In an interesting twist of fate, Microsoft has filed suit against Immersion, makers of rumble technology used in game peripherals. If the name Immersion rings a bell, it's because the company filed suit against both Microsoft and Sony in 2002 for patent infringement. Immersion and Microsoft reached a settlement in 2003, in which Microsoft paid $26 million to Immersion for licensing rights and a stake in the company.Apparently, another part of the settlement also stated that Immersion would pay Microsoft "based on certain business and IP licensing arrangements." We're not exactly sure what those arrangements are, but according to Microsoft, Immersion is not living up to its end of the bargain. Hence, a suit has been filed.
Microsoft suing Immersion ... what's next, dogs and cats living together?
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-18-2007 @ 6:17PM
T Ghost said...
Karma anyone? XD
Now What I wanna see is Sony suing Immersion, that would be a serious twist of fate!
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6-18-2007 @ 6:36PM
Knuckles Dawson said...
But Richard, wouldn't that cause mass hysteria?
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6-18-2007 @ 7:21PM
Project Ekim said...
lol it would wouldnt it
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6-18-2007 @ 7:29PM
Stranger said...
Mass Hysteria!
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6-18-2007 @ 8:35PM
L said...
lol its Immersion who is ment to be maken the rumble for the Ps3 =S lol
in other words M$ want money fromsony =P
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6-18-2007 @ 9:35PM
Zeus the God said...
@ 5:
You are just simply retarded.
Its Microsoft or MS, not M$. They aren't out for money, otherwise they would make like Immersion and start suing everyone. They are suing Immersion for a good cause... Immersion didn't hold their end of the deal. This has nothing to do with Sony.
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6-18-2007 @ 9:56PM
skrilla said...
@ 6
i like microsoft, i like MS, but i love M$. im not going to go into how if you own a buisiness your goal is to make $$$...let alone the ideas that microsoft has stolen before they could get patented...or how about a program called Internet Explorer...my point is that calling microsoft M$ is completly alright, Bill Gates probably uses M$
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6-18-2007 @ 9:56PM
L said...
@6 theres no need for that
ok let me put this into small fookinwords foryou dum ass cause you can,t read k?
Immersion own the rights to rumble technology used in game peripherals!!! which let them sue M$ and sony back 4 years ago.
This gen M$ paid Immersion to becomepart of them and so that they could use rumble in the 360.
This is why PS3 Does not have rumble!
So to this story M$ is looking money as part of a deal if any other system got rumble from Immersion.. M$ would make money from it
AND Immersion are working on rumble for the PS3
God work it out for your self ...
o yey LMFAO "They aren't out for money" wake up
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6-18-2007 @ 11:32PM
root said...
yeah! sue immersion, deny the lincence for ps3 and you'r done...
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6-19-2007 @ 9:36AM
Jeph said...
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