Ryuu96 said:
I don't believe so, I think all unlicensed 3rd party controllers were fucked. At the time of Microsoft announcing this decision I thought to myself "I swear Sony did this as well" but couldn't find the evidence, despite people telling me only Microsoft did this, Lol. Idas seems to think they're similar enough that France may come for Microsoft next. "Japanese company implemented technical measures in November 2015 to combat counterfeiting, which inadvertently affected the proper functioning of third-party game controllers produced without an official Sony license." You can pretty much change this wording to... "American company implemented technical measures in October 2023 to combat (?), which inadvertently affected the proper functioning of third-party game controllers produced without an official Xbox license" This would apply to Microsoft as well, as all "unlicensed" controllers now no longer work, do they not? "The antitrust authority found Sony's actions indiscriminate, affecting all "unlicensed" controllers without distinction." This part may be where the two differ. Moreover, the antitrust body highlighted a lack of transparency in Sony's licensing policy. Rival companies were reportedly impeded from joining the licensing program, with access only granted through Sony's partnership program. The regulatory authority uncovered that Sony refused to communicate the program access criteria to manufacturers upon request, alleging that the criteria were applied at Sony's discretion. Only cause we don't know, Microsoft's licensing policy may be more transparent than Sony's it's not certain Microsoft will be hit on that count. Still...I think Microsoft is going to get a fine too but they'll laugh at a $14m fine, Lol. |
Source: Windows Central
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Found this, it does clarify it for my addled memory.
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