{"id":16682,"date":"2025-09-22T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunfirestudiosinc.com\/?p=16682"},"modified":"2025-09-22T13:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:19:55","slug":"former-blizzard-president-console-value-will-increase-will-not-be-tariff-points-theyre-revenue-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunfirestudiosinc.com\/?p=16682","title":{"rendered":"Former Blizzard president: \u201cConsole value will increase will not be tariff points, they’re revenue points\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Xbox followers bought one other shock final week as Microsoft was the newest online game firm to announce {hardware} value will increase, not decreases. Microsoft joins each Sony and Nintendo in growing the pricing of online game {hardware}. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra\u00a0was fast to say on social media that the value will increase we’ve got been seeing on console a second time are \u201cnot tariff points\u201d and are as a substitute \u201crevenue points.\u201d Talking about Microsoft\u2019s second value improve he stated that \u201c\u201dTariffs went up as soon as in order that does justify the only value improve,\u201d he says whereas referring to the preliminary spike in value. \u201cAn excuse to proceed elevating costs, with no new improve in tariffs, is just a unique drawback and they’re going to make customers proceed to pay for these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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Console value will increase will not be tariff points, they’re revenue points. And the rationale why income will not be the place they need to be is a far, far deeper challenge vs. the tariff excuse.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mike Ybarra \ud83d\ude07 (@Qwik) September 19, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n