• hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
    8 months

    Oh no. I’ll have to continue to use my Steam Deck even harder now.

    • hitmyspot@aussie.zoneEnglish
      8 months

      Lol, you think steam decks won’t go up in price too? Sanctions affect everything. If you already have a deck you’re unaffected but if you already have a switch you’re also unaffected, for now…

      I have a PS5. I don’t intend to ever buy a console again. That era is dead.

  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8 months

    The weird part is apparently Canada got hit by this as well.

    I’d be curious what those “market conditions” are that screw over our northern neighbors too 🤔

    • commander@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8 months

      I’m guessing they haven’t fully siloed the Canadian supply chain from the US one, it may not be worth it yet to fully silo them off onto separate shipping, packaging, and support channels

    • caseofthematts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8 months

      We’ve always been affected by American prices of things. Some things fly under the radar and will be slightly cheaper here, but for the most part, the prices here are matched market price of the US, despite having a weaker dollar.

      I can’t imagine anyone would want to buy new games or old consoles for these insane prices, but then the Switch 2 did crazy numbers, so what the fuck do I know?

    • Yggstyle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8 months

      The market conditions are nobody kicking Nintendo’s lawyers in the teeth and telling them to piss off… regardless of jurisdiction.

      Follow that up with the consumer base clamoring for a gimpsuit shaped like the switch 2 and you get this result.

      “Yes corporate daddy, punish me harder”