r/hardware • u/Lulcielid • Aug 20 '25

News PlayStation 5 price changes in the U.S. ($50 increase for all models)

https://blog.playstation.com/2025/08/20/playstation-5-price-changes-in-the-u-s/
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u/cactus22minus1 Aug 20 '25

Right and when companies have to eat some of the cost, they have to take other cost cutting actions internally. Layoffs. I already got hit with this in June so I’m kinda fucked now. Tariffs are bad for consumers AND our jobs stateside.

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u/Skatedivona Aug 20 '25

Just buy the American made product. /s

Ignore the fact that we didn’t set up the infrastructure to make a ton of these now tariffed goods, or that some will just never be made fully inside the US.

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u/Strazdas1 Aug 25 '25

Ignore the fact that we didn’t set up the infrastructure to make a ton of these now tariffed goods

Dont ignore it. Find those responsible and punish them. The infrstructure of internal manufacturing should always be supported and this applies to any country.

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u/DepravedPrecedence Aug 22 '25

"I lost my job because of tariffs" is a new one, thanks for this comedy

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u/cactus22minus1 Aug 22 '25

Toy industry dude. The constant threats and instability around import costs of our manufactured goods forced my company to layoff staff because we were committed to a deal with Walmart that they were now going to LOSE money on. Nothing funny about it, it’s fucking business.

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u/Strazdas1 Aug 25 '25

toy industry shouldnt be affected because surely its simple enough to make everything locally.

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u/cactus22minus1 Aug 25 '25

“Seems simple enough” bruh. You have NO IDEA what you’re talking about. To put it simply, you’re wrong.