The Sony Corporation’s nose is wide open after an Oakland, California district court ordered it to pay $90.7 million to Immersion Corporation for patent infringement. The claim arose out of Sony’s production of the “Dual Shock” controller, which shakes when something happens during one of the video games. (For instance, if a player’s character is shot in a “shoot ‘em up” type game, the controller will vibrate as a result of the Dual Shock technology.) ABC News reports:
The Tokyo-based company plans to appeal the decision by the federal district court in Oakland, Calif., a Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. spokesman said on condition of anonymity.
I can hardly imagine why the spokesman needed anonymity, given the fact that there’s not a corporation in the world that would not appeal. The true “dual shock” to the company is the fact that they were hit with both monetary damages and an order to cease sales of the PlayStation 2. The order does not hold during the appeal, however, so Sony will keep selling America’s #1 gaming system.
Nathan Novak at 3:52 pm
