
President Trump called April 2, 2025 'Liberation Day', due to the announcement of 'reciprocal' tariffs against other countries. Since then, there's been lots of uncertainty and back-and-forth over what's being tariffed and by how much.
That's already had a knock-on effect on the PC gaming hardware industry, which relies heavily on global supply chains, from shifting manufacturing and supply chains to price hikes and paused shipments. I've been combing through all the recent tariff news to make heads and tails of some of the effects we've seen on the industry, all of which you can find below.