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Immersion wants to help bring Rumble back to PS3

Posted on Friday, 19 May 2006 by Speed, source: Gamasutra
Gamasutra has had an interview with Immersion's Victor Viegas who talks about the lack of force feedback on Sony's PS3 controller.

He even states that they're willing to help Sony bring it back, IF the console giants withdraws it appeal in the court case they have with them and which would have Sony pay $90 million to Immersion due to infringements on force feedback patents

“If what they’re saying is in fact the reason why [the controller will not have vibration], I’ve offered them numerous solutions to the problem,” Viegas said in an interview Tuesday. “I don’t believe it’s a very difficult problem to solve, and Immersion has experts that would be happy to solve that problem for them.”

The solutions offered by Immersion, however, would hinge upon Sony’s acceptance of the current litigation, and no word has been given as to Sony’s plans on the matter. Viegas says that Immersion “would have no qualms helping Sony with their problem, if indeed it is a problem,” but the company would have to cease its appeal against the current injunction.
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Anonymous

Anonymous

"vibration feedback" is no "force feedback".

and "rumble" is nintendo's name for vibration feedback.
"vibration feedback" is no "force feedback". and "rumble" is nintendo's name for vibration feedback.
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Posted on 16:42, May 19th 2006
Anonymous

Anonymous

brilliant!!!! we'll tell you how to get the vibration back into the ps3 pad, and you give us $90million!!! LOL!!!!
brilliant!!!! we'll tell you how to get the vibration back into the ps3 pad, and you give us $90million!!! LOL!!!!
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Posted on 17:58, May 19th 2006
Anonymous

Anonymous

i don;t care about rumble or not still good to me. and especially that guy boss form nintendo company over uk David Yarnton it a fuck up guy said sony copy that idea form them haha. where it the information that they siad sony copy that sensor motion feeling in it haha. it only cuz they don;t want to lose the damn battle that why they begin to dig up cuz the same idea cuz sony have report that the controller it will change before the nintendo even provide the product how cuold that be copy and especially that guy victor viegas try to sue them at court for the damn money now want to help out the sony what a bullshit idea man. sorry i to said whatever it take do it sony who the fuck care what they think about it (annylyst, rumor, ect. ect.) and i have to show u much love xbox 360 and ps3 and don;t care much aobut that stupid wii revolution for the damn kid game.
i don;t care about rumble or not still good to me. and especially that guy boss form nintendo company over uk David Yarnton it a fuck up guy said sony copy that idea form them haha. where it the information that they siad sony copy that sensor motion feeling in it haha. it only cuz they don;t want to lose the damn battle that why they begin to dig up cuz the same idea cuz sony have report that the controller it will change before the nintendo even provide the product how cuold that be copy and especially that guy victor viegas try to sue them at court for the damn money now want to help out the sony what a bullshit idea man. sorry i to said whatever it take do it sony who the fuck care what they think about it (annylyst, rumor, ect. ect.) and i have to show u much love xbox 360 and ps3 and don;t care much aobut that stupid wii revolution for the damn kid game.
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Posted on 20:45, May 19th 2006
Anonymous

Anonymous

I got one thing to say; learn proper punctuation. A few commans, periods, and a couple of paragraphs extra would've done the trick.
I got one thing to say; learn proper punctuation. A few commans, periods, and a couple of paragraphs extra would've done the trick.
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Posted on 21:27, May 19th 2006
Anonymous

Anonymous

I got one thing to say; learn proper punctuation. A few commans, periods, and a couple of paragraphs extra would've done the trick.


Even with all of that, I still doubt you'd be able to read that post.
[quote]I got one thing to say; learn proper punctuation. A few commans, periods, and a couple of paragraphs extra would've done the trick.[/quote] Even with all of that, I still doubt you'd be able to read that post.
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