Game discs are about to become 'extinct' because of Donald Trump's tariffs

According to Tech4Gamers , the administration of US President Donald Trump has made major changes in the US, especially in the area of tariffs. Recently, Mr. Trump imposed a 25% tax on imported goods from China and Mexico, causing many industries, including the video game industry, to be severely affected.

Đĩa game vật lý có thể biến mất vì thuế quan mới - Ảnh 1. — Trump's new tariffs paint a bleak future for physical game discs

Are physical game discs about to disappear completely?

China and Mexico are two key countries in the production chain of the global gaming industry. In addition to being responsible for the production of physical game discs, these two countries are also the production centers of hardware devices such as game consoles. Therefore, the application of the new tax is expected to cause the cost of these products to increase sharply.

According to analyst Mat Piscatella of research firm Circana, sharing on social media platform Bluesky, the high tax increase could make it uneconomical for manufacturers to produce and distribute physical games. This could lead to the complete disappearance of physical games from the market in the near future. The alternative trend is predicted to be companies completely shifting to releasing games in digital form.

It is worth mentioning that currently, the number of players who love and choose games in the form of physical discs is still very large. Physical discs give the feeling of owning a real item, and at the same time allow users to collect, exchange or resell when necessary. The disappearance of this product from the market will certainly cause regret and disappointment for a large number of gamers.

Not only will the decision to increase import tariffs impact the gaming industry, but it will also impact many other products imported from the two countries. Products such as gaming consoles, computer components, and other electronic accessories will also be under pressure to increase prices. As a result, economists predict that inflation in the US could reach new highs by the end of this year.

The gaming community has been unhappy with the rising prices of new products such as the PS5 Pro and Nvidia’s latest graphics cards. If the current situation continues, the market will face the risk of rising product prices and consumers will be forced to accept buying new generation products at significantly higher prices.