Big companies are always ready to get new ideas through various patents, and now one of Sony’s patents has been made public. More precisely, it is a patent For PlayStation World and link to payment system numbers game.
Let’s see what Patentlyze reported.
How Sony’s new patent works
The idea behind the patent That’s it. When you purchase a digital game, the PlayStation controller can automatically communicate with a nearby smartphone and pass payment information to the console, eliminating the need to manually enter payment information or select a payment system from those saved in the console, without requiring any action from the user.
The purpose seems to be Make buying faster and easierthereby attracting them. When there are multiple steps, users have more time to change their minds and abandon the purchase. Another potential advantage of the system is that payment data is not stored in the console account: this way, in the event of an account compromise, thieves cannot make purchases or view payment system information.
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However Sony’s future goal is purely digitalCredibly, its plans include making it easier and more secure to purchase games and add-on content through the PS Store.
Finally, we remind you that Sony has released its new PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge wireless gaming headsets.