Tariffs Threaten Video Game Supply

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Due to new tariffs, many more physical game discs may “simply not get made”

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Trump tariffs could lead to price increases and supply issues for video game software and hardware in the U.S. The effects could be particularly pronounced for physical game discs, which are now produced in Mexico .

A 25 percent tax on discs shipped in from Mexico could lead "a sharp downtick in the number of disc-based games that get released physically in the US ".

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