Sony patent could let players tap a credit card on their PlayStation controller to buy games

You can already save payment cards on your account, and that’s much easier than this. In fact it’s an outdated and redundant form of payment.

So the real question is what other cards could eventually be read by this technology?
(He asks a day after receiving his tappable passport card in the mail).

I’m no expert, but I’m wondering how hard it is to go from reading EMV to RFID once this tech is in place.

Want to play that M rated game? Tap your ID card.
Want to update your device? Tap your ID card.

Oh - Moms and Dads of the world are going to love this. /s