Force Feedback is een belangrijk element in de speelervaring bij racefans, toch zal de PlayStation 3 het zonder moeten gaan doen.
Naar aanleiding van het ontbreken van Force Feedback in de Japanse GT HD demo werd contact opgenomen middels de website GTPlanet. De respons die hierop kwam gaf aan dat er op dit moment geen Force Feedback is op ieder stuur dat in ontwikkeling is voor de PlayStation 3.
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"While most of the current wheels like the G25 and DFP work on the PS3 they just simply won't use FF. Imersion holds the patents to the technology and Sony lost the lawsuit over this earlier this year. Microsoft lost as well when they were sued and since have paid their fines and paid licensing for the use of their patents. Sony (as a company) being who they are just won't concede that they lost and use technology (rightfully or luckily) patented first by Immersion."
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"As far as third parties being able to make controllers and games that have FF or rumble may certainly do so. It just better not be able to do so on a PS3 because it still has to be going through the PS3 console and that console legally has no right to use the rumble or FF technology. I'm sure this is being debated with the Sony and Immersion people in their battle, but sadly we just won't see FF or rumble in PS3's until Sony concedes."
Ook Sony Computer Entertainment America heeft aangegeven dat er geen Force Feedback technologie is:
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"All PS3 games are programmed for the SIXAXIS which doesn't have force feedback, therefore the force feedback in the wheels won't be recognized."
Opvallend is dat de Japanse versie van GT HD wél een Force Feedback ondersteuning heeft en dat ook Electronic Arts eerder al aangaf Need for Speed: Carbon van Force Feedback te voorzien.
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