• x00z@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Hold the controller closely to your parent’s wallet and unlock this amazing new skin.

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    Ah, the same corpo who once filed a patent about having to yell the name of a product whenever its ad pops on the TV.

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    And once the barrier to payment is that low, well, microtransactions in games naturally follow.

    • “Tap your card now for a character boost for this boss fight”
  • DFX4509B@lemmy.wtf
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    12 hours ago

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

    • Ftfy, Dexerto, if something can be taken away from you at any time, you don’t own it, you’re only renting it.
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    14 hours ago

    $300 controllers coming soon, still with stick drift and rubber joystick tops that turn into slime over time.

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      14 hours ago

      And if it’s anything like my Dualsense, needs to be charged all the time. I basically use it as a wired controller now and barely use my PS5

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        11 hours ago

        I skipped the PS4 gen and went from 3 to 5. Is it just my poor memory or did the PS3 controllers not last longer? I know the 5 has more going on in it, but the battery tech has to improve greatly as well in ~14 years

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          Ps3 controller where basically the best controller ever made in terms of battery life and reliability. Hall effects, amazing battery life, could fall from a 2 story drop and keep on trucking.

          They where so reliable that’s it’s part of the reason I think they have been slowly making them worse ever since.

          So that people have to actually buy new ones.

          Outside of a SINGLE battery replacement from age, my original day 1 ps3 controller is still going strong while every PS4 and 5 controller I’ve had has started to fail in one way or another in like a year ish.

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    13 hours ago

    First of all how much easier can it get? I just have my paypal or venmo saved and can’t even remember the last time I needed to update it, it always works and always there.

    Second if anything it should be on the console not the controller. Its just another thing that will drain my battery and for something that will never get used. If its on the system i could care less. Will there be options to buy without it?

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    As store payment? sure, why not, include fancy terminal in gamepad… totally won’t increase price of device, like we lack options to pay in internet, but having one more, ok…

    U don’t mean [pay to continue], [buy in-game currency], [pay to skip ad mid boss fight] or [pay to gain access to next stage without waiting for stamina]? not at all… suuuuureeeeee…

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      13 hours ago

      Tap credit card to parry, hold credit card down to block. Move credit card forward, down, down-forward followed by payment to shoryuken.

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      There’s already nothing stopping anyone from adding the latter I believe? In freemium games anyway