Immersion weighs in on PS3 controller

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[PS3] Tech firm that sued Sony says its business could be affected by lack of rumble

Vic Viegas, CEO of Immersion, said "it would have an impact on our revenue" if Sony decides to eliminate vibration in the PS3 controller, according to our sister site Next-Gen. "If [Sony] eliminated all support for the current rumble technology, then presumably the third parties will not be selling vibration controllers," which would in turn affect the company's ability to license out its force-feedback technology.

For many gamers, Immersion first came to light in 2002, when it sued Sony and Microsoft over the use of its patented force-feedback technology in their controllers. Microsoft settled out of court, but Sony fought the suit and was hit with a $90.7 million judgment in Immersion's favor.

To get the full story, check out Next-Gen's articlehere.

June 20, 2006

Mikel Reparaz
Mikel Reparaz
After graduating from college in 2000 with a BA in journalism, I worked for five years as a copy editor, page designer and videogame-review columnist at a couple of mid-sized newspapers you've never heard of. My column eventually got me a freelancing gig with GMR magazine, which folded a few months later. I was hired on full-time by GamesRadar in late 2005, and have since been paid actual money to write silly articles about lovable blobs.