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Microsoft Xbox Discussion Part II

The tariffs are giving companies cover to make price increases that they’ve wanted to make for years.

Trump’s tariffs are idiotic, but even if/when he’s booted from office and they’re rescinded, I dont expect prices to drop back down.

This is the new normal.

The last time we had a major downward price refresh, it was due to an new entrant in the console war looking for an advantage, and the introduction of new tech into the industry (optical disks and drives vs cartridges).

SNES games were selling anywhere from $50 to $100 before the Playstation came in and basically set eveey game at a standard $50z
This is correct. When cooler heads are in charge, prices still won't go back down. These companies aren't your friends, if you give them reason to jack up the price, they will. Even after the price they pay drops back down.

The secret is to not give them an excuse to raise prices. Too late for that now, though.
 
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Okay on one hand this is kinda neat.

On the other, no Switch 2, and Microsoft loses another one of its very small pool of exclusives.
 

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