PlayStation Store Gains support for Apple Pay

On my way home from a brief reporting trip/vacation in the Pacific Northwest, I came across this X post on Sony’s official PlayStation account sharing news that Apple Pay now is a supported payment method on the PlayStation Store for PS4 and PS5. Sony’s post includes a link to this support document with information on how to use Apple Pay.

Sony emphasizes one must ensure Apple Pay is set up for use on their iPhone or other iOS device, as well as there are valid payment methods saved to their Apple account.

News of the PlayStation Store adopting support Apple Pay grabbed my attention as Apple Pay certainly will make purchasing games more accessible. I’ve extolled the accessibility virtues of Apple Pay innumerable times over the years, and use it every chance I get—whether in a brick-and-mortar store or online. In case of the PlayStation Store, the irony here is my PlayStation 5 model is the disc version; most times, I tend to prefer disc-based games to their digital likenesses. This mindset is more sentimental than practical, as I also have a Mega Sg console alongside a cavalcade of game cartridges. My gaming heyday coincided with the Nintendo NES and Sega Genesis, coupled with mobile consoles like the Game Boy and Game Gear. What this means is I’m virtually hardwired to insert (and remove) physical media, (in)accessibility be damned. Ditto for DVDs and Blu-rays. Call it nostalgia—or negligence, given my affinity towards, and need for, greater accessibility—but there’s just something about physical game media. More ironic is my Xbox Series S can only download games from the internet.

Anyway, there lies a schism in my media. Sony’s announcement reminded me of that.