Sony has asked a federal judge to dismiss a class action lawsuit demanding that PlayStation 5 buyers receive a share of the $508 million it expects to recover in tariff refunds. Sony's lawyers argue that paying a fair market price for voluntarily purchased consumer goods is not a legally cognizable injury and called the claim that tariffs caused the August 2025 price rise "speculative and illogical." The company cited inflation, currency movements, component costs, logistics, competition, and demand as alternative explanations for price increases. Microsoft filed a near-identical motion on August 21, and Nintendo took similar action in late July. Panic, maker of the Playdate handheld, is the only gaming hardware manufacturer to have refunded the 19% tariff it charged customers. The Supreme Court ruled in February that the emergency powers act does not authorize a president to impose tari