A California court ordered Sony to pay $90 million in damages to a company called Immersion for patent infringement over the Dual Shock controllers. Part of the ruling calls for a halt to the sale of PS2s and 40 games, but the judge promptly agreed to allow sales pending final outcome of the lawsuit. So it's basically a non-story or, if you will, a great marketing ploy to ensure that anyone who wanted a PS2 and certain games (including the Grand Theft Auto series) picks them up sooner than later. Oh, if you're wondering why Microsoft's vibrating controllers aren't open to this legal scrutiny, the Xbox maker settled a similar suit two years ago for considerably less money. And Nintendo has its own patent for Rumble Pack technology...
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