Sony Loses Patent Suit on Dual Shock Controller

MuGen · 10-11-2004, 03:58 AM

This is nothing........ PS3 will be out soon and if anything they can use their own rumble technology. And if their appeal were to result in an injunction, than Sony just has to make their own rumble technology. Not necesserily the controller.

I wouldn't mind playing without SHOCK for awhile. As long as I have 2 analog sticks.

Acebot44 · 03-27-2005, 03:48 PM

Update

Happydude · 03-27-2005, 05:35 PM

well then i should get a PS2 before it goes off the shelves shouldn't I?

...this totally sucks for sony! and immersion is a bunch of f*ckin cheap asses...it's not like they were losing money, they just weren't making as much as they would be if sony was liscensed. greedy ass people.

Null · 03-27-2005, 06:11 PM

They wont go off the shelves. sony will appeal it, but at the very worse, sony will just be paying royalties for each one they sell.

makes ya wonder about nintendo tho, immersion already sued MS, and ms settled and then bought stock in them. then they went after sony.

MuGen · 03-27-2005, 06:41 PM

I have never heard of Immersion before. In any case, I'm pretty sure Nintendo is safe, considering they had the rumble pak way before.

Maybe nintendo should attack Immersion and bring their greedy asses down?

In any case, I already own a PS2, and 4 dual shock 2 controllers... no need for any more hardware from Sony, until PS3.

ANd I'm pretty sure the PS3's IMS DualShock3 technology is Sony patented.

Dark Samurai · 03-27-2005, 06:58 PM

bad news for sony, maybe now i need to get one...

GameMaster · 03-27-2005, 07:37 PM

Was Sony aware of this scandal they were taking part in when creating the Dual Shock Controller?

I want one of those new, slim PS2s. I better grab one soon.

Null · 03-27-2005, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Kyuzo

I have never heard of Immersion before. In any case, I'm pretty sure Nintendo is safe, considering they had the rumble pak way before.

Maybe nintendo should attack Immersion and bring their greedy asses down?

In any case, I already own a PS2, and 4 dual shock 2 controllers... no need for any more hardware from Sony, until PS3.

ANd I'm pretty sure the PS3's IMS DualShock3 technology is Sony patented.

either nintendo falls into the same catagory or thiers is different way of doing it.
because if what your saying, nintendo did it before them but its the same, then the suits with sony and MS wouldnt of applied because if the patent didnt belong to immersion and they wouldnt of had a case.