Screen Rant

  • The US government is considering placing a 25% tariff on video game consoles from China. 1 / 7

  • If levied, this will hit gamers hard as the cost will simply be passed off onto them in the end. 2 / 7

  • Taiwan's Foxconn produces consoles for all three major gaming hardware companies. 3 / 7

  • Taiwan is very dependent on exports to China, so this is bad news for the game console business. 4 / 7

  • Worst of all, this won't hurt China in any measurable way, and economists and lobbyists are speaking out. 5 / 7

  • In addition to game consoles, this new tariff may affect thousands of Chinese exports. 6 / 7

  • This isn't the way the US needs to compete with China, as its citizens will be the ones to suffer. 7 / 7