Sony loses Dual Shock court battle

A federal jury has ruled that Sony must pay $82 million in damages to Immersion Corporation for violating "haptic feedback" patents—basically, using computer-controlled vibrating motors to stimulate users. Immersion filed against both Sony and Microsoft two years ago, but settled out of court with Microsoft for $26 million, in turn allowing the Seattle-based giant to license the technology (and own a portion of the firm). This turned out to be the right decision, as Sony will be hit for more than three times that amount, not including legal fees and of course, future licensing of the dual shock technology. See where stubborness (and greed) gets you…