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Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:17 pm

http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/28/news/international/sony.reut/index.htm wrote:
Sony told to stop PlayStation sales

Court says company must pay $90M in damages in patent case; PS will remain in stores pending appeal.
March 28, 2005: 2:45 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - 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.

The stay in the case means Sony will not actually have to stop importing or selling the PlayStation 2 console in the United States, and will not have to remove PS2s from store shelves, while the appeal is pending.

[...]

At issue is patents held by Immersion Corp. on vibration technology. The PS2's Dualshock controllers vibrate when players take actions in some games, like firing guns.

heh... apparently sony must have ripped off Immersion's force feedback software to power the off balance motor in the dualshock controller.

Post by **Freakaloin** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:17 pm

old...

Post by **PhoeniX** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:18 pm

Isn't the xbox the same as well?

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:20 pm

did they steal I-Force drivers or make up some new shit?
i would assume the latter, since IIRC the microshit sidewinder steering wheel for the PC didn't use I-Force tech.

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:20 pm

lol don't worry kids...we're still #1 so why try harder?

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:22 pm

Freakaloin wrote:old...

March 28, 2005: 2:45 PM EST

F:\home\Administrator>date
The current date is: Mon 03/28/2005
Enter the new date: (mm-dd-yy)
F:\home\Administrator>time
The current time is: 15:17:58.92
Enter the new time:

yeah, its 33 min old you tit.

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:27 pm

lmao come on, gimme a break...those retards want Sony to stop selling PS2s because of the vibration of the controller when you fire guns?!

That must be the sickest bs I've ever read in my entire life...besides, we all know real men like me turn rumble off because it's gay...if I wanna shake my hands I just have to call that 13 years old whore for a night of painful love again...

Post by **o'dium** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:28 pm

No, we all heard this news a while abck, its only just posted aagin in different form.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:29 pm

yeah, thats what i thought... pretty retarded move on sony's part.
who gives a fuck about the rumble to begin with. I don't think anyone would have noticed if they'd never included it in the first place.

hillarious that Immersion got awarded a settlement that = 3x their entire revenue for 2004.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:29 pm

PhoeniX wrote:Isn't the xbox the same as well?

Microsoft handled their stuff back in July of 2003 and settled out of court with Immersion.

Immersion holds patents for force feedback technology which cover certain aspects of the rumble effect used in game joypads, and also named Microsoft as a defendant in its original lawsuit in 2002 - but the Xbox manufacturer settled out of court in July 2003 by signing a licensing agreement with the firm.

kabam

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:31 pm

lol this is fucking ridiculous...that's like banning my sound system because of the bass boost when I shoot a rifle?

time to snipe some real ppl again I guess...

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:31 pm

Dr_Watson wrote:who gives a fuck about the rumble to begin with.

me.

Dr_Watson wrote: I don't think anyone would have noticed if they'd never included it in the first place.

:icon28:

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:32 pm

lots of morons on this earth kids...be warned

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:32 pm

haha... sony is so cockey... they think they can win everything.
oh, and in other sony news... WHY THE FUCK IS IT RUN BY A WELSHEY NOW?

heh, fuck oof.. i gots sony!

Post by **Bdw3** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:38 pm

Duhard wrote:lol this is fucking ridiculous...that's like banning my sound system because of the bass boost when I shoot a rifle?

no...

Sony used Immersion's force feedback technology without proper licensing...

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:18 pm

Dr_Watson wrote:haha... sony is so cockey... they think they can win everything.
oh, and in other sony news... WHY THE FUCK IS IT RUN BY A WELSHEY NOW?

heh, fuck oof.. i gots sony!

Welshy? Headed to failure.

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:20 pm

lol sony headed for failure...only some tard from ontario would say something stoopid like that...

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:23 pm

CD's behind that guy licking his anus.

Post by **dmmh** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:28 pm

Duhard wrote:lol sony headed for failure...only some tard from ontario would say something stoopid like that...

financial analists support his opinion though

Post by **stocktroll** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:24 pm

ya its much closer to reality than what you'd first think.
Sony doesnt run a very profitable margin and with Bill Gates interfering with their mark of hitting a monopoly in the "Sony Living Room" idea....they are not very secure. M$ did a smart business move with the xbox which forces playstation into a high stakes competition if they want to completely dominate the market. Microsoft has the resources to play this gamble without a sweat and can even buy up all of sony if offered. On the otherhand Sony will hit the gutter hard if they make the wrong move.
And with the game making landscape turning more into a competition of buying out licenses, Sony's future is not exactly certain for success.

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:32 pm

lots of morons in here...maybe misguided

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:35 pm

Duhard wrote:lots of morons in here...maybe misguided

no they aren't from Quebec, all clear

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:35 pm

do you retards actually think that sony is in serious trouble?

rofl that's gotta be the stoopidest thing ever said...

who cares if M$ can compete with sony on the console market (a market owned by sony btw roffles) when sony sells the best TVs, the best music, the best monitors and the best of everything you can buy?

lots of funboys in here...better wake up before it's too late, girls.

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:36 pm

I mean that's like saying that Ferrari's in deep shit cause they lost the first 2 grand prix of the formula 1 season...I bet you fucktards think they'll go bankrupt because of that...lol

Post by **Duhard** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:40 pm

by the way dumbos, I own a 17" Sony monitor and a 410 Watt Sony sound system to go with my 27" Sony Trinitron...almost forgot the headphones too...did I tell you that I own a Sony PS2?

laffs...pathetic

sony is king, kids...you heard it here first.