[General Discussion] The courts fuck Sony over (I sent them a thank-you note)

Ug, people please get your facts straight here. This isn't a demand that Sony stops selling the Dual Shock controller or for them to remove the vibration function. Immersion is seeking $30 million in licensing fees monthly which would (in their eyes) make the use of the Dual Shock technology by Sony legal.

$30 million dollars both is and is not a lot of money. It's enough for Sony to attempt to fight, but if they do end up having to pay it, the effects of the lawsuit will be minimal when compared to the scope of Sony's entire Playstation division. Whatever happens, it will have zero effect on the consumer. This is an internal situation that wouldn't have even been made public if it wasn't for nosy journalist.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Watts

They should have settled like Microsoft. It would've cost them less in the long run. Serves them right.

No way. The amount of Dual Shocks sold compared to X-Box controllers is way higher. They want Sony to pay $90 million where they only demanded $14 million from Microsoft. The amount of hardware Sony sells monthly compared to Microsoft is also way higher, thus Sony would be paying out way more in licensing fees.

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