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Sony Patent Reveals NFC Tap-to-Pay PlayStation Controller

IGN reveals the patent covers NFC tap payments, not just Bluetooth relay

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IGN reports the filing, titled "video game controller-driven information transfer," gives the controller NFC capability so a phone or credit card could be tapped directly to it for payment or to import a PlayStation account, and links the concept to a future PlayStation 6.

IGN reveals the patent covers NFC tap payments, not just Bluetooth relay
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“facilitating and coordinating these operations by performing multiple operational steps using multiple devices often causes performance of the video game console to suffer and/or one or more operations of the video game console to fail”

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  1. 1 outlet Sony Patent Would Let You Tap Your Card or Phone on Your PlayStation Controller to Make a Payment

    first by IGN, 14h ago

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