Sony Dismisses PS5 Buyers' $508M Tariff Refund Claim as 'Illogical'
Sony has asked a U.S. federal judge to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought by PlayStation 5 buyers, claiming they should receive a share of the $508 million expected from tariff refunds. Sony's lawyers argue that paying the fair market price for a consumer good is not a legally valid injury, and labeled the claim that tariffs caused the August 2025 price increase as "speculative and illogical."
They cited inflation, currency movements, component costs, logistics, competition, and demand as alternative explanations for the price hike. Sony also noted that PlayStation prices rose again in March, five weeks after tariffs expired, taking the standard PS5 to $649.99 in the U.S. The company is pushing for the case to be moved to arbitration, alongside Microsoft, which filed a similar motion on August 21.
Nintendo had already filed a motion in July, asserting that it or its retailers set the price and consumers decided whether to pay it.
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