Barrett Courtney
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But, you know, shout out to Neo Aoshi in the chat who put in a link that reminded me that, like, They were trying to get around some stuff, and they were trying to anticipate for tariffs. I don't think they anticipated for how high these tariffs were going to be.
But, you know, shout out to Neo Aoshi in the chat who put in a link that reminded me that, like, They were trying to get around some stuff, and they were trying to anticipate for tariffs. I don't think they anticipated for how high these tariffs were going to be.
And they were also trying to move production from China, which they knew were going to have the most amount of tariffs, to Vietnam to try to cut that off a little bit, right? And it ended up being insane for even Vietnam as well. So it's just... It's about to be real fucking bad.
And they were also trying to move production from China, which they knew were going to have the most amount of tariffs, to Vietnam to try to cut that off a little bit, right? And it ended up being insane for even Vietnam as well. So it's just... It's about to be real fucking bad.
Another question I have for you just as you look at some super chats. Do we think we see a collapse in this industry?
Another question I have for you just as you look at some super chats. Do we think we see a collapse in this industry?
So let me rephrase, like, maybe not collapse. I don't... Do we think we ever bounce back from this? With the ramifications that we're about to go through. To the same level that video games were at.
So let me rephrase, like, maybe not collapse. I don't... Do we think we ever bounce back from this? With the ramifications that we're about to go through. To the same level that video games were at.
Yeah. Shout out to the board game industry. That is all absolutely collapsing before our eyes in the next like couple of weeks.
Yeah. Shout out to the board game industry. That is all absolutely collapsing before our eyes in the next like couple of weeks.
and this isn't one for you to answer in the moment, but I guess my question just, uh, is how do you adjust when people completely stop buying because they, they're just at the point that they can't afford shit anymore.
and this isn't one for you to answer in the moment, but I guess my question just, uh, is how do you adjust when people completely stop buying because they, they're just at the point that they can't afford shit anymore.
I'm not saying, I'm not saying like, Oh, like free to play sex and stuff. Like I, I think that is a very, very, very small band-aid on a wound that is going to kill the industry faster than they can even apply the band-aid.
I'm not saying, I'm not saying like, Oh, like free to play sex and stuff. Like I, I think that is a very, very, very small band-aid on a wound that is going to kill the industry faster than they can even apply the band-aid.
at all yeah and and in terms of you know we keep uh talking about the the whole picture of like the thing that we've lived through at least was 2008 like this is gonna be different probably worse than that but like it's way worse than that yeah oh yeah but it's it like it's hard to say right now it's all scary and sucks
at all yeah and and in terms of you know we keep uh talking about the the whole picture of like the thing that we've lived through at least was 2008 like this is gonna be different probably worse than that but like it's way worse than that yeah oh yeah but it's it like it's hard to say right now it's all scary and sucks
Yeah, wasn't it like a Blood Dragon series? I think so. Yeah. That sounds right.
Yeah, wasn't it like a Blood Dragon series? I think so. Yeah. That sounds right.
Yeah. Yeah. I just want to shout out, you know, I know Kevin Conroy was in this.
Yeah. Yeah. I just want to shout out, you know, I know Kevin Conroy was in this.