But children don't have credit cards...
this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2026
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Sony patents game console with embedded credit card skimmer, with child-friendly features
...shit
call me when you can pirate games with playstation controller
Middle class gonna whore itself out to impulse purchase useless game skins. Middle class? More like idiot class lmao
Oh ya my cousin rather get a personal trainer then vote 🤷♂️
rent
Sonys thing not mine.
When a company is this focused on making it easier for you to give them your money, maybe it's time to walk way
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?
At this point I'd say only benefit is initial cost investment. Exclusives are rare, and a physical token of purchase in the form of a disk was the last straw for myself.
Ease of use for a TV is the only benefit I can see, I have been PC for 15 years now but nothing ever works perfectly when you try and use it on a TV with controller only.
Steam Big Picture and Steam Link work pretty well, but that's true. They don't work as perfectly as a console does.
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Hold the controller closely to your parent's wallet and unlock this amazing new skin.
You, and YOU alone can help Solid Snake in his mission. Should you choose to accept, the objective is simple. Remove the RFID resistant wallet from your parent's back pocket. Inside, there will be a plastic card that contains the nuclear codes. Take that card, and press it to the face of your controller. Hurry, agent! The world's counting on you
basically patent on theft. make it easier for stupid people to bankrupt themselves while brainwashing them.
First, they discontinue the production of physical copies and now they pull off this rent-seeking bullshit.
Honestly, 2 points:
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Actually surprised this was not a PS5 launch feature
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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.
Life imitates art
Sony really made the meme real, what a fucking world we live in
The meme is so old, tapping cards to pay did not even exist.
This was a joke once upon a time
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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.
Oh don't tell me, they're trying to pavlov the population?
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"
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.
so.... a payment terminal ? Why can they patent this?
Probably because it's on a controller. It is fucking stupid.
Payment terminal, can't patent that. Payment terminal on a toaster? Yes you can patent that. Lol
Payment terminal on a toaster
BRB!
At this point, it's getting into findom territory. "Don't want your toast to burn you disgusting pervert? You make such pathetic financial decisions. You should give that money to me instead, and maybe I'll consider only burning your toast a little."
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Like I'm ever "buying" a game from them again.
$300 controllers coming soon, still with stick drift and rubber joystick tops that turn into slime over time.
If they fixed it, you wouldn't have to buy new ones
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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.
90% to 95% of all patents are never commercialized. It is not exclusive to Sony.
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~~buy~~ rent for an undisclosed amount of time with multiple options for losing possession early
Next it'll be Mountain Dew verification cans
Ah yes make it easier for kids to steal money from their parents. Genius.
....but not own them.
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?
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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...
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Do you need a patent for that? Can you even patent something so silly and trivial?
I took an existing thing and put it inside another existing thing. That's a novel idea, right?
We could put card terminals in everything! Put card terminals in the fridge to pay for food?
I can't think how this is any better than just using the card you already saved on the account. Even from their point of view, this is an extra step in the payment process.
That's why all these microtransactions are in their own made-up currency.
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...
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