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Sony Patents Tap-to-Pay Technology for PlayStation Controllers (www.techpowerup.com)
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[–] 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Could be an interesting idea if used for more than just payments.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 days ago* (1 child)

    Like, reading a chip from a controller to make stuff happen in a game? That's basically what was called toys-to-life games. Skylanders, Lego Dimensions, Disney Infinity, and for whoever remembers that, Ubisoft's Starlink.

    They're almost all dead and only Nintendo's amiibo kind of survive.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 days ago

    The last thing I want to do while playing a game is look away from the screen and start acknowledging the controller. The whole point is immersion for me. Don’t remind me I have to deal with this pesky corporeal form.

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