Comments on: Final PS3 Controller Quietly Loses Rumble http://obviousdiversion.com/e3-2006/ps3-no-rumble/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:15:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Trout1022 http://obviousdiversion.com/e3-2006/ps3-no-rumble/comment-page-1/#comment-13846 Trout1022 Wed, 17 May 2006 00:52:55 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/e3-2006/ps3-no-rumble/#comment-13846 "PS3 motion/rumble TOGETHER could happen!" "The head of the company currently suing Sony for PS2 vibration patent infringement (Victor Viegas of Immersion) had this to say Monday: "Viegas said that if Sony wants to discuss the problem, he's sure his company could eliminate any technical conflict between having both the motion sensitivity and the vibration effect in a PS3 controller and that Immersion also is ready to provide a "next-generation" level of force feedback for the console." from: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/mike_antonucci/index.html “PS3 motion/rumble TOGETHER could happen!”

“The head of the company currently suing Sony for PS2 vibration patent infringement (Victor Viegas of Immersion) had this to say Monday:

“Viegas said that if Sony wants to discuss the problem, he’s sure his company could eliminate any technical conflict between having both the motion sensitivity and the vibration effect in a PS3 controller and that Immersion also is ready to provide a “next-generation” level of force feedback for the console.”

from: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/mike_antonucci/index.html

]]> By: Christian http://obviousdiversion.com/e3-2006/ps3-no-rumble/comment-page-1/#comment-13727 Christian Sun, 14 May 2006 01:34:10 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/e3-2006/ps3-no-rumble/#comment-13727 It looks like the patent is pretty broad. I just think it's that Microsoft and Nintendo were willing to pay the fee and sony was not. It looks like the patent is pretty broad. I just think it’s that Microsoft and Nintendo were willing to pay the fee and sony was not.

]]> By: Clay http://obviousdiversion.com/e3-2006/ps3-no-rumble/comment-page-1/#comment-13354 Clay Tue, 09 May 2006 11:00:20 +0000 http://obviousdiversion.com/e3-2006/ps3-no-rumble/#comment-13354 Now, that's plain silly. Of course, I don't understand fully how the patent law works, but couldn't Sony inexpensively develop an alternative rumble technology? For that matter, do the XBox 360 controllers have rumble? (I haven't played one...) Now, that’s plain silly. Of course, I don’t understand fully how the patent law works, but couldn’t Sony inexpensively develop an alternative rumble technology? For that matter, do the XBox 360 controllers have rumble? (I haven’t played one…)

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