buy

lmfao

Life imitates art

so.... a payment terminal ? Why can they patent this?

Sony is basically a patent troll these days...

I'm pretty sure the majority of their patents are things they never intend to use, they just want to be able to charge anyone else that wants to do it.

Sony patent could let players tap a credit card on their PlayStation controller to rent games.

• Ftfy, Dexerto, if something can be taken away from you at any time, you don't own it, you're only renting it.

Hold the controller closely to your parent's wallet and unlock this amazing new skin.

~~buy~~ rent for an undisclosed amount of time with multiple options for losing possession early

I thought we are just renting our bought games?

$300 controllers coming soon, still with stick drift and rubber joystick tops that turn into slime over time.

When a company is this focused on making it easier for you to give them your money, maybe it's time to walk way

Like I'm ever "buying" a game from them again.

Somebody explain the appeal of consoles in 2026 to me. I can easily connect any controller to my PC, and get games at half the price for it?

Ah yes make it easier for kids to steal money from their parents. Genius.

....but not own them.

I couldn't care less about this. Every online store lets you store your payment information, so no matter whether you type, scan, tap, or upload your card, you only have to do it once (whether that's a good thing or not).

The worse issue is that Sony is arguing in court that you don't own your copy of a game and is discontinuing them on discs so you'll have no choice but to buy it from their store. Say goodbye to meaningful sales and discounts, and they'll just remove it from your PlayStation when the rights expire or it's inconvenient for them...

Tap HERE to Rent

Ah, the same corpo who once filed a patent about having to yell the name of a product whenever its ad pops on the TV.

And once the barrier to payment is that low, well, microtransactions in games naturally follow.

• "Tap your card now for a character boost for this boss fight"

Next it'll be Mountain Dew verification cans

As store payment? sure, why not, include fancy terminal in gamepad... totally won't increase price of device, like we lack options to pay in internet, but having one more, ok...

U don't mean [pay to continue], [buy in-game currency], [pay to skip ad mid boss fight] or [pay to gain access to next stage without waiting for stamina]? not at all... suuuuureeeeee...

If implemented properly this would actually be an improvement:

• user has to authorize each purchase by tapping the card someone without the card can't buy on the user's behalf
• payment data doesn't have to be stored so no payment data they can lose

Makes it even easier for kids to use their parents credit cards. What a service!

This initially sounds horrible, but really is it much different from just typing in the details? Result is the same.

First of all how much easier can it get? I just have my paypal or venmo saved and can't even remember the last time I needed to update it, it always works and always there.

Second if anything it should be on the console not the controller. Its just another thing that will drain my battery and for something that will never get used. If its on the system i could care less. Will there be options to buy without it?

Sony turning the PS into a P. O. S.

No, not sale.

Remember when iCloud purchases on kids iPad exceeded like 2k$.. well we will see a vulnerability and hackers taking advantage of second hand controllers market with cc info being leaked.

basically patent on theft. make it easier for stupid people to bankrupt themselves while brainwashing them.

PayStation

Honestly, 2 points:

• Actually surprised this was not a PS5 launch feature

• Not a bad idea really. Could cut down on some forms of scam, if you had to use a physical object instead of a bunch of numbers saved on your computer.

But children don't have credit cards...

To RENT games