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PlayStation Controllers May Have Built-In Credit Card Scanners One Day

Sony files another patent for PlayStation. Would you be happy to simply tap your credit card onto your PlayStation controller to register a purchase of Marvel's Spider-Man 3 on the PS6? That's the kind of thing that Sony is suggesting as it registers a patent to ship PlayStation controllers with a built-in credit…

PlayStation Controllers May Have Built-In Credit Card Scanners One Day
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Quick summary

Sony files another patent for PlayStation. Would you be happy to simply tap your credit card onto your PlayStation controller to register a purchase of Marvel's Spider-Man 3 on the PS6? That's the kind of thing that Sony is suggesting as it registers a patent to ship PlayStation controllers with a built-in credit…

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So far only Push Square has run it, but that's a newsroom that checks what it publishes.

Bottom line: You can treat this as firm, just keep an eye on updates.

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09/28/2026 08:30
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09/28/2026 09:11
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