{"id":372215,"date":"2025-10-26T23:19:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2170842"},"modified":"2025-10-26T23:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T23:19:51","slug":"sony-ending-credit-card-debit-card-and-paypal-payments-on-playstation-3-and-vita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-ending-credit-card-debit-card-and-paypal-payments-on-playstation-3-and-vita\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony ending credit card, debit card, and PayPal payments on PlayStation 3 and Vita"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/sony-ending-credit-card-debit-card-and-paypal-payments-on-playstation-3-and-vita.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sony may have given the PlayStation 3 and Vita stores a last minute reprieve earlier this year following a consumer backlash, but its plans to rein in its legacy services continue, with the company now announcing it&#8217;ll soon be removing the option to pay for items using credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal on its older consoles.<\/p>\n<p>Writing on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstation.com\/en-gb\/support\/important-notice\/\">Discontinued PlayStation apps, features and services<\/a> page, Sony says customers will no longer be able to use the aforementioned payment options to either purchase digital content or to add funds to their wallets directly from their PS3 or Vita starting on 27th October.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-06-sony-ending-credit-card-debit-card-and-paypal-payments-on-playstation-3-and-vita\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-10-06-sony-ending-credit-card-debit-card-and-paypal-payments-on-playstation-3-and-vita\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony may have given the PlayStation 3 and Vita stores a last minute reprieve earlier this year following a consumer backlash, but its plans to rein in its legacy services continue, with the company now announcing it&#8217;ll soon be removing the option to pay for items using credit cards, debit cards, and PayPal on its older consoles. Writing on its Discontinued PlayStation apps, features and services page, Sony says customers will no longer be able to use the aforementioned payment options to either purchase digital content or to add funds to their wallets directly from their PS3 or Vita starting on 27th October. 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