Sony Confirms PS3 Rumble Controller

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:00 pm

Who cares? Rumble is sooo last decade. And it's not like it will make Sony a better company or the games any less sucky.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:07 pm

Kurt_ wrote:Who cares? Rumble is sooo last decade. And it's not like it will make Sony a better company or the games any less sucky.

LOL, too true. Why have rumble if no one has a PS3 anyways?

Sir Games-A-Lot · Post by **Sir Games-A-Lot** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:35 pm

I never turn rumble on any way, A: it hurts my hands (I crash, allot...), B: it eats the batteries in wireless controllers.

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:46 pm

bicostp wrote:
Reaperman@home wrote:if I recall, rumble is a Nintendo patent that maybe somebody doesn't want to pay them for.
*BUZZER* Wrong! Immersion owns the patents to the off-balance motor. They sued Microsoft and Sony, but only Microsoft paid them off (they pay everyone off anyway).

as delightful as that response was to read, you are very correct that the latest bout of lawsuits did not involve nintendo. However I still believe the rumble pak predates the immersion patent.

Post by **bicostp** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:58 pm

I think they used a technology that was different enough to get around it, or they copyrighted it in Japan while Immersion didn't or something like that.

Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:03 pm

bicostp wrote:I think they used a technology that was different enough to get around it, or they copyrighted it in Japan while Immersion didn't or something like that.

I don't think they had to get around it. this page links immersion's patents to 2000-2001. this site seems to indicate that nintendo's initial rumble patent was 1996. I think nintendo just wrote their patent a bit too narrowly, rather than broad strokes like immersion, in hopes of catching a lawsuit. Though some sites out there are even saying nintendo's paying immersion now, even with their own preexisting technology, including rumbling carts and a few rumbling attachments.

immersion's patents seem to cover just about everything. I doubt I could design a bicycle without infringing on something in there.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:12 pm

Its a freaking motor with an unbalanced weight, how can you patent that? Its like patenting having laces to tie shoes. Sometimes patents are a bunch of BS that slows progress, you don't have to own every little thing.

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:08 pm

I,ve been trying to figure out how you could patent rumble also.

HotDog-Cart · Post by **HotDog-Cart** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:15 pm

What ever happened to "Rumble isnt in the Ps3 controller, as it interfers with the six axis"?

I clearly remember a sony rep saying something like that when the ps3 was announced or what ever.

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:33 pm

HotDog-Cart wrote:What ever happened to "Rumble isnt in the Ps3 controller, as it interfers with the six axis"?

I clearly remember a sony rep saying something like that when the ps3 was announced or what ever.

This is whats going to be fun to watch

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nightwheel · Post by **nightwheel** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:48 pm

Looks like Sony is wanting to out do the Wii again. By adding rumble to their controlers. Remember guys the wii-mote has rumble you know.

jones · Post by **jones** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:16 am

nightwheel wrote:Looks like Sony is wanting to out do the Wii again. By adding rumble to their controlers. Remember guys the wii-mote has rumble you know.

Last time I checked about 90% of the controllers since the N64 have had rumble. Not exactly a groundbreaking development.

I say that it is about time they put it back in. Both of their competitors have it, so why shouldn't they as well?

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:37 pm

What if your ps3 controller could talk?!? LIKE MY WIIMOTE!

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Reaperman@home · Post by **Reaperman@home** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:51 pm

ShockSlayer wrote:What if your ps3 controller could talk?!? LIKE MY WIIMOTE!

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sorry, you'll have to wait until next spring for that one, once sony realizes rumble really won't sell any more ps3's, you can expect the 'playstation wand controller' to come out with optical tracking, gyro, rumble and speaker. I'm sure it will be white too.

Mode7 · Post by **Mode7** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:07 pm

Nintendo avoided the Immersion lawsuit with the GCN because its controller only has one motor, as opposed to the dual-motor setup that the XBOX and PS1-2 controllers had. Immersion had the patent placed on the two motor setup. etc