No more Dual Shock controllers?

[studvicious]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...n_sony_lawsuit

more reading..

[Aussie2B]

The original PlayStation controller is better anyway. ;) Feels better, the d-pad is better, it's designed better, etc. Not long ago I opened a Dual Shock for the first time to clean it, and I was disgusted at how poorly constructed it was. The wires were just a mess. The original controllers can withstand just about anything (although the thin piece over the d-pad tends to break), and they're a breeze to open and clean.

[DeputyMoniker]

Ignore this post...

[YoshiM]

im a bit confussed, are they after the rumble pak inside or the analog controller?

They are after Sony about the rumbling, not the analog control. Nintendo was able to skirt around this patent by having the rumble control available as an optional accessory and thus patented it. I think with the Cube they just did an extension of their patent, but I'm not 100% on that.

[DeputyMoniker]

And it was also in Japan Today -
http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content...at=4&id=332037

HERE is an interesting thread based off that article.

[Jasoco]

Ignore this post...

I'll try.

[Push Upstairs]

Ignore this post...

I wish i could but that picture in your sig.....



If all this crap is about the rumble function in the controllers then i can live without that.

[Iron Draggon]

Dang, guess I need to get off my butt and get a pair of dual shocks for my PS1! I don't own ANY of the games in that list though, so is there even a need for me to get a pair of dual shocks? Do they work with other games? I've always wanted to try them out, I've just never gotten around to it yet.

[punkoffgirl]

Looks like your post gpt cut off.

And notice how it says at the top:

GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO STAY INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL

That means until the appeal is heard all these games and the PS2 and the controllers can STILL be sold. And that appeal could take MONTHS for it to be heard. In the meantime, I'm sure Sony will reach a deal with the company to settle this.

But from what I've read and seem to understand, while there is an stay for the injunction to stop sales and production, I *believe* that Sony will still have to pay licensing fees in the meantime.

[joshnickerson]

They are after Sony about the rumbling, not the analog control. Nintendo was able to skirt around this patent by having the rumble control available as an optional accessory and thus patented it. I think with the Cube they just did an extension of their patent, but I'm not 100% on that.

From what I've read, Nintendo was actually the only one that bothered to licence the technology, thus paying a licence fee and free from any wrongdoing.