Sony In $60 billion of debt??

[Rapier Racer]

Over on the Playstation forums it has been claimed that Sony is in all that debt has anyone else heard anything of the sort? Personally I think its BS :turd there is also talk of who will buy them out *sniff sniff*

[Bob Todd]

According to Official UK PS2 mag, Sony have had to pay $87 million in damages to an exercise-equipment company, who claimed that Sony's Dual Shock's vibrator infringes on a patent made on some of their equipment, as both involve a "rotating eccentric mass" for the purposes of "stimulation".
On top of this, Sony must pay $27 million a year if they want to continue using the technology.

Expect a hasty redesign of the Dual Shock! :o

[Mobius]

Duck...

Note the typo.

[Rapier Racer]

bloody hell, why has this company decided to take action now? the DS has been around for ages

[Lance]

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perhaps they took action long ago and legal maneuvering consumed a lot of time before a settlement was actually reached?
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[Bob Todd]

Wouldnae surprise me.

edit by Lance: unnecessary quote of immediately previous post was removed
edit: Bored, Lance? :D Fair enough, I suppose. I tend to always quote posts so that should someone post while I'm typing, no confusion shall arise.