PSN to restrict debit/credit card on PS3/Vita - CERO Z no longer buyable 10/27/21

[SnowxSakura 6,639]

Just received an email for my japanese account

 

いつもPlayStation 3やPlayStation Vitaでお楽しみいただいている皆様に、PS3やPS Vitaでのデジタルコンテンツの購入方法の変更についてお知らせいたします。このたびの変更は、すべてのPS3およびPS Vitaをご利用の皆様のオンライン決済におけるセキュリティ強化のため導入いたします。 何が変わるのですか？ 2021年10月27日（水）以降、PS3またはPS VitaでPS Storeにアクセスした場合、クレジットカード、デビットカード、またはPayPalなどの支払い方法を利用してデジタルコンテンツを購入したり、ウォレットにチャージ（入金）したりすることができなくなくなります。この変更に伴い、「18歳以上のみ対象」（CERO Z）となっているゲームの本編はご購入いただけなくなります。これらゲームのダウンロードコンテンツは引き続きご購入いただけます。また、ご購入済みのコンテンツは引き続きダウンロード可能です。 どのようにデジタルコンテンツを購入すればいいですか？ PS3やPS Vitaでデジタルコンテンツを購入するには、まず必要な金額をあらかじめウォレットにチャージしておく必要があります。PS3とPS Vitaでは、プレイステーション ストアカード／チケットでチャージが可能です。また、PC、スマートフォンやタブレットなどのモバイル機器、PlayStation 4またはPlayStation 5からは、クレジットカード、デビットカード、PayPal、そのほかのご利用可能なお支払い方法からチャージすることが可能です。 クレジットカード、デビットカード、PayPal、そのほかのご利用可能なお支払い方法でウォレットにチャージする方法： 1）PC、スマートフォンやタブレットなどのモバイル機器、PS4またはPS5からPS Storeにアクセスします。 2）クレジットカード、デビットカード、PayPal、そのほかのご利用可能なお支払い方法で、コンテンツを購入するのに必要な最小額をウォレットにチャージします。プレイステーション ストアカード／チケットを使用することで、ウォレットにチャージすることもできます。 上記以外にPS3またはPS Vita用デジタルコンテンツを購入する方法はありますか？ いいえ。PS3およびPS Vitaのデジタルコンテンツを購入するには、上記の方法でウォレットにチャージし、PS3またはPS Vitaから直接PS Storeにアクセスする必要があります。 詳細な情報はどこにありますか？ ウォレットにチャージする方法の詳細につきましては、www.playstation.com/supportをご参照ください。

 

 

 

For those who are always enjoying PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, we would like to inform you about the change in the method of purchasing digital contents on PS3 and PS Vita. This change will be introduced to enhance the security of online payments for all PS3 and PS Vita users. What will change? After Wednesday, October 27, 2021, if you access the PS Store on PS3 or PS Vita, you can purchase digital content or charge your wallet using a payment method such as credit card, debit card, or PayPal. You will not be able to make a deposit). Due to this change, you will no longer be able to purchase the main part of the game that is "only for 18 years old and over" (CERO Z). Downloadable content for these games will continue to be available for purchase. In addition, purchased content will continue to be available for download.

 

How do I buy digital content? To purchase digital content on PS3 or PS Vita, you must first charge the wallet with the required amount. For PS3 and PS Vita, you can charge with a PlayStation Store card / ticket. You can also charge from PCs, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 from credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, and other available payment methods. How to charge your wallet with credit, debit, PayPal and other available payment methods: 1) Access the PS Store from a PC, mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet, PS4 or PS5. 2) Charge your wallet with the minimum amount required to purchase content with credit, debit, PayPal and other available payment methods. You can also charge your wallet by using the PlayStation Store Card / Ticket.

 

Is there any other way to purchase digital content for PS3 or PS Vita other than the above? No. To purchase PS3 and PS Vita digital content, you need to charge your wallet as described above and access the PS Store directly from your PS3 or PS Vita. Where can I find more information? For more information on how to charge your wallet, please visit www.playstation.com/support.

Edited October 5, 2021 by SnowxSakura

[kanzenchaos 761]

This wouldn't be a huge problem weren't for the Z-rated games =/

[jpwbjpwb 197]

Just wanted to say I got an almost identical email on my Hong-Kong account, so it looks like this isn't limited to japan.

[enaysoft 6,549]

It's worldwide...

 

https://www.siliconera.com/ps3-and-vita-stores-will-remove-paypal-and-credit-card-payment-methods/

[totallycrushed 2,157]

Well this just made everything worse. I was just looking at a 5000JPY VPreca and now they're out of stock. Bought 2 3000JPY but I don't know if I can get what I want with two cards. Plus all this hurdle, no real guides how to use them and language barrier to deal with.

[DaivRules 14,710]

Believe it or not, removing this constant security risk (processing and holding credit/debit card information) should allow the PS3 and Vita stores to function perpetually with incredibly little maintenance, as long as engineers don't manage to screw anything else up like dropping people's Plus libraries. 

 

It IS possible to work around the Cero-Z rating issue by still having people able to verify age on a PS4/5 or mobile store and just having the PS3 or Vita store verify it's been checked there, but I don't trust the implementation not to break something else.

 

[sepheroithisgod 2,685]

I don't really dabble on other storefronts, but is PayPal not an option to get around this? Or would you still need a card linked to that PayPal?

[DaivRules 14,710]

7 minutes ago, sepheroithisgod said:

I don't really dabble on other storefronts, but is PayPal not an option to get around this? Or would you still need a card linked to that PayPal?

Paypal as a payment option is also being removed from PS3/Vita stores. It still has constantly updating security requirements just like credit/debt and it looks like they’re gutting all of that out. 
 

[sepheroithisgod 2,685]

Just now, DaivRules said:

Paypal as a payment option is also being removed from PS3/Vita stores. It still has constantly updating security requirements just like credit/debt and it looks like they’re gutting all of that out. 
 

That makes sense, but wouldn't it still be an option on PS4/5 which would verify your account, or is that separate across devices?

[DaivRules 14,710]

Just now, sepheroithisgod said:

That makes sense, but wouldn't it still be an option on PS4/5 which would verify your account, or is that separate across devices?

Unfortunately it looks like it was designed in the worst way possible, at device level, instead of at account level. 
 

[tony_snake_24 531]

Apart from the CERO Z part, which I don't completely understand, isn't this old news? Well it's confiming it for the japanese stores of ps3 and vita but months ago it was said that, due to security reasons, you would have to add funds via pns cards only on ps3 and vita. So, apart from the cero z, nothing's changed?

[SnowxSakura 6,639]

4 minutes ago, tony_snake_24 said:

Apart from the CERO Z part, which I don't completely understand, isn't this old news? Well it's confiming it for the japanese stores of ps3 and vita but months ago it was said that, due to security reasons, you would have to add funds via pns cards only on ps3 and vita. So, apart from the cero z, nothing's changed?

Only Euro region was affected before. You could still use paypal/credit/debit in other regions

[tony_snake_24 531]

Just now, SnowxSakura said:

Only Euro region was affected before. You could still use paypal/credit/debit in other regions

Oh, I thought it was going to be global from the start, just earlier in Europe.

[Paperclip1776 306]

According to VGC (Video Games Chronicle, see link below), you need to use your store wallet to make digital purchases on PS3 or Vita starting October 27.  This is a global initiative, affecting all regions including the U.S.

 

This means:

• To buy digital content for your PS3 console or PS Vita system, you must first add sufficient funds to your wallet on PlayStation Store.
• You can add funds by redeeming a PlayStation Store gift card, using a credit or debit card, PayPal, or other available payment methods via a desktop computer, mobile device, a PS4 console or a PS5 console.
• PlayStation Store gift cards, product vouchers and subscription vouchers will still work on both PS3 and Vita.
• Impacted customers on this change:  In Japan, purchasing age-restricted games on PS3 and Vita will no longer be possible after the update as buying products with a CERO Z rating on digital platforms requires a credit card to verify the customer’s age.

 

Bottom line, can't purchase games via credit or debit cards or Paypal on the PS3 or Vita starting October 27.  This is a global initiative. 

 

The only big, new issue for those that are impacted is that you can no longer be able to purchase games in Japan that have a CERO Z rating (starting October 27) because there's no longer a way to verify age.  Verification looks to be localized on our PS3's, not on our accounts, which is why you can continue using a credit/debit card and Paypal to purchase CERO Z rating content for your PS4 and PS5 games in the same affected region.  Unless new information is released, all other regions can continue to purchase any available digital content on PS3 following the new methods above starting October 27.

 

Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps3-and-vita-stores-are-removing-credit-debit-card-and-paypal-payment-options/

 

Edited October 5, 2021 by Paperclip1776

[Lord_Bane999 1,022]

Btw for CERO Z Rating games it may not be just the physical games but all dlc that will be age restricted as well. So if there's games you own you want that the dlc for get them now.

 

Btw has a list been started on what games are available only digitally or have a physical available?

[SnowxSakura 6,639]

2 minutes ago, Lord_Bane999 said:

Btw for CERO Z Rating games it may not be just the physical games but all dlc that will be age restricted as well. So if there's games you own you want that the dlc for get them now.

 

Btw has a list been started on what games are available only digitally or have a physical available?

You can buy CERO Z dlc without needing age verification. I used ps wallet funds to buy the dlc for Onechanbara Z Kagura with NoNoNo a few years back

[DEI2EK 4,315]

So we just have to add money to our PSN wallet on the web store or PS4/5 store using our card and then buy content on PS3/Vita if you don’t want to use PSN credit? 

[Paperclip1776 306]

6 minutes ago, DEI2EK said:

So we just have to add money to our PSN wallet on the web store or PS4/5 store using our card and then buy content on PS3/Vita if you don’t want to use PSN credit? 

Correct

[Shintetsuken 46]

Does anyone have a list of PSN-only CERO Z games that are affected by this, by chance?

Maybe not a bad thing to work on, if anyone has the ability/time!

[Lordguwa 4,084]

5 minutes ago, Lord_Bane999 said:

Btw for CERO Z Rating games it may not be just the physical games but all dlc that will be age restricted as well. So if there's games you own you want that the dlc for get them now.

 

Btw has a list been started on what games are available only digitally or have a physical available?

 

would be a great idea if anyone knows which games have CERO Z on the rating in case anybody is after japan psn stuff.

[SnowxSakura 6,639]

1 minute ago, Shintetsuken said:

Does anyone have a list of PSN-only CERO Z games that are affected by this, by chance?

Maybe not a bad thing to work on, if anyone has the ability/time!

Dead Nation is the only one I know of off the top of my head

[killer91ITA 109]

I receipt the same e-mail on my main account (EU) but is not the same because they don't talk about pegi 18 restricion but for everithing in ps3-vita store, so for buy something you need to charge the wallet from ps4/web. 

[SnowxSakura 6,639]

List of games I found that have a CERO Z rating https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEROレーティング18才以上のみ対象ソフトの一覧#PlayStation_3

 

This list is definitely not complete. 

 

PlayStation Vita [ edit ]

• Assassin's Creed III Lady Liberty (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• True fashion god (content icon: "crime")
• True Trend God 2 (Content Icon: "Violence")
• THE WALKING DEAD (content icon: "violence, crime")
• The Walking Dead Season 2 (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• CHAOS; HEAD DUAL (content icon: "violence, crime")
  • CHAOS; HEAD NOAH (Content icon: "Crime") (" CERO : D (for 17 years old and over) " in PSP / PS3 version )
• CHAOS; CHILD (content icon: "violence, crime")
• Kamaitachi no Yoru Rinkai Ayane (Content Icon: "Crime")
• Celebration Princess -Worship- (Content Icon: "Crime")
• Dead Nation (Content Icon: "Violence")

 

PlayStation 3 [ edit ]

• Assassin's Creed Series (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
  • Assassin's Creed
  • Assassin's Creed II
    • Assassin's Creed II Special Edition
  • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
    • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Special Edition
  • Assassin's Creed III
  • Assassin's Creed Liberation　
  • Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Alice Madness Returns (Content Icon: "Crime")
• INFAMOUS ~ Notorious Man ~ (Content Icon: "Violence")
• inFAMOUS 2 (Content icon: "Violence, crime")
• Watch Dogs (content icon: "violence, crime")
• LA Noire (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Killer is Dead (Content Icon: "Violence")
• Grand Theft Auto Series (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Grand Theft Auto Episode from Liberty City
  • Grand Theft Auto IV Complete Edition
  • Grand Theft Auto V
• God of War III (Content Icon: "Violence")
• God of War: Ascension (content icon: "violence")
• The Godfather Don Edition (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Call of Duty Black Ops (Content Icon: "Violence")
• Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (Content Icon: "Violence")
• Call of Duty Black Ops 2 (Content Icon: "Violence")
• Call of Duty Advanced Warfare (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Call of Duty Black Ops 3 (Content Icon: "Violence"
• The Darkness (Content Icon: "Crime")
• The House of the Dead Overkill: Director's Cut (Content Icon: "Violence")
• The Last of Us (Content Icon: "Violence")
• Thief (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Shadow of the Damned (Content Icon: "Violence")
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• True fashion god (content icon: "crime")
• True Trend God 2 (Content Icon: "Violence")
• The Last of Us (content icon: "violence")
• Saints Row 2 (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• saints row: the third (content icon: "violence, crime")
• Saints Row IV (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Dishonored (content icon: "violence")
• Deus Ex (content icon: "violence, crime")
• Dead Rising 2 (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Dead Rising 2 Off the Record (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Duke Newchem Forever (content icon: "violence")
• Tomb Raider (content icon: "violence")
• Two World 2 (Content Icon: "Violence")
• CHAOS; CHILD (content icon: "violence, crime")
• Doom 3: BFG Edition (Content Icon: "Violence")
• NO MORE HEROES RED ZONE Edition (Content icon: "Violence")
• Bioshock 2 (content icon: "violence")
• Hitman: Absolution (content icon: "violence, crime")
• Far Cry 3 (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Far Cry 4 (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• FEAR2 --Project Origin- (Content icon: "Violence")
• F.3.AR (Content icon: "Violence")
• Fallout 3 (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
  • Fallout 3: Additional Content Pack (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
  • Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Fallout: New Vegas (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Mafia 2 (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Rage (content icon: "violence")
• METRO Last Light (Content Icon: "Violence")
• risen 2 (content icon: "violence")
• Red Dead Redemption (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
  • Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Lollipop Chainsaw PREMIUM EDITION (Regular version is " CERO : D (for 17 years old and over) " category) (Content icon: "Violence")
• Psycho Break (Content Icon: "Violence, Crime")
• Ninja Gaiden 3 Razor's Edge
• Oneechanbara Z Kagura with NoNoNo
• Grand Theft Auto III
• Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
• Hitman: Blood Money
• Hitman: Contracts

CERO : D (17 years old and above) after purchasing the version, DLC at CERO : Z (18 years old or more real object) is made to be played.

 

 

Edited October 5, 2021 by SnowxSakura
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[Cryogenicide_X 488]

On the PS Store on PS5, how do you add funds to your wallet using credit card?

Edited October 5, 2021 by Cryogenicide_X

[SnowxSakura 6,639]

2 minutes ago, Cryogenicide_X said:

On the PS Store on PS5, how do you add funds to your wallet using credit card?

Go to settings, users and accounts, account, payments and subscriptions, add funds