Sony Corp. today confirmed it had been ordered by a U.S. court to pay over $90 million in damages and must halt sales of all Playstation consoles in the United States, following the loss of a patent infringement case against technology group Immersion.
Californian based Immersion Corp. claimed back in 2002 that Sony infringed on its patented technology which allows console controllers to vibrate in time to actions in games. The tactical feedback system was named "Dual Shock" by Sony.
Sony were quick to deny the claims, but a U.S. court on Friday found in favour of Immersion. Sony were fined $90.7 million and ordered to stop selling both the Playstation and Playstation 2 consoles, along with forty seven games titles that use the force feedback technology.
Sony disagreed with the federal court decision and said it will continue to sell the consoles and games until the end of an appeal case, which will be heard in a high court.
The $90.7 million award is three times more than Immersion's total revenues last year, which amounted to only $23.8 million.
Shares in Sony fell only 0.9% on the news.
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