Sony Facing PS2 Patent Damages in US

BBC News

Sony has been told to pay $90.7m (£48m) in damages and stop selling PlayStation consoles in the United States after losing a patent infringement lawsuit.

Sony said it would appeal the decision, stemming from a 2002 case brought by US firm Immersion, and would continue to sell its products pending the hearing.

If you are planning to buy a US PS2, now might be the time...

 

If it's about the vibration, why didn't they sue Nintendo? Or Microsoft? Or one of the makers of rumble gamepads?

Somehow I don't see the Playstation going off the shelves.

 

As far as I know, Microsoft settled and was looking in to buying the company. Nintendo I'm not sure. Then again if I was gunning for one company to pay me I'd go after the one with most units sold.

 

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your 7 months late. This happened in Spetember 2004. And the funny thing is that Microsoft owns a part of that company, so a small part of that money is going to M$. Nintendo was excempt because they use a different tech.

LOS posted 9:06am EST Fri Sep 24 2004 - submitted by Matthew

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Sony has lost a case against Immersion Corporation that claimed Sony's DUALSHOCK controllers infringed on two patents held by Immersion. Immersion sued both Microsoft and Sony over their use of vibration motors in control pads, but Microsoft settled out of court for US$26 million and now licenses the tech and owns part of the company. Sony, on the other hand, fought it out in court, lost, and now has to pay Immersion US$82 million

 

He's not late. Sony appealed and lost, which was the subject of that news article.

 

And they are still appealing so nothing has changed.

 

All that hub-bub over the Vibration Shock in the controllers. I hardly think anyone was persuaded to buy a PS2 because of the vibrating controllers. I didn't know such a thing existed when I bought mines, and I think it would become some what of a detterent really, I know a lot of people who just take them off.

 

Ever since I became aware of vibrating controllers, the inside of my pants have been quite pleased. Wireless controllers that rumble, best invention ever. So much better then the spin cycle on my washing machine.

 

Wait, how old are you.

 

Are you trying to hit on me? I don't swing that way.

 

Nintendo invents their own stuff, dudes

Well, i can't say i feel sorry for Sony, but i feel sorry for Playstation Owners/Potential Playstation Owners

 

It doesn't matter if they invented it or not. If someones got the patent on it you can't sell it.

 

wow. Millions of dollars over a vibrating video game controller. Get a life Immersion, its just a controller that shakes.

 

$$$ is the grease that spins the world. Kids can sue their own mum for a slap.

 

Yea and that's part of what is wrong with the world.

 

very much so

 

Sony wouldn't stop selling PS2's in the US.

Worse case is that they would have to include controlers that didn't vibrate or develope a different system to cause the vibration.

 

Wait, is this a hoax? Or is it real?

 

This one's not a hoax. The link to the news article on the BBC website is in the top post.