Sony has asked a California federal judge to dismiss a class action seeking a share of the $508 million in tariff refunds it expects from the U.S. government after the Supreme Court struck down the 2025 tariffs. The company disputes that tariffs caused the August 2025 PlayStation 5 price increase, citing inflation, currency movements, component costs, logistics, competition and demand as alternative factors. Sony raised prices again in March, five weeks after the tariffs fell, taking the standard PS5 to $649.99 in the United States and increasing prices in the U.K., Europe and Japan. Microsoft and Nintendo have filed similar motions, while Panic refunded customers for the 19% tariff it had charged on its Playdate handheld. No judge has ruled on the Sony, Microsoft or Nintendo motions. Sony has separately argued that consumers do not own the digital games they purchase and is reported to be weighing a stablecoin (digital token designed to maintain stable value) for game payments.