Immersion Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Valve over haptic rumble technology found in the Steam Deck and Valve Index, The Verge reports.
The outlet notes that Immersion has filed a complaint in the Western District of Washington, citing seven patents dating back to as early as 2002. The company is accusing Valve of infringing on its own patents in hardware devices. company, the Steam Deck, and the Valve Index. Though the complaint also cites several video games that use the technology, including Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
Immersion has a history of suing companies that it claims have infringed on its technology patents loudly. Both microsft And sony has been entangled in legal cases with Immersion before over the rumbling technology, with both companies licensing the technology from Immersion’s patent portfolio. soaked is also sued Meta about the same patent infringement claim, with the lawsuit filed nearly a year ago.
Immersion claims damages, royalties, plus a ban on Valve from “deploying, operating, maintaining, testing, and using the alleged Handheld Tool and the alleged VR Tool.”
IN Our review of the Steam DeckWe note that while we have some “big caveats”, such as noisy fans and long load times, we still recommend this device.
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