Locutus
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That is right. A multi-national, multi-million dollar corporation stole some technology from the little guy and passed it off as there own... like this doesn't happen every day?
SONY the makers of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 have been banned from selling PlayStation 2 and other systems in the USA after reports have been come forward and reasonably substantiated that the force feed back system "Analog Dual Shock" component of the PlayStation controllers, which makes them rumble to the action on screen, was stolen technology. Sony has said they hope to have this cleared up by the Christmas rush this year. They will comply with the ban of PlayStation in the USA and are trying to quickly solve the issue. While sales have been temporary suspended in the USA, SONY of America has not stopped advertising as this wasn't part of the suspension in the attack. This may lead to the removal of the contended portion of the product from further sales.
Well I guess that means no PSP for me for awhile.
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Luckly Microsoft knows how to pay people off....
SONY the makers of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 have been banned from selling PlayStation 2 and other systems in the USA after reports have been come forward and reasonably substantiated that the force feed back system "Analog Dual Shock" component of the PlayStation controllers, which makes them rumble to the action on screen, was stolen technology. Sony has said they hope to have this cleared up by the Christmas rush this year. They will comply with the ban of PlayStation in the USA and are trying to quickly solve the issue. While sales have been temporary suspended in the USA, SONY of America has not stopped advertising as this wasn't part of the suspension in the attack. This may lead to the removal of the contended portion of the product from further sales.
Well I guess that means no PSP for me for awhile.
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Three years ago, Northern California technology company Immersion Corporation brought a suit against Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation claiming patent infringement of its proprietary technology used in the controllers for the companies' home consoles: the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and Xbox.
Luckly Microsoft knows how to pay people off....
Microsoft settled out of court with Immersion in 2003, avoiding messy legal proceedings for $26 million, which also got Microsoft a 10 percent stake in Immersion.
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