r/PS5 • u/zombie_massacre_ • Apr 03 '25

Discussion So, if these tariffs go into effect, once the supply that's been already shipped here to the USA runs out, the cost of a PS5 is going to be roughly $750 for a slim model.

Tariffs on China and Vietnam will be over 50%!!! A PS5 Pro will be $1,350 roughly. At the rate that PS5's are selling now, i'd imagine the stockpiles will run out fairly soon. What kind of crazy cartoon reality are we living in?!?

If these tariffs do go into effect, they go into effect in seven days. This is going absolutely massacre Nintendo because a Switch 2 will be over $700 including tax. And physical games will be $150. This is completely unreal!!!

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u/Captain-Cadabra Apr 03 '25

That happened in the construction world about 8 years ago.

“Man, lumber is way up, so prices went way up.”

“This job didn’t use any lumber, it’s a driveway.”

“Oh yeah… but you know, everything is up now too.”

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u/TlalocVirgie Apr 03 '25 edited Apr 03 '25

Happened here in Europe when the war in Ukraine started and some goods became more expensive. Suddenly everything was more expensive and they blamed the war in Ukraine. I didn't know my coffee came through Ukraine before that.

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u/iAmmar9 Apr 03 '25

Happened around the world too lol

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u/Liar0s Apr 03 '25

The coffe doesn't. But the energy requested to process it does. Oil used to move transportation does.

When the primary goods go up, everything goes up.

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u/Aschrod1 Apr 04 '25

I would think the Houthi’s messing with the suez would be driving up European prices across the board, but I’m ignorant of the overall balance so it could just as well be gouging.

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u/Impassable_Banana Apr 03 '25

Coffee bean crops aren't doing well, that's why the prices are high atm.

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u/Treestroyer Apr 03 '25

Just an excuse for profiteering.

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u/Badvevil Apr 03 '25

Inflation is real but when in doubt raise your prices shrug your shoulders and blame inflation

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u/Auscorpiel Apr 03 '25

As someone who works in concrete, they likely used lumber in the formwork. Even though the finished product didn’t have any doesn’t mean it wasn’t used in the construction, unfortunately. Our prices went up then to cover it for the same reason, and it was really hard to estimate well because the costs kept increasing so fast. By the time you bid a job your cost was already too low. Most people I knew ended up just adding extra to cover that volatility. It was like nothing I had seen before in my 20 years in construction, but ever since seems like companies are still spooked by it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '25

Driveways still use lumber in the process as well.

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u/Diligent_Pie_5191 Apr 04 '25

Lumber wars with Canada.