Comment on Nintendo president responds to Switch 2 price increase fears amid Trump tariff fallout
dota__2@lemmy.world 10 months agothing 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
dota__2@lemmy.world 10 months agothing is ps6 and whatever god forsaken name they come up for the next xbox are still multiple years out, no?
venoft@lemmy.world 10 months 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 10 months 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.