Trump could cause the price of physical video games to rise – Ruetir

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Great impact has caused one of President Donald Trump’s first executive orders to apply a 25% tariff rate to products coming from Mexico and Canada, which could affect sales of physical video games.

From what has been revealed, this would begin to apply on February 1, 2025 and those mainly affected are disk-based systems. The reason is that this physical medium is produced in the Mexican Republic.

Many believe that the price will end up being paid by the end consumer, especially in the United States. Analyst Mat Piscatella, from Circana, addressed the issue through his Bluesky account.

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This order from Donald Trump will cause a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of disc games published in the US. The reason is that the infrastructure to manufacture them is in Mexico. Consumers can expect higher prices on consoles that use such media.

Trump could cause the price of physical video games to riseFuente: Stuff.

Based on this, it might be thought that digital video games would not increase in price. But according to Piscatella they are also going to rise. This is because companies want to maintain parity between titles that can be purchased physically and those available in digital stores.

This analyst commented ‘none of this is good for the physical video game market.’ Donald Trump’s decisions are making life difficult for players.

Alright, well, video games.With 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico on the way, I can see a sharp downtick in the number of disc-based games that get released physically in the US, as much of that production infrastructure is in Mexico.If they do get made, I expect higher prices both phys & dig.

— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) January 21, 2025, 8:38

It is true that companies based in the United States could choose to manufacture their video game discs in this country and not in Mexico. But that would require a greater investment on his part, and for Mat Piscatella there is no point.

Especially since sales of physical titles in the United States are in decline. Donald Trump also threatens to increase tariffs up to 60% for products from China and that could also affect consoles.

Trump could cause the price of physical video games to riseSource: Sony.

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