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Sony the Innovator

Posted by ScrewLoose On 2006-05-16 3 comments

Wasn't the rumble controller originally a Nintendo idea too?

3 comments:

rainswept said...

Force feedback devices were in arcades years before Immersion Corporation filed this lamesuit ... sorry lawsuit.

blah blah blah legal mumbo jumbo blah blah blah

...Microsoft settles
...Sony settles
...Nintendo never sued(lucky bobbin! maybe they licensed it in advance?)

So there isn't a rumble for the PS3 because Sony would seemingly rather tell Immersion to go to hell than pay for the rights like Microsoft did.

Clockwork said...

I'm confused...

Unknown said...

Great pic Clock...

Yeah, there is some strange patent stuff happening right now. Creative is also going after Apple for infringement of the original "Zen" patent.

Seems like they stand a very good chance of winning if the RIM (Blackberry) case is any indication.

The only thing going against them is the fact that they are not an American company and hence may not get any preferential treatment with regard to their filing like NTP did.