r/pcmasterrace • u/Nullhitter PCMR: CachyOS | 9800X3D | RX 9070 XT | 32GB of DDR5 RAM • 19d ago

News/Article Sony patents PlayStation controller that could accept tap-to-pay from phones and credit cards

https://www.techspot.com/news/113988-sony-patent-shows-playstation-controller-could-accept-tap.html
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u/Nullhitter PCMR: CachyOS | 9800X3D | RX 9070 XT | 32GB of DDR5 RAM 19d ago

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u/RyanTheQ Ryzen 7 5800x | ASUS RTX 4070 Super 19d ago

Valve would be right there with them if they were publicly traded. Everyone should fear the day Valve goes public.

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u/ImHereToGetRoasted 18d ago

The day valve go public is when I will genuinely lose my shit

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u/RickSanchez_C137 18d ago

if by 'lose your shit' you mean 'will no longer have access to games that I paid for', ya, you're probably right.

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u/FactoryProgram 18d ago

This is every company that goes public now. After IPO it's no longer about the product it's how to extract all worth it has for as long as they can.

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u/AdMech_Dropout 18d ago

Once a company IPOs it becomes a bank with a side gig.

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u/AzaghaI 9700X | 9070XT | 32GB DDR5 18d ago

Stock market is cancer.

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u/froegin 18d ago

What I don't understand is why would Valve even consider ever going public. They make more money than they could ever spend by doing nothing but provide what they do.

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u/GosuDosu 18d ago

Greed.

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u/matti-san 18d ago

There are valid things to complain about Valve/Steam about too. Some of the content on game forums is deplorable and has little moderation. But more importantly - loot boxes and the gambling surrounding that is majorly facilitated by Valve themselves