16th March 2006, 5:33 PM
I actually don't have a logitech rumble pad one, but I do have a "design elements" controller, the "recoil", which is apparently constructed with a hot glue gun, and inside it has two little motors.
At any rate, Nintendo can stay out of it with their own patent, and MS managed to buy them off, but Sony? Looks like they are screwed.
I don't know, it seems a little silly. I doubt this affects them in Japan though. Aren't the copyrights there much more allowing of this sort of thing?
Of course, Sony could always just replace the spinning motor with a weight on it with a motorized gyro in the PS3 and simply agree to pay a royalty for the PS2 and PS1 controllers that have been sold. That would have some cost involved, but it would solve their problem.
At any rate, Nintendo can stay out of it with their own patent, and MS managed to buy them off, but Sony? Looks like they are screwed.
I don't know, it seems a little silly. I doubt this affects them in Japan though. Aren't the copyrights there much more allowing of this sort of thing?
Of course, Sony could always just replace the spinning motor with a weight on it with a motorized gyro in the PS3 and simply agree to pay a royalty for the PS2 and PS1 controllers that have been sold. That would have some cost involved, but it would solve their problem.
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