Sony doesn't think rumble is last-gen anymore

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Don't know if it's worth it starting a new thread, so here we go:

Immersion owes Microsoft upwards of $15 million for the Sony settlement

“Microsoft is suing Immersion for breach of contract only months after Immersion prevailed in a $90 million suit against Sony. The two are connected: Microsoft wants its share of the spoils.

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"We entered into a binding licensing agreement with Immersion and are seeking to have that agreement honored," said Microsoft Associate General Counsel Steve Aeschbacher in a statement. "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."

Just what hasn't been honored? The complaint details the Sublicense Agreement (SLA) that Microsoft and Immersion entered into in 2003, following the settlement between the two parties. According to the complaint, the SLA entitles Microsoft to a minimum $15 million payment as a result of Immersion's settlement with Sony. Microsoft and Immersion apparently agreed to share the bounty that would stem from a court battle with Sony, and Microsoft says they have yet to be paid. In fact, Microsoft had a stepped arrangement which provided that additional compensation should be paid to the company if the total settlement amount surpassed $100 million, which Microsoft believes it has.”

via Arstechnica