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Cool Terminator Game Delayed Again Due To Trump’s Tariffs

by admin September 30, 2025

Terminator 2D: No Fate is an upcoming video game adaptation of the original ’90s action movie sequel that is designed to look, sound, and play like classic 2D games from that era. No Fate looks really awesome. But sadly, due to ongoing tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump, this cool-looking Terminator game has been delayed (again) from October to November.

On September 28, Terminator 2D: No Fate publisher Reef Entertainment and developer Bitmap Bureau announced that the upcoming side-scrolling action game was being delayed a second time until November 26. In a statement posted to the publisher’s official website, the company blamed the delay on “ongoing global trade and tariff changes” that caused shipping issues with components needed to produce the Day One and Collector’s Editions versions of the game. And because the studio and publisher want to ship the game to all platforms and users at the same time, No Fate’s release date was pushed back. This delay affects digital and physical copies worldwide.

“We truly appreciate your patience and understanding, and we’re sorry for this further delay,” said Reef Entertainment. “The team is working hard to make sure your wait is worth it, and we can’t wait to share Terminator 2D: No Fate with you all this November.”

This isn’t the first delay for Terminator 2D: No Fate. In July, the 2D action platformer based on James Cameron’s iconic action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was delayed from its initial release date of September 5 to October 31, just in time for Halloween. But that’s not happening anymore, and you can directly blame Trump, who continues to screw around with tariffs haphazardly, causing global chaos for those trying to buy, ship, or import products or resources to the United States.

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September 30, 2025 0 comments

GameFi Guides

Trump Tariffs, U.S. GDP Rattle Markets, ETFs Bleed $500M: Crypto Daybook Americas

by admin September 27, 2025

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)

It’s not been a happy 24 hours for crypto bulls, with the CoinDesk 20 Index dropping 5% and market leaders BTC$109,615.08 and ETH$4,016.39 falling nearly 2%.

Major altcoins such as XRP, BNB and SOL lost even more, and ASTR, the native token of Aster DEX, which recently flipped Hyperliquid in 24-hour volume, fell 4% as the decentralized exchange saw abnormal price movements in the XPL-USDT perpetual trading pair. Still, a few coins, including MNT, CRO, KAS, OKB and XMR, managed gains of around 1%.

The downturn coincides with a stronger dollar, pushed higher by Thursday’s U.S. GDP and jobless claims data. Meanwhile, market flow dynamics turned bearish.

“ETF behavior changed from a primary absorber of supply to a net seller this week,” analysts at BRN told CoinDesk. “Yesterday, Bitcoin ETFs posted $258 million of outflows while Ethereum ETFs recorded $251 million of outflows, marking four straight days of red for ETH funds.”

Whales have also become net sellers, offloading 147,000 BTC since Aug. 21, the most since the bull cycle began in early 2023, according to CryptoQuant.

Analysts at Bitunix exchange warned that President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements on Thursday have increased market uncertainty, with sentiment oscillating between “rising inflation” and “slowing growth.”

Trump announced tariffs of as much as 100% on trucks, furniture and pharmaceuticals, effective Oct. 1.

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the core personal consumption expenditure, is due later today. The report is projected to show a 2.9% year-over-year rise in August, matching July. Month-on-month, it’s forecast to have increased 0.2%, slightly below July’s 0.3%, according to FactSet. A softer-than-expected print could temper the dollar’s rally, putting a floor under bitcoin and the wider crypto market.

Traders should remain vigilant about regulatory developments related to digital asset treasuries. A WSJ report on Thursday cited U.S. regulators’ concerns about unusual trading volumes and stock price volatility in over 200 companies linked to crypto treasury strategies. Regulatory pressure on these treasuries, or DATs, could accelerate market sell-offs.

Additionally, geopolitical developments warrant attention, as reports are circulating about Russia’s aerial incursions in Europe. WTI crude oil is already up 4% for the week, the most since June. Stay alert!

What to Watch

Crypto
Macro
- Sept. 26, 8:30 a.m.: Canada July GDP MoM Est. 0.1%.
- Sept. 26, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. August headline PCE Price Index YoY Est. 2.7%, MoM Est. 0.3%; core YoY Est. 2.9%, core MoM Est. 0.2%.
- Sept. 26, 10 a.m.: (Final) September Michigan Consumer Sentiment Est. 55.4.
- Sept. 26, 1 p.m.: Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman speech on “Approach to Monetary Policy Decision-Making.”
Earnings (Estimates based on FactSet data)

Token Events

Governance votes & calls
Unlocks
- Sept, 28: JUP$0.4435 to unlock 1.75% of its circulating supply worth $28.89 million.
Token Launches
- Sept. 26: Hana Network (HANA) to be listed on Binance Alpha, KuCoin, MEXC, BingX, and others.
- Sept. 26: Mira (MIRA) to be listed on Binance Alpha, KuCoin, and others.

Conferences

Token Talk

By Francisco Rodrigues

Plasma, a new blockchain purpose-built for stablecoins, launched its mainnet beta and native token XPL on Thursday, debuting with a fully diluted valuation that’s now above $12 billion.
The layer-1 network, backed by Bitfinex, Bybit, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino and tech billionaire Peter Thiel, entered the market with over $2 billion worth of XPL tokens in circulation.
Built for high-speed, low-fee stablecoin operations, Plasma aims to serve as the back end for a new class of DeFi applications. At launch, liquidity was already deployed across major platforms including Aave, Ethereum, Euler and Fluid.
These include Plasma One, which is billed as a “stablecoin-native neobank.”
Some tokens sold to U.S. investors are locked until mid-2026 due to regulatory restrictions, which may lower the effective float in early trading.

Derivatives Positioning

Most major tokens, including BTC and ETH continued to experience capital outflows from futures market, leading to a decline in the notional open interest (OI).
That’s only to be expected as the market soon shakes out overleveraged bets.
Notably, the BTC and ETH OI have continued to decline in the past couple of hours, raising questions about the sustainability of the minor price recovery.
Smaller coins like KAS and KCS have seen a moderate increase in OI in the past 24 hours.
Volume in crypto perpetuals listed on Aster DEX has surged to over $46 billion in the past 24 hours, significantly higher than Hyperliquid’s $17 billion.
On the CME, BTC futures OI has almost reversed the early September spike from 134K BTC to 149K BTC, representing renewed capital outflows. On the other hand, OI in options continues to rise, approaching the November 2024 high of 56.19K BTC.
Positioning in ETH futures and options remains elevated on Deribit, with an annualized three-month basis at 7%, a significantly lower yield than SOL’s 15%.
BTC, ETH options risk reversals continue to lean bearish out to the December expiry, data from Deribit show. In SOL and XRP’s case, pricing is biased bullish for the year-end expiry.

Market Movements

BTC is up 0.4% from 4 p.m. ET Thursday at $109,669.81 (24hrs: -2.17%)
ETH is up 0.74% at $3,916.83 (24hrs: -3.12%)
CoinDesk 20 is up 0.18% at 3,820.89 (24hrs: -3.25%)
Ether CESR Composite Staking Rate is unchanged at 2.9%
BTC funding rate is at 0.0049% (5.4082% annualized) on Binance

DXY is down 0.19% at 98.37
Gold futures are up 0.21% at $3,778.90
Silver futures are up 0.56% at $45.37
Nikkei 225 closed down 0.87% at 45,354.99
Hang Seng closed down 1.35% at 26,128.20
FTSE is up 0.37% at 9,247.82
Euro Stoxx 50 is up 0.38% at 5,465.79
DJIA closed on Thursday down 0.38% at 45,947.32
S&P 500 closed down 0.5% at 6,604.72
Nasdaq Composite closed down 0.50% at 22,384.70
S&P/TSX Composite closed unchanged at 29,731.98
S&P 40 Latin America closed down 1.12% at 2,908.21
U.S. 10-Year Treasury rate is up 0.3 bps at 4.177%
E-mini S&P 500 futures are unchanged at 6,664.75
E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures are unchanged at 24,614.25
E-mini Dow Jones Industrial Average Index are up 0.19% at 46,355.00

Bitcoin Stats

BTC Dominance: 59.06% (-0.03%)
Ether-bitcoin ratio: 0.03573 (0.52%)
Hashrate (seven-day moving average): 1,083 EH/s
Hashprice (spot): $48.79
Total Fees: 3.27 BTC / $364,469
CME Futures Open Interest: 134,940 BTC
BTC priced in gold: 29.2 oz
BTC vs gold market cap: 8.24%

Technical Analysis

XRP’s weekly chart. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

XRP is dropping fast toward the key $2.65-$2.70 price level identified by the swing high from May and intraday lows in August and earlier this month.
A break below would mark a significant weakening of buying demand, potentially yielding a slide toward $2.00.

Crypto Equities

Coinbase Global (COIN): closed on Thursday at $306.69 (-4.69%), -0.1% at $306.39 in pre-market
Circle Internet (CRCL): closed at $124.66 (-5.26%), +0.28% at $125.01
Galaxy Digital (GLXY): closed at $32.12 (-6.34%), -1.26% at $31.71
Bullish (BLSH): closed at $61.83 (-8.52%), +0.36% at $62.05
MARA Holdings (MARA): closed at $16.07 (-8.9%), +0.62% at $16.17
Riot Platforms (RIOT): closed at $16.74 (-6.95%), +2.69% at $17.19
Core Scientific (CORZ): closed at $16.84 (-1%), -0.77% at $16.71
CleanSpark (CLSK): closed at $13.68 (-5.33%), -4.02% at $13.13
CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI): closed at $42.16 (-6.31%), -1.4% at $41.57
Exodus Movement (EXOD): closed at $28.9 (-9.69%)

Crypto Treasury Companies

Strategy (MSTR): closed at $300.7 (-6.99%), +0.31% at $301.62
Semler Scientific (SMLR): closed at $30.21 (-4.46%), +1.66% at $30.71
SharpLink Gaming (SBET): closed at $16.31 (-7.22%), -0.98% at $16.15
Upexi (UPXI): closed at $5.28 (-14.29%), -0.38% at $5.26
Lite Strategy (LITS): closed at $2.54 (-5.93%), +1.97% at $2.59

ETF Flows

Spot BTC ETFs

Daily net flows: -$253.4 million
Cumulative net flows: $57.2 billion
Total BTC holdings ~1.32 million

Spot ETH ETFs

Daily net flows: -$251.2 million
Cumulative net flows: $13.39 billion
Total ETH holdings ~6.57 million

Source: Farside Investors

While You Were Sleeping

Near $30M Ether Wipeout on Hyperliquid Stands Out as Crypto Market Sees $1B in Liquidation (CoinDesk): Nearly $1.2 billion in leveraged bets vanished as over-leveraged longs dominated losses, exposing overcrowded bullish positioning and rising risks on decentralized perpetual exchanges.
Key Indicators to Watch in Q4: Bitcoin Seasonal Trends, XRP/BTC, Dollar Index, Nvidia, and More (CoinDesk): Seasonal data show strong fourth-quarter tailwinds for BTC and ETH, while signals from XRP, the dollar index and Nvidia highlight technical and macro risks for traders.
Trump to Slap New Tariffs on Pharma, Big Trucks (The Wall Street Journal): The president announced Oct. 1 tariffs on imported branded drugs, heavy trucks and home goods, drawing warnings from U.S. pharmaceutical companies that higher costs could undermine domestic manufacturing and research.
Will China’s Digital Yuan Centre Be a Step Forward for Internationalisation? (South China Morning Post): On Thursday, the People’s Bank of China opened a Shanghai operations center and unveiled three platforms to expand e-CNY’s cross-border role, underlining Beijing’s bid to reduce China’s reliance on the U.S. dollar.
Curve Finance Founder Michael Egorov Launches Bitcoin Yield Protocol (CoinDesk): Yield Basis, a decentralized automated market maker (AMM) protocol backed by $5 million, debuts with capped pools and veTokenomics to remove impermanent loss and open sustainable bitcoin yield.

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Game Updates

The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X prices aren’t too bad in the UK, but tariffs bite in the US

by admin September 26, 2025

After much hemming and hawing, Asus and Microsoft are finally ready to talk pricing on their handheld PC team-ups, the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. It’s nothing too egregious in the King’s sterling, with the Xbox ROG Ally confirmed at £499.99 and the Xbox ROG Ally X at £799.99 – while hardly chump change, these are pretty standard prices for entry-level and premium portables respectively.

Those in the US, however, will be paying $599.99 for the ROG Xbox Ally and $999.99 for the ROG Xbox Ally X, the latter representing a big increase on Asus’ current ROG Ally X model.

That, at least, won’t quite make it the most expensive Windows handheld around, as the MSI Claw 8 AI+ has also hit (give or take a penny) the one-grand mark in recent months. But still, this looks an awful lot like the effects of US tariff policies, with the added cost of importing Taiwan- and China-made hardware being passed down to aspiring owners. It’s a process Microsoft’s console business will be familiar with, its current generation of lounge-dwelling Xboxes having hiked their prices twice in the past year, with big green fingers pointing at macroeconomic conditions on both occasions.

By contrast, the ROG Xbox Ally X’s UK price merely matches that Asus’ 2024 predecessor, while upgrading its innards with a newer, faster AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU. The ROG Xbox Ally, mind, still seems like something of a wildcard. It’s only £21 more than the equivalent 512GB Steam Deck OLED, and £50 less than the already budget-minded Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS. Yet mystery surrounds its own APU, the Ryzen Z2 A, a chip whose four cores and ageing RDNA 2 graphics processor gives it specs largely in line with the original Steam Deck. If performance is a match as well, then it’ll struggle with the GPU-threshers that are modern 3D games.

That said, Microsoft and Asus aren’t just banking on framerates. The ROG Xbox Ally duo will be the first Windows 11-powered handhelds to include the operating system’s new, bespoke, Xbox-branding gaming mode, where many of Win11’s extraneous guff remains switched off at launch to preserve speed and batter life. It’ll have a more handheld-friendly UI than standard Windows as well, potentially wiping out a major advantage that SteamOS has always held over its desktop-tuned rival.

I’ll be seeing whether this mode will be worth the money, especially for stateside punters, with a review prior to the handhelds’ October 16th launch date. That’s assuming they’re not partaking in ongoing boycott calls against Microsoft for their alleged dealings with the Israeli military, including providing access to Azure cloud storage and AI tools for the purpose of running a mass surveillance programme against Palestinians. Microsoft have, reportedly, since revoked this access.

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September 26, 2025 0 comments

Game Updates

Tariffs used by Xbox as “an excuse to continue raising prices”, says former Blizzard president

by admin September 23, 2025

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has criticised Microsoft’s recent price hike of Xbox consoles in the US, stating “console price increases are not tariff issues, they are profit issues”.

Last week, Microsoft announced the price increase and blamed “changes in the macroeconomic environment”, though didn’t mention tariffs specifically.

Still, Ybarra – who left his position as corporate vice president of Microsoft’s gaming division in 2019 – responded to the assumption in a post on social media, adding “the reason why profits are not where they should be is a far, far deeper issue vs. the tariff excuse.”

In a later response, Ybarra added the previous price increase in May was justified due to the rise in tariffs at the time, but that’s not the case with this new rise.

“An excuse to continue raising prices, with no new increase in tariffs, is simply a different problem,” he said, “and they are going to make consumers continue to pay for those problems.”

Console price increases are not tariff issues, they are profit issues. And the reason why profits are not where they should be is a far, far deeper issue vs. the tariff excuse.

— Mike Ybarra 😇 (@Qwik) September 19, 2025

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This price hike only affects consumers in the US, which is why tariffs have been seen by some as the primary reason.

Now, an Xbox Series X costs $649.99 (or $599.99 for the digital version), while a Series S costs $399.99 for the 512MB model and $449.99 for the 1TB model.

Despite the “changes in the macroeconomic environment”, Microsoft reported an 18 percent boost in revenue at its latest earnings call, with Xbox Game Pass making almost $5bn in annual revenue.

Sony also announced a price hike for its PS5 consoles in the US back in August, with the base PS5 costing $549.99, the digital edition costing $499.99, and the PS5 Pro costing $749.99.

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September 23, 2025 0 comments

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Lego Will No Longer Ship Individual Pieces Thanks to Trump Tariffs

by admin August 29, 2025

The aftershocks of President Trump’s tariffs are hitting major retailers around the world. As global shipping is set to get more expensive, most industries, including the toy industry, are already feeling the financial impact.

Unfortunately for the toy consumer, particularly the Lego fanatic, things are about to get more complicated. According to 404 Media, Lego will now stop shipping individual pieces. What used to be an easy way to replace random lost or missing bricks is now going to be a worse headache, as its Pick a Brick program will make “more than 2,500 pieces” unavailable for shipment to the United States and Canada.

The change took effect on August 25, four days before the August 29 elimination of the de minimis trade exemption, which removed fees on goods valued less than $800. The tariffs in effect would make the Pick a Brick program unfeasible for the Danish collectible toy company. Many pieces go for less than a dollar within the “standard” collection, which is shipped from Denmark. Pieces in the bestseller collections are still available, but it makes it trickier for those seeking specific pieces for more complex builds that aren’t in the bestseller catalog.

It’s a really unfortunate result of the new shipping laws that makes a vast selection of the service inaccessible to shoppers in the United States and Canada. Lego’s Pick a Brick page noted the change as a pause. “In the US & Canada, standard pieces are temporarily unavailable. You can still shop our Bestseller range, which includes thousands of the most popular bricks and pieces ready to order,” it reads on the page when you go to see what’s available and what’s not.

Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.

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August 29, 2025 0 comments

Crypto Trends

Bitcoin Miners Hit by $100M Tariffs

by admin August 22, 2025

The Bitcoin mining industry is squarely in the crosshairs of the US-led trade war, with publicly traded miners receiving hefty invoices from US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Yet, in a twist, a mining venture backed by US President Donald Trump’s family secured more than 16,000 rigs from China’s Bitmain without incurring additional duties.

Beyond mining headwinds, the broader blockchain sector is intensifying efforts to court Wall Street as institutional adoption accelerates across exchange-traded funds, corporate treasuries and tokenized real-world assets. Ether (ETH) treasury firms are also ramping up accumulation, while reports suggest China may be preparing to greenlight yuan-backed stablecoins.

This week’s Crypto Biz newsletter explores these developments, highlighting The Miner Mag’s latest findings, Polkadot’s new capital markets division, SharpLink’s major ETH purchase and Beijing’s potential stablecoin pivot.

US Bitcoin miners face $100M+ tariff hit

The US Bitcoin mining industry has been swept into President Donald Trump’s trade war, with public miners CleanSpark and IREN warning of potential tariff liabilities of $185 million and $100 million, respectively, according to The Miner Mag.

Both companies said they received invoices from US Customs and Border Protection, which alleged that certain mining rigs were of Chinese origin. Under the White House’s revised tariff schedule, equipment sourced from China is now subject to an effective duty of 57.6%.

Beyond tariffs, The Miner Mag noted that mining revenues “remain under pressure,” with transaction fees slipping below 1% of block rewards.

Production data for July showed IREN and Mara Holdings each mined more than 700 BTC, while CleanSpark and Cango generated over 600 BTC apiece.

Source: The Miner Mag

Polkadot establishes capital markets division

Polkadot has launched a new capital markets division aimed at attracting institutional investors to its blockchain — a move that underscores the industry’s growing effort to court Wall Street.

The new entity, Polkadot Capital Group, is based in the Cayman Islands and was established in response to rising institutional demand for digital assets, the company said. It also pointed to recent positive regulatory signals in the United States as a catalyst for the launch.

Polkadot Capital Group will focus on showcasing blockchain use cases across decentralized finance, staking and real-world assets, while helping traditional finance players explore crypto opportunities in areas such as asset management and banking.

Polkadot is the 24th largest blockchain by market capitalization with a total value of around $6 billion.

China reportedly weighs yuan-backed stablecoins

Despite its sweeping restrictions on digital assets, China is reportedly considering allowing the development of yuan-backed stablecoins — a potential policy shift that would mark a major reversal for the world’s second-largest economy.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters said authorities in Beijing are open to approving yuan-backed stablecoins as part of a broader strategy to expand the currency’s role in global trade. Such a move would represent a sharp departure from the country’s stance nearly four years ago, when it effectively banned crypto trading and mining.

The reports come as stablecoin adoption surges elsewhere, particularly in the United States, which recently passed the GENIUS stablecoin bill. The total value of stablecoins in circulation has now surpassed $288 billion, with US dollar–backed tokens accounting for the overwhelming majority.

SharpLink bags another $667M ETH

SharpLink, a sports betting firm that has adopted Ether as a treasury asset, added 143,595 ETH as the token approached all-time highs, according to regulatory filings.

The purchase, valued at $667.4 million, brings SharpLink’s total holdings to 740,760 ETH — worth roughly $3 billion at current market prices.

Even with the massive haul, SharpLink is not the largest Ether treasury holder. That title belongs to BitMine, which acquired 373,000 ETH on Monday, lifting its total holdings to 1.52 million ETH, valued at about $6.5 billion.

While ETH has corrected lower this week, the asset remains one of crypto’s top performers, having gained nearly 200% since its April low.

Source: SharpLink

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Game Reviews

Trump’s Tariffs Are A Secret Tax On GTA 6

by admin August 20, 2025

More price hikes are coming thanks to President Trump’s tariffs. Diapers, toothpaste, cars, it’s all about to get more expensive. Families are projected to collectively pay millions more for back-to-school supplies and $2 billion extra on new clothes. Home Depot just warned home repairs and renovations will get pricier too. In gaming, the latest wave of trade-war-fueled inflation is already here. The average console is now anywhere from $30 to $100 more expensive than it was a year ago. Trump’s tariffs are a lot of things—random, chaotic, nonsensical. They are also secretly a massive tax on playing Grand Theft Auto 6.

Rockstar Games’ next blockbuster is expected to help sell millions of new PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, the only hardware you’ll be able to play GTA 6 on when it arrives next May. It’s the kind of release that gets people who have been holding out on upgrading or who dropped out of gaming altogether to walk into a GameStop or Walmart and pick up a new console. And doing so will now cost an additional 20-35 percent, more than the highest sales tax in Europe. And console pricing could get even worse. Who’s ready for Nintendo to announce a Switch 2 OLED in 2027 that starts at $600?

Microsoft was the first to pull the trigger on responding to Trump’s trade war with price increases. In May, the Xbox Series S went from $300 to $370 and the Xbox Series X went from $500 to $600. Controllers and headsets also got more expensive. Nintendo followed suit earlier this month, holding the line on the $450 price tag of its new Switch 2 but bumping the older models up by $50, with accessories getting multiple rounds of price hikes. Sony has now thrown up its hands, too. Having already raised the disc-less PS5 to $450 with the Slim redesign, it’s going to be $500 starting August 21, with the other versions, including the Pro, going up by $50 as well.

“Even though Sony is diversifying away from China (for US bound shipments), it’s still an important manufacturing center for Sony. 30% tariff on China, 15% tariff on Japan, 20% tariff on Vietnam, 19% tariff on Malaysia means Sony is impacted no matter what,” wrote Niko Partners research director Daniel Ahmad on X. “I was expecting a $50 price increase because Sony has been proactive in adapting in the wake of tariffs. Xbox’s price increase being slightly higher is because of the increased dependence on China (higher tariff).” He notes that prices could still go up again depending on whatever Trump decides to do next.

When GTA 5 launched in 2013, a new Xbox 360 was as cheap as $200, and a new PS3 was just $250. In today’s dollars, they would still only cost $280 and $350, respectively. Trump’s tariffs are far from the only reason console prices have gone way up, but they’ve certainly made an existing trend way worse in the U.S. Trade groups warned of billions being sapped out of the video game industry if Trump went ahead with his most draconian tariffs. We’re not even in that worst-case scenario, and things already suck.

None of this should be that surprising. Trump has been promising new tariffs for years. He campaigned on it. He got elected. He is doing it. And now we are stuck with the bill. The president has been promising for months to bargain his way out of dropping poll numbers and a possible economic recession by winning better trade deals and ushering in a new golden age of American manufacturing. So far, it hasn’t worked. It reminds me of lobbing a banana at the racers ahead of you in Mario Kart, only to miss them and end up driving over it yourself. Call it the art of the peel. Those are getting more expensive, too.

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August 20, 2025 0 comments