ESA Issues Statement on Trump Tariffs, Warning That They Will Harm the Game Industry’s “Significant Contributions” to the U.S. Economy

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U.S. president Donald Trump has begun implementing what many have described as being sweeping and controversial import tariffs, and with that comes the news that the Entertainment Software Association (ESA)—the organization that prides itself on serving as the voice and advocate for the U.S. video game industry since 1994—is officially one of the groups that are unhappy with them, having shared a statement today about how the proposed tariffs on products from Canada, Mexico, and China will "negatively impact" the gaming industry and how it contributes to both millions of Americans and the U.S. economy.

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I'm not certain how tariffs impact digital distribution to be honest.
 
Riccochet said:
they don't, nothing is being imported/exported
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Yeah that's kinda what I was thinking. I mean, maybe you could based on were the distribution company was HQed... but it would be silly.

I just don't understand the article. I could see how the immigration issues could impact this with H1B visas being threatened.

Maybe... if tariffs impact gaming hardware, the resulting lack of hardware sales trickle down to game sales? That's kind of a second order impact though.
 
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