Meanwhile, the existing 20 percenttariff on Chinese importsis expected to continue driving up hardware prices.
Game companies might respond by passing these costs onto consumers, but the impact would likelyextendbeyond physical game prices.
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Another likely response is an acceleration of digital-only releases.
A rare exception was Alan Wake 2, which launched without a physical edition in 2023.
Moving disc manufacturing back to the U.S. would be costly and time-consuming.
