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[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

has the potential to throw international economies into chaos, destabilize world security, and make videogames more expensive

One of these is not like the others.

Time to play all those games you purchased and haven’t even installed yet.

[–] Shiggles 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Using the rig from five years ago that has to play all those games on “high” instead of “ultra”, the humanity!

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 1 points 2 months ago

Steady on, think of the frame rate drop.

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't upset the gamers! They'll whine on forums and dox randos that have nothing to do with anything!

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 10 points 2 months ago

They’ll complain about shoulders.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Trump's tariffs actually go through video games will be the least of your worries there buckos.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But I need my bread and circuses to continue ignoring [motions in general direction of everything]

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Well it's more the gaming executives in the lobbying group needs their new that yacht with more microtransactions but yeah.

[–] dormedas@lemmy.dormedas.com 13 points 2 months ago

Also gaming expenses are a leisure expense. If people need to scrounge money for all their newly expensive goods and necessities, they’ll spend less on games.

[–] LouNeko@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

To be fair, the whole gaming industry has been on its last HP point for the past half a decade.