thing is ps6 and whatever god forsaken name they come up for the next xbox are still multiple years out, no?
Comment on Nintendo president responds to Switch 2 price increase fears amid Trump tariff fallout
venoft@lemmy.world 1 week agoNew PS5’s and other consoles will also get way more expensive. So relatively the switch is still the same price at 600, compared to everything else.
dota__2@lemmy.world 1 week ago
venoft@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Tariffs are not just for new products (new models). As soon as the current ps5 stock of a retailer is gone, they have to order new ones and pay a tariff. Then they make it more expensive for the consumer.
lets say Walmart now sells a ps5 for $400, but in a month they have to order new ones, from China. The order is more expensive than the one last month, so they pay like 40% more. Walmart will now sell the ps5 for about $560 to you.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I’m honestly surprised they haven’t jacked up the prices already! Partly because Capitalism^TM — but also because I fully expect for big retailers like Walmart to have 30-90 day payment terms with vendors, and some of those invoices potentially being subject to these tariffs.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 week ago
…stop being right! I got angry reading that, but when I clicked reply to yell at you, I realized it was all emotional backlash on my end. I couldn’t formulate a thought process to show why you’re wrong. Because you’re not wrong. I just hate that you’re right!
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Until MY pay goes up, that just means everything is more expensive, and I won’t be buying new things.