Microsoft sues Immersion over Sony settlement

MS sues Immersion because it settled with Sony - Image 1Quite interestingly, the settlement between Sony and Immersion Corporation regarding controllers’ rumble feature somehow concerns Microsoft. Last Monday, big MS just sued Immersion for contract breach.

We imagine you now asking, “What kind of breach?” and more importantly, “What contract are we talking about?” If you still remember, Immersion Corporation originally filed a lawsuit against the two companies back in 2002.

The case with Sony was eventually settled and with a hefty price tag if we may add. The two even reached a new agreement still concerning the much-talked about rumble for the SIXAXIS.

Now, Microsoft had this clause that requires Immersion to pay them based on “certain business and IP licensing arrangements” in the event that the rumble maker and Sony will settle. This is now where the problem lies because Microsft claims that Immersion hasn’t lived up to the said terms. Microsoft Associate General Counsel Steve Aeschbacher said,

Microsoft licenses technology both in and out and relies on these agreements to be honored and enforced. Our request to the court is that all companies and industry partners should play by the same rules and that the binding agreement we signed with Immersion be honored.

It’s really intriguing how this will affect the on-going console war between Sony and Microsoft. How about you, what do you think?

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MS sues Immersion because it settled with Sony - Image 1Quite interestingly, the settlement between Sony and Immersion Corporation regarding controllers’ rumble feature somehow concerns Microsoft. Last Monday, big MS just sued Immersion for contract breach.

We imagine you now asking, “What kind of breach?” and more importantly, “What contract are we talking about?” If you still remember, Immersion Corporation originally filed a lawsuit against the two companies back in 2002.

The case with Sony was eventually settled and with a hefty price tag if we may add. The two even reached a new agreement still concerning the much-talked about rumble for the SIXAXIS.

Now, Microsoft had this clause that requires Immersion to pay them based on “certain business and IP licensing arrangements” in the event that the rumble maker and Sony will settle. This is now where the problem lies because Microsft claims that Immersion hasn’t lived up to the said terms. Microsoft Associate General Counsel Steve Aeschbacher said,

Microsoft licenses technology both in and out and relies on these agreements to be honored and enforced. Our request to the court is that all companies and industry partners should play by the same rules and that the binding agreement we signed with Immersion be honored.

It’s really intriguing how this will affect the on-going console war between Sony and Microsoft. How about you, what do you think?

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