Panic Refunds Playdate Customers After Supreme Court Tariff Ruling

Panic, the indie publisher behind the Playdate handheld, has begun refunding customers who were charged a 19 percent tariff on imported hardware. The refunds come after a February Supreme Court ruling that declared the Trump‑era tariffs illegal and ordered the administration to reimburse companies that paid them. Panic had previously passed the tariff onto buyers as a separate line item because its margins were too thin to absorb the cost. With the government’s reimbursement now arriving, the company has issued full refunds to all affected Playdate orders. The move restores the original retail price and corrects the unintended tax burden on consumers.