Nearly 25 years later, companies like Sony still emulate Nintendo’s landmark settlement with the FTC

If you bought a Vita before June 1, 2012, Sony owes you some money.

The Federal Trade Commission has approved Sony’s plan to offer Vita owners the chance for a $25 refund or a voucher to claim $50 or more in goods in services. While many people will opt for $25 in cash, many others will opt to have that money go directly into their PSN account. Alternatively, even more might go with the $50 voucher. Both of those options are something that Sony would prefer, and both are very similar to a settlement that Nintendo made with the FTC nearly a quarter of a century ago.