When Sony revealed their “innovative” controller, many thought it was a clear rip off from the Nintendo Wii. Responding to the claims that Sony waited for Nintendo to reveal their controller before acting, Phil Harrison dismissed the claims, saying that Sony had thought about the idea for over 10 years now, but didn’t use it because the technology wasn’t sufficient enough.

“In reality you can’t make some of the ideas that we have because the technology is not available in sufficient quantity or at a low enough price, and you kind of have to wait for certain things to converge.”

He did admit that Sony didn’t invent anything, they just follow others in this situation:

“We didn’t start the wave, but we’ve kind of jumped onto that wave. “