It's a fucking NFC reader slapped into a controller. If they get a parent for this bullshit, I'm patenting boogers & suing Sony C-suite execs & the patent office for having them.

Wow, Sony’s innovations include rootkits on music CDs you purchased, taking away your ownership of your games, and turning your entertainment devices into PoS kiosks for Sony Group Corporation.

They’re always looking for new and exciting ways to say “fuck you” to their users.

It really illustrates how far gone this regulatory regime is — that it’s even possible for a company to stay profitable while displaying such unending contempt for their customers.

Abolish patents.

Sony and MS are moving gaming community to Steam the fastest. Like they don't even want our money or something.

Stole this from Reddit, definitely had a laugh.

Just what I wanted: the worst part of arcade halls in my own living room!

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

We shouldn't be focusing on who should have the legal rights to hoard technology, methods of use and knowledge, and punish anyone else for using it, and instead focus on whether this is a stupid utilisation of tech to begin with that no company should be allowed to do.