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Trump Tariffs Ended China’s Monopoly on US Video Game Consoles

Millions of holiday shoppers across America are filling their baskets with pricey video game consoles, likely unaware of a seismic supply-chain shift that’s done away with the familiar “Made in China” label. Instead, for most consoles sold this year — from Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation, to Xboxes from Microsoft Corp., and this season’s hot-ticket item,…

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Millions of holiday shoppers across America are filling their baskets with pricey video game consoles, likely unaware of a seismic supply-chain shift that’s done away with the familiar “Made in China” label. Instead, for most consoles sold this year — from Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation, to Xboxes from Microsoft Corp., and this season’s hot-ticket item, Nintendo Co.’s Switch 2 — the packaging now likely reads “Made in Vietnam.”

Few industries have seen a more dramatic and rapid realignment since President Donald Trump shocked markets with sweeping tariff announcements earlier this year. China’s once-dominant share of US video game console imports fell from 86% in 2024 to less than 5% since May, after Trump levied particularly punishing tariffs on the country, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of trade data.

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  1. @999score

    December 26, 2025 at 1:13 am

    Raw material come from 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳,,, ignorant,, company own by 🇨🇳🇨🇳

  2. @boring-hc3pu

    December 26, 2025 at 4:59 pm

    Who owns those local manufacturers?

  3. @katebluberry

    December 28, 2025 at 1:14 pm

    98% made in china… vietnam slapped on labels n loaded to containers 4 shipping 😂😂😂

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