Sony patents 3D Virtual Reality Controller

[LordTheNightKnight]

Kwaad said:

BenKenobi88 said:

dallas said:

Sony is obviously taking some lessons from nintendo and trying to steal some of their market share. I don't think that they will be as successful with this venture as say, its other ideas, b/c gameplay has never been a big part of their strategy for Sony's games division.

 

Also, i'm not convinced that the wii remote will be relevant after a couple of years anyway, so this seems even more irrelevant.

It's hardly a "venture." It's just a patent. Patents can sit around and do nothing for decades...

That is exactly why I am not saying "HAHA Wiimote = suxxors." Because this does not exist. However if this was to hit the market in 6 months. How can you say it is bad, if it works right?

One of the big reasons I bought a DS over a PSP was the fact Nintendo bought the lisence to use the Palm OS, and trademarked something related to PDA type operation. I was thinking. HELL YES ON MY DS!

It's been over a year, and not a word on either of those fronts. Trademarks, and patents dont mean much.

 You should get into DS homebrewing (yes, the DS has homebrew, just not to the extent of the PSP). That does some of that stuff you wanted.

 Yet Nintendo never promised to make the DS a PDA. That was just a baseless claim people made soley due to the touchscreen, and programs like Picochat. Nintendo made it clear that was just to enhance gaming and communication, not act like a Palm PC.