariffs I've lived my entire life with a 66% alcohol tax, 75% electronics tax, 240-380% vehicles tax and recently even saw 150% inflation.

Let's play a game!

Where do I live?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Ooh I'll play. Australia?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wow Australia has it like that? Nope. A lot less isolated

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

Hmmm, wanted to say Brasil, but maybe Sweden?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Brazil inflation had been really good in the past year or two, so I would not say is it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Close, a country just south of it has a LOT of my people, they even call their capital an extended territory of theirs...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Argentina?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Recently 150% inflation, not Argentina, based on the "Recently"

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago

Gaymers are the most oppressed group, literally 1984

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (21 children)

We as leftists, must organize in ways that match the fascists. Subversion of their goals is our goal. The class and culture war is in full effect and we must not be complacent.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 7 months ago (4 children)

I'm not at all sure you can assume gamers are leftists. An awful lot seem to be pretty hard right.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, gamer gate was one of the things that lead to Trump being elected in the first place. Plus the outcry that still happens when BIPOC, LGBT, or women protagonists are used. Hell, just look at any steam discussion board sometime and you'll see it.

As someone who games, gAmERs are the fucking worst

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I kinda missed the gamer gate thing, was distracted by other shit and wasn't gaming at the time. Am I right in thinking it was some kind of misogynist incel bullshit? Like, girls aren't allowed to play with the boys' toys?

But yeah, I've seen enough stuff on discussion boards and heard enough anecdotes to see that there's a lot of bigotry in gaming. The hard right are successfully using it as a recruitment platform for kids. Fuckin appalling, but they are well organised and fascists don't have to worry so much about sectarianism.

I just don't get how people can't see that there's strength in diversity. Like, in gaming you want a team with different skills, abilities, experiences, and characteristics. It's the same IRL - a diverse community is a strong community.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

It’s a shame. Seeing the bullshit companies have done to games for the sake of profit ought to be a pretty easy on-ramp to anti-capitalism. But just like in the real world, racist shit distracts them from any of that.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

[ignore, need to drink coffee]

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Apologies, I'm not on Lemmy very much, nor the gaming community. I'm an American distraught by Trump right now. I'm no communist. Just an impassioned and anxious progressive American. Thank you for telling me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

All good. That's a fair point.

I am getting too paranoid. :)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Piracy 😍

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Unfortunately, the only hardware component you can actually download is RAM. And increased hardware prices are going to be the primary cost factor.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

The funny thing is, I believe RAM is actually one component that isn't manufactured as much in China (compared to other components).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Oh sorry I didn't read the article. Hardware makes more sense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Then it isn't so much playing games, it's the death of the entire industry. If no one can play anything, there's nothing to sell.

Neato!

Guess I'll have to keep my steam deck in good working order and enjoy gaming in a tribute sense.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Until untracked VPNs are made illegal due to "security."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

...make your own. Destroy it and remake it with a new IP once every few months, use headscale or something to make managing it easier.

I am this petty, absolutely.

(Or just get everything now, I mean. You got a month. Sorry if you didn't buy a few hard drives when Trump got elected. Some of us saw the writing on the wall.)

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago (2 children)

'American gamers must return to buying American for their gaming needs. That’s why I have talked to Microsoft and they will lower their prices considerably. You are welcome, nerds.' -DT, probably soon

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I think the most made-in-America gaming hardware is probably the mac pro

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You're forgetting that they have to import all the components that are inside. Also mine says "Assembled in China", check yours, lol.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

No amount of tariffs would get me to buy an Xbox lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

They targeted gamers

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

What’s a better way to build up local manufacturing? The oligarchy says this is a good idea for solar panel & EV imports. What’s the difference?

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