Sony has added support for Apple Pay on PS5. If you have an iPhone and you are a PlayStation user, the arrival of this new payment method will fall as a ring to the finger. From now on, if you want to buy a game or pay for your subscription to PS Plus, you can do it from the console scanning a code with your iPhone.
According to 9to5MacSony integrated the Native Support for Apple Pay on PS5 consoles. The payment method, which was already available in the PlayStation app to make purchases, now reaches the PS5 interface. Users can add it directly from Configuration> Users and Accounts o through the website Payment administration.
Although using Apple Pay on PS5 may seem complicated, the truth is that choosing this payment method Increases a safety layer to purchases. Input, the user does not require typing their data or card number on the console (or worrying about a hacking to Sony). In addition, Apple Pay admits up to eight cards per device, a considerable advantage over the three that PS5 allows.
How to use Apple Pay on your PS5
Once configured, Apple Pay will appear as a payment method To make purchases at the PlayStation Store and to load balance in your wallet. Subsequently, just add the product to your purchase cart and choose Apple Pay among the available options. In doing so, The PS5 will show a code that you can scan with your iPhone o iPad.
It is worth mentioning that pays with Apple Pay require an additional step. Once you escape the code with your iPhone, a mobile screen will appear on which you must choose the card. Once done, You will have to authorize the transaction by means of Face or Touch ID Before returning to the PS5 to download your game.
Apple pay on PS5 will be available from today in MexicoUnited States, Canada, Argentina, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Japan and other countries with official Apple support and access to the PSN. Unfortunately, Spanish users will not have access To this payment method in your PS5, while the owners of a PS4 must wait for the next software update to use it in your console.
