[Sony]Well this is pretty big....

L_S · Mar 28, 2005

http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/28/news/international/sony.reut/index.htm

Sony Corp. Monday said it was ordered by a U.S. federal court to halt U.S. sales of its PlayStation game consoles and pay nearly $91 million in patent infringement damages to a California company, although the judge immediately put her ruling on hold.

I guess this has been going on for a while. Basically this company, Immersion, wants Sony to pay them royalties and whatnot for using their "vibration technology" (hehe) in their controllers. Now read the article first, don't just flip out like I did when I saw "ordered to stop selling playstations!"

Chances are they will never actually have to pull playstations off the shelves and they're going to appeal.

W0RF · Mar 28, 2005

L_S said:
http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/28/news/international/sony.reut/index.htm

I guess this has been going on for a while. Basically this company, Immersion, wants Sony to pay them royalties and whatnot for using their "vibration technology" (hehe) in their controllers. Now read the article first, don't just flip out like I did when I saw "ordered to stop selling playstations!" Chances are they will never actually have to pull playstations off the shelves and they're going to appeal.

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L_S · Mar 28, 2005

This site has a front page?!?!?!

/me peeks his head out the forum window...is startled...then quickly ducks back into the warm comfort of off topic

W0RF · Mar 28, 2005

sorry, soldier, didn't mean to sneak up on you like that, thought you had all the intel you needed.

The Dopefish · Mar 28, 2005

L_S said:
Chances are they will never actually have to pull playstations off the shelves and they're going to appeal.

Actually, by appealing the order to stop selling PS2s is on hiatus. A little different but a good thing to clear up.

Bean 3:16 · Mar 28, 2005

Why didn't they sue Nintendo for the Rumble Pak then?

Zur · Mar 28, 2005

Obvious. Sony is a better cash cow. It's all about dah monee...

SlayerDragon · Mar 28, 2005

Another idiotic lawsuit in the gaming industry.

Iron Archer · Mar 28, 2005

apparently other companies like Logitech and Microsoft lined up and bent over to Immersion, as if making vibrators was something special and noteworthy. Personally I never really cared for the vibration effects, except for maybe those in MGS.

BlAcK_PlAgUe22 · Mar 28, 2005

From what I heard, Immersion sued MS, and MS settled out of court for something around 30 million or something. MS now owns 10% in Immersions, apparently, too.

Tournament0 · Mar 29, 2005

Personally, I only like the vibrations in certain situations and games.
Sometimes it doesn't make sense to have vibrations.
:hmm:

Balton · Mar 29, 2005

BlAcK_PlAgUe22 said:
From what I heard, Immersion sued MS, and MS settled out of court for something around 30 million or something. MS now owns 10% in Immersions, apparently, too.

hehe

If I was bill gates I'd buy that whole company just to personally fire every single employe!

Clayeth · Mar 31, 2005

Balton said:
hehe
If I was bill gates I'd buy that whole company just to personally fire every single employe!

or refuse to allow other companies to use the vibration technology at all, at least until they can find a way to do it without breaking copyright laws. That's more MS' speed... and also a very good way to stick it to your competition.

Morety · Apr 1, 2005

You can't beat playing Microsoft Combat Flight Sim with a Force Feedback joystick.

Crank up the surround sound and have that joystick vibrating like a mofo as you squeeze off a couple rounds of cannon fire!

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