Nicely saidOut of how many patents? I saw a patent for a fucking horse riding simulator peripheral for the Wii. It was literally a fucking virtual saddle.
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Nicely saidOut of how many patents? I saw a patent for a fucking horse riding simulator peripheral for the Wii. It was literally a fucking virtual saddle.
not likely as long as nintendo keep coming up with ideas they'll be there to steal them. They're fucking scum and I will never buy a playstation ever again. It's getting real close to I won't ever buy $ony products ever again too.
Christ, almighty. Is it really that hard to see what sony is doing here? No,
And when looking at the picture or the name, I'd say someone thought it was a good idea to cause a bit of controversy, thus ensuring people are talking about it. I can't say it isn't effective. A sketch that's probably drawn in ten minutes and a name that draws the attention of any apple-users out there...good going. All they really need now is piss of xbox users. I guess that's something for another patent.
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That's possibly the dumbest thing I've read all week. Patents aren't filed to throw other companies and the media off the scent. They're filed during the course of R&D as a means to protect a potential future invention (patent trolls aside). Filing a patent costs money. For the average person, this ranges for a few hundred dollars upwards to a couple of thousand. For companies with the best intellectual property lawyers money can buy, the patent search alone will cost a few thousand. That's not including the money being plowed into R&D in the first place. Yes, not every patented idea gets made, but they're filed so that nobody else can do it first.Christ, almighty. Is it really that hard to see what sony is doing here? No, this isn't some evil scheme, a ripping off game or anything like that. At best, it's hidden advertisement, but TBH I doubt that too.
Think about it for a moment. Patents are obviously made public (if not, there would be no way to sue anybody about it...those others can just say they didn't know about it). But, as a company, if you're only going to patent the things you're really going to make, the competition (and nowadays the media as well) knows what you're going to be making. And start thinking and making a similar thing (say...just different enough to get around the patent).
So how are you going to make an innovative product? Easy: by patenting more than you're going to make. Guild and others have already pointed out that there are thousands of these patents flying around. And TBH...with a new console from microsoft and sony being prepared, it's only normal that "false" patents are filed*. It's smoke and mirrors, really. The only way to keep things surprising for the audience nowadays is to influence the rumor mill with these kinds of stories.
And when looking at the picture or the name, I'd say someone thought it was a good idea to cause a bit of controversy, thus ensuring people are talking about it. I can't say it isn't effective. A sketch that's probably drawn in ten minutes and a name that draws the attention of any apple-users out there...good going. All they really need now is piss of xbox users. I guess that's something for another patent.
And what's with all these "lawsuit" screams? It's a patent, damnit. If there was anything wrong legally, it would never have passed the (internal) certification in the first place. And it's not like apple or nintendo can file a lawsuit for a piece of paper (well...perhaps they can. But at best, they can get the patent voided, which isn't exactly profitable).
*it's between brackets because those patents are most likely as real as can be. But that doesn't mean the company thinks for a second that they're really going to make the product.
this sentence kinda ruins the rest of your post. I'm honestly trying to take it seriously, as I know you mean it that way. But...do you agree this sounds a bit...strange in this case?Yes, not every patented idea gets made, but they're filed so that nobody else can do it first.
Actually based on your definition right there... WiiU ripped off Dreamcast as some games involved parts played on the VMU when plugged into the controller... I.E. Quake 3 Arena had onewell a controller with screen for gameplay is nintendo idea
Hey guys I had an idea, maybe this patent has nothing to do with Playstation products.
They make mobile gaming devices too you know (Xperia Play).
Not unless the new device is a big ass tablet. Big ass tablets always have their own market. Otherwise we wouldn't have an iPod, iPod Touch, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, iPhone, iPad, iPad Mini, etc. All are basically the same thing with some added or missing features compared to the others.A true tablet would compete with the Vita. (Have you noticed that they haven't refreshed the Xperia Play?) Sony would have to give up on the Vita before they came out with another device that had gamepad controls.
You mean like how they created the first console which adopted the DVD format and played movies, the first controller to use a dual analog setup which then became a staple of video game controllers, also equipped with pressure-sensitive buttons unlike any controller before, the first camera Add-On which was actually used in games rather than just for taking photos (like the Dreamcast's camera) and how they were the first to introduce HDD's in consoles with their HDD and Network adapter and more? Oh yeah, Sony doesn't innovate.and ..once again..Sony has to copy what others do first...
You mean like how they created the first console which adopted the DVD format and played movies, the first controller to use a dual analog setup which then became a staple of video game controllers, also equipped with pressure-sensitive buttons unlike any controller before, the first camera Add-On which was actually used in games rather than just for taking photos (like the Dreamcast's camera) and how they were the first to introduce HDD's in consoles with their HDD and Network adapter and more? Oh yeah, Sony doesn't innovate.
well a controller with screen for gameplay is nintendo idea
With the analog sticks I was thinking about "nubs", meaning "not joysticks" that are used on a gamepad, that narrows the field a lot.Still I will +1 you as they did take it and make it work (aka the Apple model but done well enough and even more DRM heavy) where everybody before was largely a pack of unguided types.
I get the feeling that people put too much stress on "who did it first" without really thinking of "who does it well".
I'm all for blatant ripoffs and improvements. I own a Samsung Galaxy S3, after all. I think that Sony isn't "doing it well" these days. (Move? Vita connectivity? All-Stars?) Maybe they are copying the wrong things?