Sony can't sell Dual Shocks anymore?? Fwhat???

[Translucid]

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. District Court in Oakland, California, has ordered Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and its U.S. unit to pay $90.7 million in damages to Immersion Corp. for patent infringement over controllers used with PlayStation game consoles.

In the ruling handed down Thursday, the federal court also ordered Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Entertainment America Inc. to stop selling the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game consoles using Dualshock controllers as well as more than 40 game software products. (Kyodo News)

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content...at=3&id=332037

A commentary on this article:
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000997037831/

So... what is Sony going to do, if this is indeed true? I guess everyone should grab some dual shocks while they can.

[Rain]

Re: Sony can't sell Dual Shocks anymore?? Fwhat???

****.


Especially considering Dual Shock is required for 70% of PS2 games.


...****.

[Denmo]

Re: Sony can't sell Dual Shocks anymore?? Fwhat???

They'll have to make a new controller.

AND 40 Games?? What games and why?

[Valkysas]

Re: Sony can't sell Dual Shocks anymore?? Fwhat???

Well, all the other companies who used force feedback paid the founding company for the technology. sony didnt. and now we're kind of screwed.

[Armored]

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I don't like how just because someone invented something they can't be ripped off.

[Valkysas]

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I dont think the judge is aware of how many INNOCENT people are going to be screwed by this. the companies making those games (all named in the second link's comment section) are getting screwed now, and I dont see what the hell they did wrong, or what singles them out.

this whole thing is STUPID. sony gave them money twice now, isnt that good enough?

[Rain]

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Yeah, they're not going to get brownie points with the entire gaming community for effing Sony.

More like laxative/cyanide-containing brownie points.

[KingSpoom]

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The jury found that the following games, in conjunction with the Playstation consoles and Dualshock controllers, infringed either the '213 patent, the '333 patent or both patents: A Bug’s Life; Amplitude; Ape Escape; Atlantis: The Lost Empire; Bloody Roar 2; Cool Boarders 3; Cool Boarders 4; Cool Boarders 2001; Crash Bash; Crash Team Racing; Drakan: The Ancients’ Gate; Emperor’s New Groove; Extermination; FantaVision; Final Fantasy X; Formula One 2001; The Getaway; Gran Turismo; Gran Turismo 2; Gran Turismo 3; Grand Theft Auto: Vice City; Grand Theft Auto 3; Grind Session; ICO; Jak & Daxter; Kinetica; Kingdom Hearts; Legend of the Dragoon; The Mark of Kri; Medal of Honor Frontline; Medievil 2; Metal Gear Solid 2; Monster’s, Inc.; Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus; SOCOM Navy Seals; Speed Punks; Spyro: Ripto’s Rage; Spyro: Year of the Dragon; Stuart Little 2; Syphon Filter 2; Syphon Filter 3; Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3; Twisted Metal: Black; Twisted Metal 4; Twisted Metal: Small Brawl; Treasure Planet; and War of the Monsters.

Are any of those games really recent or are they all on the best seller's list by now?

[Rain]

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Whoa whoa whoa.

Some of those games DON'T suck.

Not cool

[TheHonorableRyu]

Re: Sony can't sell Dual Shocks anymore?? Fwhat???

For the reasons set forth in its January 10, 2005 Order, and having entered judgment in favor of Plaintiff Immersion Corp. (Immersion), the Court hereby PERMANENTLY ENJOINS Defendants Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., (SCEA) and Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., (SCEI) (collectively Sony) from manufacturing, using, and/or selling in, or importing into, the United States the infringing Sony Playstation system, including its Playstation consoles, Dualshock controllers, and those games found by the jury to infringe. [FN1: The jury found that the following games, in conjunction with the Playstation consoles and Dualshock controllers, infringed either the '213 patent, the '333 patent or both patents: A Bug’s Life; Amplitude; Ape Escape; Atlantis: The Lost Empire; Bloody Roar 2; Cool Boarders 3; Cool Boarders 4; Cool Boarders 2001; Crash Bash; Crash Team Racing; Drakan: The Ancients’ Gate; Emperor’s New Groove; Extermination; FantaVision; Final Fantasy X; Formula One 2001; The Getaway; Gran Turismo; Gran Turismo 2; Gran Turismo 3; Grand Theft Auto: Vice City; Grand Theft Auto 3; Grind Session; ICO; Jak & Daxter; Kinetica; Kingdom Hearts; Legend of the Dragoon; The Mark of Kri; Medal of Honor Frontline; Medievil 2; Metal Gear Solid 2; Monster’s, Inc.; Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus; SOCOM Navy Seals; Speed Punks; Spyro: Ripto’s Rage; Spyro: Year of the Dragon; Stuart Little 2; Syphon Filter 2; Syphon Filter 3; Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3; Twisted Metal: Black; Twisted Metal 4; Twisted Metal: Small Brawl; Treasure Planet; and War of the Monsters.] As described in the January 10 Order, no recall is required of products already sold, but Sony will pay a license fee on all products already placed in the stream of commerce.

Goodness gracious!

[Valkysas]

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well, they still have to go through appeals. no way sony is going to let this happen, their pockets are very deep, they'll pay the other company off a rediculously high amount of money, and all will be right with the world.

[Rain]

Re: Sony can't sell Dual Shocks anymore?? Fwhat???

Sony needs to go too deep in their pockets, realize they need help, and ask Sega for it. Sega will become big again, and eventually get their own system line.

Sega was always my fav....

[Valkysas]

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how would asking sega for help do anything? sega barely has any money. they're doing worse than capcom. this is why most of their games now are just laughable. they rush them out to make a quick buck. would you ask a homeless man for financial help?

I love sega, but they are really clueless about how to handle consoles. they have all this awesome hardware, but they have no mind for actual business.

[DK]

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Yeah, the poor fellas

Damn...should've bought Kinetica when I had the chance.

[Rain]

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Yeah...if Dreamcast would have had a launch title Sega never would have drained.

It was like a stronger, earlier Ps2