SAN JOSE, Calif. and FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immersion Corporation, (Nasdaq: IMMR - News), a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced the companies have agreed to conclude their patent litigation at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and have entered into a new business agreement to explore the inclusion of Immersion technology in PlayStation® format products. " We are pleased to have put this litigation behind us," said Immersion CEO Victor Viegas. " Our new business agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment is specifically intended to enable advanced vibration capability for the benefit of the PlayStation gaming community. We are happy to provide our technology in this regard and hope to make technical proposals very soon with respect to use of our technology in the PlayStation products." Immersion will receive the amount of the judgment entered by the District Court, which includes damages, pre-judgment interest, costs, and interest, in addition to retaining compulsory license fees ordered by the District Court which were already paid. Terms of the business agreement between the parties provide SCE with certain new rights with respect to Immersion' s patent portfolio. Additional financial terms are not being disclosed. The conclusion of this litigation and the agreement will have no material impact on Sony' s consolidated earnings forecast announced on January 30, 2007. " We look forward to exploring with Immersion exciting new ways to bring the largest and best range of gameplay experiences to our customers," said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group Chief Operating Officer, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. " We are very excited about our new partnership with Immersion and the potential for new and innovative products incorporating their technologies."
SIXAXIS + Rumble = Wimote pwaned
ORIGINAL: Bishonen SIXAXIS + Rumble + EyeToy = Wimote pwaned
Playing CoD 3 on the Wii reminds me how good FPS ' feels' with FF.
but didn' t Phil Harrison say rumble was so ' last gen' ??
quote: but didn' t Phil Harrison say rumble was so ' last gen' ??
Yep. Finally Immersion Corporation and SCE came to an agreement, this is great news. Expect the Sixaxis in the near future with both motion censor " next gen" and rumble" not next gen" (according to Mr. Phil)
But then we will all have to buy another controller just for rumble, and The battery will die faster. But hell, I wont say no to it!
As Nick Nailor said " That' s the beauty of argument, because if you argue correctly, you' re never wrong" .
i' d expect more advanced rumble than what' s used in 360 and Wii' s controllers.
They' d have to pass up Wii' s rumble. It wasn' t rumble, so much as a small mechanical burp. I think I get a worse buzz from the internal speaker.
" Microsoft' s Achievements were a work of genius, we' re not only matching it but we' re giving you somewhere virtual [like a customizable room] to store and view them, ...and you can even visit your friends virtual rooms too! Probably"
Doesnt MS already let you see your friends achievment points? ... and what does probably mean? Does that mean if they feel like it or something?
lol, thats exactly what I thought. It has struck me as sort of funny, that all it took was a bit of a buzz from the wii-mote to ensure it wasn' t criticized like the sixaxis for a lack of rumble. " Force-Feedback" doesnt really suit it. " Feather Feedback" seems more suitable, and then they could still label it as a FF controller.
Rumble in the Sixaxis controllers = bad. Rumble sucks alot of power... and since you can' t replace the Sixaxis battery, this would lead to faster depletion of the battery and as a result, faster diminishing of the battery' s ability to hold a charge. If they do include rumble in Sixaxis, they also need to redesign it with a replacable battery so you just have to buy a new battery once the battery can' t hold a charge anymore, rather than a new controller.
I' d rather they went back to the original PS3 controller concept. I really liked it.
ORIGINAL: mastachefbkw I' d rather they went back to the original PS3 controller concept. I really liked it. are you talking about the boomerang controller?
it looks kinda like it would cripple your hands
are you talking about the boomerang controller?
I don' t think it looks more ergonomic at all. Maybe it' s more comfortable to hold but reaching the shoulder buttons along with circle amd triangle looks difficult.
Yeah I could See that happing lol
in the year 2030, the leading cause of authoritus is the ps3 controller from 2007
So far, the Wii-mote wears out my hands the most of any controller to date. It' s so small that you have to wrap your fingers around it completely. I imagine it might be easier if you had small hands, but I don' t, and my fingers cramp up