Tom Ivan
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An infrastructure plan that doesn't exist.
An infrastructure plan that doesn't exist.
So to get any of this spun up, you're talking about years? Yeah. I mean, probably before Trump is even... Probably after Trump's out of office, right? I mean, he's done with his next four years if he decides to leave.
So to get any of this spun up, you're talking about years? Yeah. I mean, probably before Trump is even... Probably after Trump's out of office, right? I mean, he's done with his next four years if he decides to leave.
It's this idea that you're not going to be able to make a manufacturing pipeline in America to do this in the same way, let alone, let's talk about this specific instance, where physical games are dying and have been dying. So why would anyone commit to it? You would hope as the consumer, and this sucks for people who like to collect physical games, as the consumer that you would say, okay, well...
It's this idea that you're not going to be able to make a manufacturing pipeline in America to do this in the same way, let alone, let's talk about this specific instance, where physical games are dying and have been dying. So why would anyone commit to it? You would hope as the consumer, and this sucks for people who like to collect physical games, as the consumer that you would say, okay, well...
Fuck physical, just make it all digital, keep the prices where they are. But again, this is all a thing where all of these companies that make video games, we have seen day and day and day and time and time and time, week and week, year, year, year, are just trying to make as much fucking money as possible.
Fuck physical, just make it all digital, keep the prices where they are. But again, this is all a thing where all of these companies that make video games, we have seen day and day and day and time and time and time, week and week, year, year, year, are just trying to make as much fucking money as possible.
And I assure you that everyone in America, every one of these corporations that deals with here are... On one hand, fuck, this sucks. But on the other hand, excited that they get to, hey, we can increase our prices and people can't get mad at us anymore. Oh, it's tariffs. Yeah. But you're this company. Oh, but our supplier on this end does use that. So this is why it's going up.
And I assure you that everyone in America, every one of these corporations that deals with here are... On one hand, fuck, this sucks. But on the other hand, excited that they get to, hey, we can increase our prices and people can't get mad at us anymore. Oh, it's tariffs. Yeah. But you're this company. Oh, but our supplier on this end does use that. So this is why it's going up.
Everything's going to go up because they have a green light suddenly be like, oh, fucking tariffs. I'm sorry. It sucks.
Everything's going to go up because they have a green light suddenly be like, oh, fucking tariffs. I'm sorry. It sucks.
I mean, how much did shit go up during COVID and then just never came back down? Yeah. You know what I mean? It used to be so cheap to fly to LA. Not anymore. And it never will be again. Like, great, cool. That sucks. Kevin, what do you want to say?
I mean, how much did shit go up during COVID and then just never came back down? Yeah. You know what I mean? It used to be so cheap to fly to LA. Not anymore. And it never will be again. Like, great, cool. That sucks. Kevin, what do you want to say?
Oh, the lightning plug, we're going to go USB-C?
Oh, the lightning plug, we're going to go USB-C?
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Yep. So we will wait and see how this goes. But yeah, there is this whole domino effect of what is this going to do to games. Matt talking, of course. If you're not following Matt on whatever you follow, go follow him because he's so insightful.
Yep. So we will wait and see how this goes. But yeah, there is this whole domino effect of what is this going to do to games. Matt talking, of course. If you're not following Matt on whatever you follow, go follow him because he's so insightful.