Monday, March 05, 2007

SONY SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER VIBRATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS PLAYSTATION JOYSTICKS

It appears that the vibration technology which has caused a many lost lives on challenging video games will make a return in the PS2.

Sony Corp. and Immersion Corp. said they have settled their long-simmering patent dispute over the vibration technology that shakes video game controllers, and will work together to bring the so-called "rumble" function back to PlayStation products.

The rest of the article can be read at:
http://fsnews.findlaw.com/articles/ap/o/51/03-02-2007/1f050011b83e7ed2.html

This technology cost me a sick Civic Si in Need for Speed Underground 2. I remember racing against some Lexus IS 300s and coming around the corner at 145 mph. My car hit the wall and the joystick started vibrating like it was about to explode. I dropped the controller which then caused my beautiful Si to explode.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Dropping an vibrating controller is a sign of how weak your gaming skills are.