Immersion reveals TouchSense Force for better touch feedback in games

Immersion has revealed its TouchSense Force technology for better touch feedback in games.

The San Jose, Calif.-based company has licensed the technology to a variety of companies. Among the new users is Nintendo, which launches its Switch console on March 5 with new force feedback features such as the ability to feel the sensation of ice cubes in a cub using a game controller.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.