Following US president Donald Trump’s announcement of massive tariffs on major manufacturing hubs like China, Taiwan, and Vietnam–and dozens of other countries–Razer has removed its new Blade gaming laptops for sale in the US. While they were available to preorder, the landing page for these laptops only shows a “notify me” option.
Amazon and Best Buy have also pulled their pages for the new laptops, but if you really need one, Best Buy is offering refurbished Razer Blade laptops for now. It’s not clear if these will be the only products that Razer no longer sells in the US for now or if they’ll return. It’s also likely that the prices on goods like this will rise as manufacturers aim to absord the cost of the new tariffs.
The laptop is available to preorder in other countries currently, but Razer has yet to officially comment on the tariffs (via The Verge). It’s not the only tech giant dealing with the fallout from the Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” announcement, as companies like Framework and Micron have also paused sales of some of its devices in the US for now.
Nintendo has also seemingly been hit hard by the tariffs, as preorders for the company’s $450 Switch 2 console were meant to begin on April 9, but have since been delayed. Nintendo Canada also delayed its Switch preorder window, and analysts are predicting a price increase for the Switch 2 in the US.
Another research company is predicting that the Switch 2 will sell fewer systems than previously thought due to the tariffs, while the Entertainment Software Association says that there will be a “detrimental impact” on the gaming industry because of them. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, physical games might also be abandoned and prices on games could be increased significantly.
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