Sony ordered to pay $90 million, halt game sales
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:40 am
Looks like Sony got nailed after all in the court case that claimed Sony infringed on some technologies that they used to make a game controller vibrate in sync with actions in games.
Source: CNET NewsSony has been ordered by a U.S. court to pay about $90 million in damages and to halt game console sales in the United States in a patent infringement case against Immersion, the company's game unit said Monday.
Sony Computer Entertainment said it disagreed with the decision by a federal district court in California and would appeal to a higher court.
SCE said it will continue U.S. sales as the suspension order--which covers PlayStation and PlayStation 2 consoles, two game controllers and 47 software titles--will not go into effect before the appeal and because Sony will be paying compulsory license fees to Immersion, an SCE spokeswoman said.