Sony Adds PayPal to PlayStation 3

By Daniel Wolfe

Published November 01, 2013, 1:56 p.m. EDT

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Updated November 01, 2013, 12:56 p.m. EDT

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Sony Corp. now lets PlayStation 3 owners fund their game and media purchases with PayPal accounts directly from their video game consoles.

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To purchase downloadable games, movies and other media for use on PlayStation consoles, users must first fund a stored-value account with a credit card, PayPal account, gift card or mobile phone bill. Sony has supported PayPal funding since January, but only from the Sony website.

The additional payment option for the PlayStation 3 comes as Sony begins transitioning its customers to the PlayStation 4 console, which will be released Nov. 15. Sony has not said whether it will support PayPal on the PlayStation 4 the Nov. 1 announcement mentions only the PlayStation 3, and a separate Frequently Asked Questions file on the PlayStation 4 does not explicitly discuss payment options.

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