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Sony Interactive Entertainment

April 10, 2023

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE)[3] is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. SIE primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products. SIE is made up of two legal corporate entities: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE LLC) based in San Mateo, California, and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (SIE Inc.), based in Minato, Tokyo.[4] SIE Inc. was originally founded as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI or SCE) in November 1993 to handle Sony's venture into video game development for the PlayStation systems.[4] SIE LLC was established in San Mateo in April 2016,[4] and is managed through Sony's American branch, Sony Corporation of America.[5]

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
SIE's San Mateo headquarters in 2019
Native name
株式会社ソニー・インタラクティブエンタテインメント
Kabushiki gaisha Sonī Intarakutibu Entateinmento
FormerlySony Computer Entertainment (1993–2016)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedNovember 16, 1993; 29 years ago (1993-11-16) in Tokyo, Japan
Headquarters
San Mateo, California
,
US
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jim Ryan (president, CEO)
Products
BrandsPlayStation
Services
Revenue ¥2,739.8 billion[1] (2021)
¥346.1 billion[1] (2021)
ParentSony Corporation of America (Sony)
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitesie.com

Since the launch of the original PlayStation console in 1994, the company has been developing PlayStation home video game consoles, accessories and services. The company expanded from Japan into North America and Europe, where it founded the branches Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) in May 1995 (in Foster City, California) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) in July 1995 (in Liverpool). The company quickly became Sony's main resource for research and development in video games and interactive entertainment. In April 2016, SCE and Sony Network Entertainment International was restructured and reorganized into Sony Interactive Entertainment, carrying over the operations and primary objectives from both companies. The same year, SIE LLC was established, with its headquarters in San Mateo, California.

Sony Interactive Entertainment handles the research and development, production, and sales of both hardware and software for the PlayStation video game systems. SIE is also a developer and publisher of video game titles, and operates several subsidiaries in Sony's largest markets: North America, Europe and Asia. By June 2022, the company had sold more than 581 million PlayStation consoles worldwide.[6]

History

Establishment, PlayStation release, and North American expansion (1993–2005)

 
Sony Computer Entertainment logo (1993–2016)

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI) was jointly established by Sony and its subsidiary Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1993 to handle the company's ventures into the video game industry.[7] The original PlayStation console was released on December 3, 1994, in Japan.[8] The company's North American operations, Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA), were originally established in May 1995 as a division of Sony Electronic Publishing.[9] Located in Foster City, California, the North American office was originally headed by Steve Race.

In the months prior to the release of the PlayStation in Western markets, the operations were restructured: All video game marketing from Sony Imagesoft was folded into SCEA in July 1995, with most affected employees transferred from Santa Monica to Foster City.[10] On August 7, 1995, Race unexpectedly resigned and was named CEO of Spectrum HoloByte three days later.[10] He was replaced by Sony Electronics veteran Martin Homlish.[10] This proved to be the beginning of a run of exceptional managerial turnover, with SCEA going through four presidents in a single year.[11][12] The PS console was released in the United States on September 9, 1995.[8] As part of a worldwide restructuring at the beginning of 1997, SCEA and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) were both re-established as wholly owned subsidiaries of SCEI.[13][14]

The launch of the second PS console, the PlayStation 2 was released in Japan on March 4, 2000,[15] and the U.S. on October 26, 2000.[16] On July 1, 2002, chairman of SCEI, Shigeo Maruyama, was replaced by Tamotsu Iba as chairman. Jack Tretton and Phil Harrison were also promoted to senior vice presidents of SCE.[17] The PlayStation Portable (PSP) was SCEI's first foray into the small handheld console market. Its development was first announced during SCE's E3 conference in 2003, and it was officially unveiled during their E3 conference on May 11, 2004. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in Europe and Australia on September 1, 2005.

Creation of SCE Worldwide Studios, acquisitions, and restructure (2005–2011)

On September 14, 2005, SCEI formed SCE Worldwide Studios,[18] a single internal entity to oversee all wholly-owned development studios within SCEI. It became responsible for the creative and strategic direction of development and production of all computer entertainment software by all SCEI-owned studios—all software is produced exclusively for the PS family of consoles. Shuhei Yoshida was named as president of Worldwide Studios on May 16, 2008,[19] replacing Kazuo Hirai, who was serving interim after Harrison left the company in early 2008.[20]

On December 8, 2005, video game developer Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone series, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.[21] On January 24, 2006, video game developer Zipper Interactive, developers of the Socom series, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.[22]

In March 2006, Sony announced the online network for its forthcoming PlayStation 3 (PS3) system at the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing meeting in Tokyo, Japan,[23] tentatively named "PlayStation Network Platform" and eventually called just PlayStation Network (PSN). Sony also stated that the service would always be connected,[24] free,[25] and include multiplayer support.[26]

The launch date for the PS3 was announced by Hirai at the pre-E3 conference held at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California, on May 8, 2006. The PS3 was released in Japan on November 11, 2006, and the U.S. date was November 17, 2006.[27] The PSN was also launched in November 2006.[28]

On November 30, 2006, president of SCEI, Ken Kutaragi, was appointed as chairman of SCEI, while Hirai, then president of SCEA, was promoted to president of SCEI.[29] On April 26, 2007, Ken Kutaragi resigned from his position as chairman of SCEI and group CEO, passing on his duties to the recently appointed president of SCE, Hirai.[30]

On September 20, 2007, video game developers Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios, creators of the MotorStorm series, were acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.[31]

On April 15, 2009, David Reeves, president and CEO of SCE Europe, announced his forthcoming resignation from his post. He had joined the company in 1995 and was appointed as chairman of SCEE in 2003, and then president in 2005.[32] His role of president and CEO of SCEE would be taken over by Andrew House, who joined Sony Corporation in 1990.[33] The PSP Go was released on October 1, 2009, for North America and Europe, and on November 1, 2009, for Japan.

On April 1, 2010, SCEI was restructured to bring together Sony's mobile electronics and personal computers divisions. The main Japanese division of SCEI was temporarily renamed "SNE Platform Inc." (SNEP) on April 1, 2010, and was split into two divisions that focused on different aspects: "Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.", consisting of 1,300 employees who focused on the console business, and the network service business consisting of 60 to 70 employees. The network service business of SCEI was absorbed into Sony Corp's Network Products & Service Group (NPSG), which had already been headed by Hirai since April 2009. The original SCEI was then dissolved after the restructuring.[34][35][36]

The North American and European branches of SCEI were affected by the restructuring, and remained as SCEA and SCEE. Hirai, by that time SCEI CEO and Sony Corporation EVP, led both departments.[37]

On March 2, 2010, video game developer Media Molecule, developers of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) game LittleBigPlanet, was acquired by SCEI as part of Worldwide Studios.[38] On August 23, 2010, the headquarters of the company moved from Minami-Aoyama to the Sony City [ja] (Sony Corporation's headquarters) in Kōnan, Minato, Tokyo.[39] On April 20, 2011, SCEI was the victim of an attack on its PlayStation Network system, which also affected its online division, Sony Online Entertainment. On August 1, 2011, video game developer Sucker Punch Productions, developers of the Sly Cooper and Infamous series, was also acquired.[40]

Launch of PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4, expansion into China (2011–2016)

In January 2012, BigBig Studios was closed and Cambridge Studio—renamed Guerrilla Cambridge—becoming a sister studio of Guerrilla Games.[41][42] In March 2012, Zipper Interactive, developers of the SOCOM series, MAG and Unit 13, was closed.[43] On June 25, 2012, Hirai retired as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment; however, he remains on the board of directors.[44]

On July 2, 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment acquired Gaikai, a cloud-based gaming service.[45] In August 2012, Studio Liverpool, developer of the Wipeout and Formula One series, was closed.[46] In August 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment announced PlayStation Mobile for Vita and PlayStation certified devices, with a developers such has THQ, Team17 and Action Button Entertainment signed up.[47]

A press release was published on August 20, 2013, announcing the release date of the PlayStation 4 (PS4) console. On that date, SCEI introduced the CUH-1000A series system, and announced the launch date as November 15, 2013, for North American markets and November 29, 2013, for European, Australasian and Central and South American markets.[48]

Following a January 2014 announcement by the Chinese government that the country's 14-year game console ban would be lifted, the PS4 was scheduled to be the first Sony video game console to be officially and legally released in China since the PlayStation 2.[49][50]

On March 6, 2014, Sony Computer Entertainment of America President and CEO, Tretton, announced he was resigning from his position at the end of the month, citing a mutual agreement between himself and SCEA for the cessation of his contract. Tretton had worked at SCEA since 1995 and was a founding member of the company's executive team. He was involved in the launch of all PlayStation platforms in North America, including the original PlayStation, PS2, PSP, PS3, PSN, PS Vita, and PS4. Tretton was replaced by Shawn Layden, who was the vice-president and chief operating officer (COO) of Sony Network Entertainment International, effective April 1, 2014.[51] On April 2, 2015, it was announced that Sony Computer Entertainment had acquired the intellectual property of the cloud gaming service OnLive, and that its services would cease by the end of the month.[52]

The beta version of Sony's first-ever cloud-based television service, PlayStation Vue (PSVue), was launched in the U.S. in November 2014. It was only offered on an invite-only basis for PS3 and PS4 users, prior to its official launch in early 2015. Sony signed deals with major networks, including CBS, Discovery, Fox, and Viacom, so that users can view live streaming video, as well as catch up and on-demand content, from more than 75 channels, such as Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. Although pricing and release dates for other regions was not publicized, Sony confirmed that PSVue will eventually be available on iPad, followed by other Sony and non-Sony devices.[53]

As Sony Interactive Entertainment (2016–present)

On January 26, 2016, Sony announced that effective April 1, 2016, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment International would be re-organized and combined into a new company, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Unlike the former SCE, SIE is based in San Mateo, California, and represents the entire PlayStation brand, regional subsidiaries, and its content operations.[54] On March 24, 2016, Sony announced the establishment of ForwardWorks, a new studio dedicated to producing "full-fledged" games based on Sony intellectual properties for mobile platforms such as smartphones.[55][56]

It was reported in December 2016 by multiple news outlets that Sony was considering restructuring its U.S. operations by merging its TV and film business with SIE. According to the reports, such a restructuring would have placed Sony Pictures under Sony Interactive's CEO, Andrew House, though House wouldn't have taken over day-to-day operations of the film studio.[57][58][59] According to one report, Sony was set to make a final decision on the possibility of the merger of the TV, film, and gaming businesses by the end of its fiscal year in March of the following year (2017).[57] However, judging by Sony's activity in 2017, the rumored merger never materialized.

On January 8, 2019, Sony announced that the company had entered into a definitive agreement for Sony Interactive Entertainment to acquire Audiokinetic.[60]

On March 20, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment launched the educational video game platform toio in Japan.[61]

On May 20, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had launched PlayStation Productions, a production studio that will mine the company's extensive catalogue of video game titles for film and television. The new venture is headed by Asad Qizilbash and overseen by Shawn Layden, chairman of Worldwide Studios.[62]

On August 19, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had entered into definitive agreements to acquire Insomniac Games.[63] The acquisition was completed on November 15, 2019, where Sony paid ¥24,895 million (US$229 million) in cash.[64][65]

On November 8, 2019, Gobind Singh Deo, Malaysia's Minister of Communications and Multimedia, announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment would open a new development office in the country as in 2020 to provide art and animation as part of Worldwide Studios' efforts to make exclusive games for PlayStation consoles. The studio will be Sony Interactive Entertainment's first studio in Southeast Asia.[66]

 
The PlayStation Studios logo

SIE announced the formation of PlayStation Studios in May 2020 to be formally introduced alongside the PlayStation 5 later in 2020. PlayStation Studios will serve as an umbrella organization for its first-party game development studios, including Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Santa Monica Studio, Media Molecule and Guerrilla Games, as well as used for branding on games developed by studios brought in by Sony in work-for-hire situations. Sony plans to use the "PlayStation Studios" branding on both PlayStation 5 and new PlayStation 4 games to help with consumer recognition, though the branding was not ready for some of Sony's mid-2020 releases like The Last of Us Part II.[67]

SIE's parent Sony bought a minority stake in Epic Games for $250 million in July 2020, giving the company about a 1.4% stake in Epic. The investment came after Sony helped with Epic's development of new technologies in its Unreal Engine 5, which it was positioning for use in powering games on the upcoming PlayStation 5 to take advantage of its high speed internal storage solutions for in-game streaming.[68]

In March 2021, SIE announced that it and RTS acquired the assets and properties of the Evolution Championship Series as a joint venture.[69]

On April 13, 2021, Epic Games announced that it received an additional $200 million strategic investment from SIE's parent Sony Group Corporation.[70]

On May 3, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Discord, which will be integrated into the PlayStation Network by early 2022.[71]

On June 29, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of Housemarque.[72]

On July 1, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of Nixxes Software.[73] Jim Ryan said later that month that they plan to work with Nixxes to release more of their PlayStation games to personal computers.[74]

On September 8, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of Firesprite, a Liverpool-based developer with over 250 employees. The studio has multiple projects in development, with the projects focusing on genres outside the core offerings of PlayStation Studios.[75] On September 29, 2021, Firesprite announced that it had acquired Fabrik Games, bringing the studio's headcount to 265.[76]

On September 30, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that Bluepoint Games had joined PlayStation Studios, with Bluepoint working on original content instead of remaking an older game.[77][78]

On November 4, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired a 5% stake in the video game publisher Devolver Digital.[79]

On December 10, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of the Seattle-based studio Valkyrie Entertainment.[80]

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its intent to purchase Bungie for $3.6 billion in January 2022.[81] This deal closed on July 15, 2022. Under terms of this deal, Bungie remained an independent development studio and publisher, allowing Bungie to pursue development outside Sony's platforms, and was intended to help bolster live service games for SIE.[82]

Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Jade Raymond's Haven Studios in March 2022 and incorporating it as part of PlayStation Studios, making the studio Sony's first development team in Canada.[83]

On July 18, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Repeat.gg announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment had acquired Repeat.gg.[84]

On August 29, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Savage Game Studios announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment had acquired Savage Game Studios, a mobile game development studio with offices in Helsinki and Berlin. Savage Game Studios joined the newly created PlayStation Studios Mobile Division, an independent operation from console development.[85]

On August 31, 2022, it was announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired a 14.09% stake in FromSoftware.[86]

Corporate affairs

 
Former Sony Computer Entertainment headquarters in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
 
Former Sony Computer Entertainment America headquarters in Foster City, California, United States

The president, and CEO of SIE is Jim Ryan, replacing John (Tsuyoshi) Kodera, who stepped down in April 2019. Kodera would leave SIE in 2021.[87] Andrew House served as president and CEO from 2011 until October 2017, after stepping down from the role House served as chairman until the end of the year. House replaced Kaz Hirai as president and CEO in 2011, who himself had replaced longtime CEO Ken Kutaragi, also known as the "Father of the PlayStation".[88] Kutaragi retired from his executive position at SIE on June 19, 2007, and holds the title of honorary chairman at the company.[89] As of November 7, 2019, Hermen Hulst is the Head of Worldwide Studios.[90]

Headquarters

SIE currently has eight main headquarters around the world. They are as follows:

SIE also has smaller offices and distribution centers in Los Angeles, California (Hollywood), San Diego, California; Toronto, Ontario; Melbourne, Australia; Seoul, South Korea (Seocho-gu), Singapore; Shanghai, China and Liverpool, England.

Game approval

SIE evaluates and approves games for its consoles. The process is more strict than for the Nintendo Seal of Quality, and developers submit game concepts to Sony early in the design process. Each SIE unit has its own evaluation process; SIEE, for example, approved Billy the Wizard for its consumers but SIEA did not. The company sometimes imposes additional restrictions, such as when it prohibited PS and PS2 games from being ported to the PSP without 30% of content being new to the Sony console.[91]

Hardware

Main article: PlayStation
 
PlayStation brand logo

PlayStation

Main article: PlayStation (console)

SCEI produces the PlayStation line of video game hardware that consists of consoles and handhelds. Sony's first wide home console release, the PlayStation (codenamed "PSX" during development), was initially designed to be a CD-ROM drive add-on for Nintendo's Super NES (a.k.a. "Super Famicom" in Japan) video game console, in response to add-ons for competing platforms such as the TurboGrafx-CD and the Sega CD (sold as the PC Engine CD-ROM² System and Mega CD in Japan respectively). When the prospect of releasing the system as an add-on dissolved, Sony redesigned the machine into a standalone unit.

The PlayStation was released in Japan on December 3, 1994, and later in North America on September 9, 1995.[8] By the end of the console 12-year production cycle, the PlayStation had sold 102 million units.[92]

PlayStation 2

Main article: PlayStation 2

SCEI's second home console, the PlayStation 2 (PS2) was released in Japan on March 4, 2000, and later in North America and Europe in October and November 2000, respectively. The PS2 is powered by a proprietary central processing unit, the Emotion Engine, and was the first video game console to have DVD playback functionality and also backwards compatibility with the original PlayStation games included out of the box.

The PS2 consisted of a DVD drive and retailed in the U.S. for US$299.[93] SCEI received heavy criticism after the launch of the PS2 due to the games released as part of the launch, difficulties that it presented for video game designers, and users who struggled to port Sega Dreamcast games to the system.[15] However, despite these complaints, the PlayStation 2 received widespread support from third party developers throughout its lifespan on the market.

On December 28, 2012, Sony confirmed that it would cease production of the PS2 through a gradual process that started in Japan—the continuing popularity of the console in markets like Brazil and India meant that PS2 products would still be shipped, while games for the console were released in March 2013. The PS2 stands as the best-selling home video game console in history, with a total of 155 million consoles sold.[15][92]

Writing for the ExtremeTech website at the end of 2012, James Plafke described the PS2 as revolutionary and proclaimed that the console "turn[ed] the gaming industry on its head":

Aside from being the “first” next-gen console, as well as providing many, many people with their first DVD player, the PlayStation 2 launched in something of a Golden Age of the non-PC gaming industry. Gaming tech was becoming extremely sophisticated ... Sony seemingly knew the exact route toward popularity, turning the console with the least powerful hardware of that generation into a juggernaut of success.[93]

PlayStation Portable

Main article: PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) was SCEI's first foray into the small handheld console market. Its development was first announced during SCE's E3 conference in 2003, and it was officially unveiled during their E3 conference on May 11, 2004. The system was released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in Europe and Australia on September 1, 2005. The console has since seen two major redesigns, with new features including smaller size, more internal memory, a better quality LCD screen and lighter weight.

PlayStation 3

Main article: PlayStation 3

The launch date for the PS3 was announced by Hirai at the pre-E3 conference held at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California, on May 8, 2006. The PS3 was released in Japan on November 11, 2006, and the U.S. date was November 17, 2006. Technology journalists observed that Sony had followed what Microsoft did with the Xbox 360, and produced the PS3 in two versions: one with a 20GB hard drive and the other with a 60GB hard drive.[27]

The PS3 utilizes a unique processing architecture, the Cell microprocessor, a proprietary technology developed by Sony in conjunction with Toshiba and IBM. The graphics processing unit, the RSX 'Reality Synthesizer', was co-developed by Nvidia and Sony. Several variations of the PS3 have been released, each with slight hardware and software differences, and each denoted by the varying size of the included hard disk drive.

PlayStation Vita

Main article: PlayStation Vita

The PS Vita is the successor to the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan and other parts of Asia on December 17, 2011,[94] and then in Europe, Australia and North America on February 22, 2012.[95][96]

Internally, the Vita features a 4-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore processor and a 4-core SGX543MP4+ graphics processing unit, as well as LiveArea software as its main user interface, which succeeds the XrossMediaBar.[97][98]

On March 1, 2019, Sony has ended production of the system and physical cartridge games.[99]

PlayStation 4

Main article: PlayStation 4

The PS4 was announced as the successor to the PS3[100] and was launched in North America on November 15, 2013,[101] in Europe on November 29, 2013[102] and in Japan on February 23, 2014.[103]

Described by Sony as a "next generation" console, the PS4 included features such as enhanced social capabilities, second-screen options involving devices like the handheld PlayStation Vita, a membership service and compatibility with the Twitch live streaming platform.[48]

Following a January 2014 announcement by the Chinese government that the country's 14-year game console ban would be lifted, the PS4 was scheduled to be the first Sony video game console to be officially and legally released in China since the PlayStation 2—the ban was enacted in 2000 to protect the mental health of young people.[49][50] Around 70 game developers, including Ubisoft and Koei, will service Chinese PlayStation users.[104]

The Chinese release dates and price details were announced in early December, with January 11, 2015, confirmed by SCEI. The makers announced that both the PS4 and Vita consoles will be released in China, and the former's package will also consist of a 500GB and 1TB hard drive and controller.[105]

The 20th anniversary of the original PS console was celebrated on December 6, 2014, with the release of a limited-edition, anniversary-edition PlayStation 4 with an aesthetic design that recalled the original 1994 PlayStation.[8]

PlayStation 5

Main article: PlayStation 5

The PS5 was announced to succeed the PS4 in 2019, and released in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, North America, and South Korea on November 12, 2020, with a further worldwide release on November 19, 2020.[106]

Software

Development studios

Main article: PlayStation Studios

SIE maintains several in-house studios since 2005, with the most recent move to brand these as PlayStation Studios starting in 2020. All of these studios develop PlayStation console-exclusive games for Sony.

In addition to those listed below, Bungie operates as an independent studio and publisher under SIE since July 2022.[82]

First-party (PlayStation Studios)
Asia
North America
Europe
Game development support
Closed
First-party studios

Other platforms

See also: List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games § Windows, and List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games § iOS/Android

SIE began releasing some of its first-party studios' exclusive titles for Windows in 2020, starting with Horizon: Zero Dawn in August 2020, and with Days Gone in May 2021. Layden said in a 2021 interview that he was part of the team that came up with this concept, where they recognized "we need to go out to where these new customers are, where these new fans could be. We need to go to where they are... Because they've decided not to come to my house, so I've got to go their house now. And what's the best way to go to their house? Why not take one of our top-selling games?"[116] Ryan said in an interview that with some of the latter PlayStation 4 titles that "There’s an opportunity to expose those great games to a wider audience" and that Horizon: Zero Dawn's release on Windows shows there was a strong interest in further releases.[117] An investor report in 2021 stated that a primary factor in SIE's recent desire to expand into PC gaming under Ryan stems from the motivation to expand the PlayStation brand into China, Russia and India—markets where console-oriented gaming is far less prevalent than in the West and Japan.[118][119] In June 2021 after acquiring the studio Nixxes which had become their go-to developer for these ports, Sony confirmed that they are dedicated to PC gaming and value PC gamers, although the PlayStation consoles will still be the "first" and "best" places to play their games.[120] Subsequent Windows releases included 2018's God of War in January 2022,[121] Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered in August 2022, the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection and Sackboy: A Big Adventure in October 2022, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales in November 2022, Returnal in February 2023, and The Last of Us Part I in March 2023.[122][123][124][125][126]

Video Games Chronicle observed that Sony had established a PlayStation PC label around April 2021 to handle the publication of its games on Windows.[127] SIE stated in a May 2022 investor report that sales of PC ports of their games had grown from $30 million in their 2020 fiscal year, to $80 million in 2021, and estimated to be $300 million for 2022. Because of this, SIE plans to continue to support PC releases of their PlayStation exclusive games and anticipate that by 2025, a third of their games revenue will come from PC sales.[128]

SIE also began seeking the mobile games market, hiring a former content manager for Apple Arcade in 2020, as a means to bring their IPs to this platform.[128] SIE acquired Savage Game Studios as their first dedicated mobile developer within PlayStation Studios in August 2022 for an undisclosed sum.[129] It expects that by 2025, mobile games will make up 20% of their games revenue.[128]

See also

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Sony Interactive Entertainment SIE 3 is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company owned by multinational conglomerate Sony SIE primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products SIE is made up of two legal corporate entities Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC SIE LLC based in San Mateo California and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc SIE Inc based in Minato Tokyo 4 SIE Inc was originally founded as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc SCEI or SCE in November 1993 to handle Sony s venture into video game development for the PlayStation systems 4 SIE LLC was established in San Mateo in April 2016 4 and is managed through Sony s American branch Sony Corporation of America 5 Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCSIE s San Mateo headquarters in 2019Native name株式会社ソニー インタラクティブエンタテインメントRomanized nameKabushiki gaisha Soni Intarakutibu EntateinmentoFormerlySony Computer Entertainment 1993 2016 TypeSubsidiaryIndustryVideo gamesFoundedNovember 16 1993 29 years ago 1993 11 16 in Tokyo JapanHeadquartersSan Mateo California USArea servedWorldwideKey peopleJim Ryan president CEO ProductsPlayStation PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 PlayStation VR PlayStation VR2 PlayStation Portable PlayStation VitaBrandsPlayStationServicesPlayStation Network PlayStation Video PlayStation Store PlayStation Plus PlayStation StarsRevenue 2 739 8 billion 1 2021 Operating income 346 1 billion 1 2021 ParentSony Corporation of America Sony DivisionsPlayStation StudiosPlayStation MobilePlayStation PCSubsidiariesAudiokinetic Bungie Evolution Championship Series Gaikai PlayStation Productions Repeat gg SN Systems Visual Arts Service Group Epic Games 4 9 2 Devolver Digital 5 FromSoftware 14 09 Websitesie comSince the launch of the original PlayStation console in 1994 the company has been developing PlayStation home video game consoles accessories and services The company expanded from Japan into North America and Europe where it founded the branches Sony Computer Entertainment America SCEA in May 1995 in Foster City California and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe SCEE in July 1995 in Liverpool The company quickly became Sony s main resource for research and development in video games and interactive entertainment In April 2016 SCE and Sony Network Entertainment International was restructured and reorganized into Sony Interactive Entertainment carrying over the operations and primary objectives from both companies The same year SIE LLC was established with its headquarters in San Mateo California Sony Interactive Entertainment handles the research and development production and sales of both hardware and software for the PlayStation video game systems SIE is also a developer and publisher of video game titles and operates several subsidiaries in Sony s largest markets North America Europe and Asia By June 2022 the company had sold more than 581 million PlayStation consoles worldwide 6 Contents 1 History 1 1 Establishment PlayStation release and North American expansion 1993 2005 1 2 Creation of SCE Worldwide Studios acquisitions and restructure 2005 2011 1 3 Launch of PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 expansion into China 2011 2016 1 4 As Sony Interactive Entertainment 2016 present 2 Corporate affairs 2 1 Headquarters 2 2 Game approval 3 Hardware 3 1 PlayStation 3 2 PlayStation 2 3 3 PlayStation Portable 3 4 PlayStation 3 3 5 PlayStation Vita 3 6 PlayStation 4 3 7 PlayStation 5 4 Software 4 1 Development studios 4 2 Other platforms 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditEstablishment PlayStation release and North American expansion 1993 2005 Edit Sony Computer Entertainment logo 1993 2016 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc SCEI was jointly established by Sony and its subsidiary Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1993 to handle the company s ventures into the video game industry 7 The original PlayStation console was released on December 3 1994 in Japan 8 The company s North American operations Sony Computer Entertainment of America SCEA were originally established in May 1995 as a division of Sony Electronic Publishing 9 Located in Foster City California the North American office was originally headed by Steve Race In the months prior to the release of the PlayStation in Western markets the operations were restructured All video game marketing from Sony Imagesoft was folded into SCEA in July 1995 with most affected employees transferred from Santa Monica to Foster City 10 On August 7 1995 Race unexpectedly resigned and was named CEO of Spectrum HoloByte three days later 10 He was replaced by Sony Electronics veteran Martin Homlish 10 This proved to be the beginning of a run of exceptional managerial turnover with SCEA going through four presidents in a single year 11 12 The PS console was released in the United States on September 9 1995 8 As part of a worldwide restructuring at the beginning of 1997 SCEA and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe SCEE were both re established as wholly owned subsidiaries of SCEI 13 14 The launch of the second PS console the PlayStation 2 was released in Japan on March 4 2000 15 and the U S on October 26 2000 16 On July 1 2002 chairman of SCEI Shigeo Maruyama was replaced by Tamotsu Iba as chairman Jack Tretton and Phil Harrison were also promoted to senior vice presidents of SCE 17 The PlayStation Portable PSP was SCEI s first foray into the small handheld console market Its development was first announced during SCE s E3 conference in 2003 and it was officially unveiled during their E3 conference on May 11 2004 The system was released in Japan on December 12 2004 in North America on March 24 2005 and in Europe and Australia on September 1 2005 Creation of SCE Worldwide Studios acquisitions and restructure 2005 2011 Edit On September 14 2005 SCEI formed SCE Worldwide Studios 18 a single internal entity to oversee all wholly owned development studios within SCEI It became responsible for the creative and strategic direction of development and production of all computer entertainment software by all SCEI owned studios all software is produced exclusively for the PS family of consoles Shuhei Yoshida was named as president of Worldwide Studios on May 16 2008 19 replacing Kazuo Hirai who was serving interim after Harrison left the company in early 2008 20 On December 8 2005 video game developer Guerrilla Games developers of the Killzone series was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios 21 On January 24 2006 video game developer Zipper Interactive developers of the Socom series was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios 22 In March 2006 Sony announced the online network for its forthcoming PlayStation 3 PS3 system at the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing meeting in Tokyo Japan 23 tentatively named PlayStation Network Platform and eventually called just PlayStation Network PSN Sony also stated that the service would always be connected 24 free 25 and include multiplayer support 26 The launch date for the PS3 was announced by Hirai at the pre E3 conference held at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City California on May 8 2006 The PS3 was released in Japan on November 11 2006 and the U S date was November 17 2006 27 The PSN was also launched in November 2006 28 On November 30 2006 president of SCEI Ken Kutaragi was appointed as chairman of SCEI while Hirai then president of SCEA was promoted to president of SCEI 29 On April 26 2007 Ken Kutaragi resigned from his position as chairman of SCEI and group CEO passing on his duties to the recently appointed president of SCE Hirai 30 On September 20 2007 video game developers Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios creators of the MotorStorm series were acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios 31 On April 15 2009 David Reeves president and CEO of SCE Europe announced his forthcoming resignation from his post He had joined the company in 1995 and was appointed as chairman of SCEE in 2003 and then president in 2005 32 His role of president and CEO of SCEE would be taken over by Andrew House who joined Sony Corporation in 1990 33 The PSP Go was released on October 1 2009 for North America and Europe and on November 1 2009 for Japan On April 1 2010 SCEI was restructured to bring together Sony s mobile electronics and personal computers divisions The main Japanese division of SCEI was temporarily renamed SNE Platform Inc SNEP on April 1 2010 and was split into two divisions that focused on different aspects Sony Computer Entertainment Inc consisting of 1 300 employees who focused on the console business and the network service business consisting of 60 to 70 employees The network service business of SCEI was absorbed into Sony Corp s Network Products amp Service Group NPSG which had already been headed by Hirai since April 2009 The original SCEI was then dissolved after the restructuring 34 35 36 The North American and European branches of SCEI were affected by the restructuring and remained as SCEA and SCEE Hirai by that time SCEI CEO and Sony Corporation EVP led both departments 37 On March 2 2010 video game developer Media Molecule developers of the PlayStation 3 PS3 game LittleBigPlanet was acquired by SCEI as part of Worldwide Studios 38 On August 23 2010 the headquarters of the company moved from Minami Aoyama to the Sony City ja Sony Corporation s headquarters in Kōnan Minato Tokyo 39 On April 20 2011 SCEI was the victim of an attack on its PlayStation Network system which also affected its online division Sony Online Entertainment On August 1 2011 video game developer Sucker Punch Productions developers of the Sly Cooper and Infamous series was also acquired 40 Launch of PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 expansion into China 2011 2016 Edit In January 2012 BigBig Studios was closed and Cambridge Studio renamed Guerrilla Cambridge becoming a sister studio of Guerrilla Games 41 42 In March 2012 Zipper Interactive developers of the SOCOM series MAG and Unit 13 was closed 43 On June 25 2012 Hirai retired as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment however he remains on the board of directors 44 On July 2 2012 Sony Computer Entertainment acquired Gaikai a cloud based gaming service 45 In August 2012 Studio Liverpool developer of the Wipeout and Formula One series was closed 46 In August 2012 Sony Computer Entertainment announced PlayStation Mobile for Vita and PlayStation certified devices with a developers such has THQ Team17 and Action Button Entertainment signed up 47 A press release was published on August 20 2013 announcing the release date of the PlayStation 4 PS4 console On that date SCEI introduced the CUH 1000A series system and announced the launch date as November 15 2013 for North American markets and November 29 2013 for European Australasian and Central and South American markets 48 Following a January 2014 announcement by the Chinese government that the country s 14 year game console ban would be lifted the PS4 was scheduled to be the first Sony video game console to be officially and legally released in China since the PlayStation 2 49 50 On March 6 2014 Sony Computer Entertainment of America President and CEO Tretton announced he was resigning from his position at the end of the month citing a mutual agreement between himself and SCEA for the cessation of his contract Tretton had worked at SCEA since 1995 and was a founding member of the company s executive team He was involved in the launch of all PlayStation platforms in North America including the original PlayStation PS2 PSP PS3 PSN PS Vita and PS4 Tretton was replaced by Shawn Layden who was the vice president and chief operating officer COO of Sony Network Entertainment International effective April 1 2014 51 On April 2 2015 it was announced that Sony Computer Entertainment had acquired the intellectual property of the cloud gaming service OnLive and that its services would cease by the end of the month 52 The beta version of Sony s first ever cloud based television service PlayStation Vue PSVue was launched in the U S in November 2014 It was only offered on an invite only basis for PS3 and PS4 users prior to its official launch in early 2015 Sony signed deals with major networks including CBS Discovery Fox and Viacom so that users can view live streaming video as well as catch up and on demand content from more than 75 channels such as Comedy Central and Nickelodeon Although pricing and release dates for other regions was not publicized Sony confirmed that PSVue will eventually be available on iPad followed by other Sony and non Sony devices 53 As Sony Interactive Entertainment 2016 present Edit On January 26 2016 Sony announced that effective April 1 2016 Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment International would be re organized and combined into a new company Sony Interactive Entertainment SIE Unlike the former SCE SIE is based in San Mateo California and represents the entire PlayStation brand regional subsidiaries and its content operations 54 On March 24 2016 Sony announced the establishment of ForwardWorks a new studio dedicated to producing full fledged games based on Sony intellectual properties for mobile platforms such as smartphones 55 56 It was reported in December 2016 by multiple news outlets that Sony was considering restructuring its U S operations by merging its TV and film business with SIE According to the reports such a restructuring would have placed Sony Pictures under Sony Interactive s CEO Andrew House though House wouldn t have taken over day to day operations of the film studio 57 58 59 According to one report Sony was set to make a final decision on the possibility of the merger of the TV film and gaming businesses by the end of its fiscal year in March of the following year 2017 57 However judging by Sony s activity in 2017 the rumored merger never materialized On January 8 2019 Sony announced that the company had entered into a definitive agreement for Sony Interactive Entertainment to acquire Audiokinetic 60 On March 20 2019 Sony Interactive Entertainment launched the educational video game platform toio in Japan 61 On May 20 2019 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had launched PlayStation Productions a production studio that will mine the company s extensive catalogue of video game titles for film and television The new venture is headed by Asad Qizilbash and overseen by Shawn Layden chairman of Worldwide Studios 62 On August 19 2019 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had entered into definitive agreements to acquire Insomniac Games 63 The acquisition was completed on November 15 2019 where Sony paid 24 895 million US 229 million in cash 64 65 On November 8 2019 Gobind Singh Deo Malaysia s Minister of Communications and Multimedia announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment would open a new development office in the country as in 2020 to provide art and animation as part of Worldwide Studios efforts to make exclusive games for PlayStation consoles The studio will be Sony Interactive Entertainment s first studio in Southeast Asia 66 The PlayStation Studios logo SIE announced the formation of PlayStation Studios in May 2020 to be formally introduced alongside the PlayStation 5 later in 2020 PlayStation Studios will serve as an umbrella organization for its first party game development studios including Naughty Dog Insomniac Santa Monica Studio Media Molecule and Guerrilla Games as well as used for branding on games developed by studios brought in by Sony in work for hire situations Sony plans to use the PlayStation Studios branding on both PlayStation 5 and new PlayStation 4 games to help with consumer recognition though the branding was not ready for some of Sony s mid 2020 releases like The Last of Us Part II 67 SIE s parent Sony bought a minority stake in Epic Games for 250 million in July 2020 giving the company about a 1 4 stake in Epic The investment came after Sony helped with Epic s development of new technologies in its Unreal Engine 5 which it was positioning for use in powering games on the upcoming PlayStation 5 to take advantage of its high speed internal storage solutions for in game streaming 68 In March 2021 SIE announced that it and RTS acquired the assets and properties of the Evolution Championship Series as a joint venture 69 On April 13 2021 Epic Games announced that it received an additional 200 million strategic investment from SIE s parent Sony Group Corporation 70 On May 3 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of a minority stake in Discord which will be integrated into the PlayStation Network by early 2022 71 On June 29 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of Housemarque 72 On July 1 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of Nixxes Software 73 Jim Ryan said later that month that they plan to work with Nixxes to release more of their PlayStation games to personal computers 74 On September 8 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of Firesprite a Liverpool based developer with over 250 employees The studio has multiple projects in development with the projects focusing on genres outside the core offerings of PlayStation Studios 75 On September 29 2021 Firesprite announced that it had acquired Fabrik Games bringing the studio s headcount to 265 76 On September 30 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that Bluepoint Games had joined PlayStation Studios with Bluepoint working on original content instead of remaking an older game 77 78 On November 4 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired a 5 stake in the video game publisher Devolver Digital 79 On December 10 2021 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of the Seattle based studio Valkyrie Entertainment 80 Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its intent to purchase Bungie for 3 6 billion in January 2022 81 This deal closed on July 15 2022 Under terms of this deal Bungie remained an independent development studio and publisher allowing Bungie to pursue development outside Sony s platforms and was intended to help bolster live service games for SIE 82 Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired Jade Raymond s Haven Studios in March 2022 and incorporating it as part of PlayStation Studios making the studio Sony s first development team in Canada 83 On July 18 2022 Sony Interactive Entertainment and Repeat gg announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment had acquired Repeat gg 84 On August 29 2022 Sony Interactive Entertainment and Savage Game Studios announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment had acquired Savage Game Studios a mobile game development studio with offices in Helsinki and Berlin Savage Game Studios joined the newly created PlayStation Studios Mobile Division an independent operation from console development 85 On August 31 2022 it was announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired a 14 09 stake in FromSoftware 86 Corporate affairs Edit Former Sony Computer Entertainment headquarters in Akasaka Minato Tokyo Former Sony Computer Entertainment America headquarters in Foster City California United States The president and CEO of SIE is Jim Ryan replacing John Tsuyoshi Kodera who stepped down in April 2019 Kodera would leave SIE in 2021 87 Andrew House served as president and CEO from 2011 until October 2017 after stepping down from the role House served as chairman until the end of the year House replaced Kaz Hirai as president and CEO in 2011 who himself had replaced longtime CEO Ken Kutaragi also known as the Father of the PlayStation 88 Kutaragi retired from his executive position at SIE on June 19 2007 and holds the title of honorary chairman at the company 89 As of November 7 2019 Hermen Hulst is the Head of Worldwide Studios 90 Headquarters Edit SIE currently has eight main headquarters around the world They are as follows Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC San Mateo California the global and regional headquarters for North America and Latin America except Cuba and the Caribbean countries Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited London England controls operations in Europe South Africa Middle East India Turkey Australia and New Zealand except Russia Egypt Belarus and Baltic countries Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc and Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia Minato Tokyo Japan controls operations in Japan and was also formerly the regional headquarters for Sony Computer Entertainment Inc Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea Seoul South Korea controls South Korean operations Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore Singapore controls Southeast Asia operations Sony Interactive Entertainment Taiwan Taipei Taiwan controls Taiwanese operations Sony Interactive Entertainment Shanghai Shanghai China controls operations in mainland China Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Hong Kong controls operations around Hong Kong and MacauSIE also has smaller offices and distribution centers in Los Angeles California Hollywood San Diego California Toronto Ontario Melbourne Australia Seoul South Korea Seocho gu Singapore Shanghai China and Liverpool England Game approval Edit SIE evaluates and approves games for its consoles The process is more strict than for the Nintendo Seal of Quality and developers submit game concepts to Sony early in the design process Each SIE unit has its own evaluation process SIEE for example approved Billy the Wizard for its consumers but SIEA did not The company sometimes imposes additional restrictions such as when it prohibited PS and PS2 games from being ported to the PSP without 30 of content being new to the Sony console 91 Hardware EditMain article PlayStation PlayStation brand logo PlayStation Edit Main article PlayStation console SCEI produces the PlayStation line of video game hardware that consists of consoles and handhelds Sony s first wide home console release the PlayStation codenamed PSX during development was initially designed to be a CD ROM drive add on for Nintendo s Super NES a k a Super Famicom in Japan video game console in response to add ons for competing platforms such as the TurboGrafx CD and the Sega CD sold as the PC Engine CD ROM System and Mega CD in Japan respectively When the prospect of releasing the system as an add on dissolved Sony redesigned the machine into a standalone unit The PlayStation was released in Japan on December 3 1994 and later in North America on September 9 1995 8 By the end of the console 12 year production cycle the PlayStation had sold 102 million units 92 PlayStation 2 Edit Main article PlayStation 2SCEI s second home console the PlayStation 2 PS2 was released in Japan on March 4 2000 and later in North America and Europe in October and November 2000 respectively The PS2 is powered by a proprietary central processing unit the Emotion Engine and was the first video game console to have DVD playback functionality and also backwards compatibility with the original PlayStation games included out of the box The PS2 consisted of a DVD drive and retailed in the U S for US 299 93 SCEI received heavy criticism after the launch of the PS2 due to the games released as part of the launch difficulties that it presented for video game designers and users who struggled to port Sega Dreamcast games to the system 15 However despite these complaints the PlayStation 2 received widespread support from third party developers throughout its lifespan on the market On December 28 2012 Sony confirmed that it would cease production of the PS2 through a gradual process that started in Japan the continuing popularity of the console in markets like Brazil and India meant that PS2 products would still be shipped while games for the console were released in March 2013 The PS2 stands as the best selling home video game console in history with a total of 155 million consoles sold 15 92 Writing for the ExtremeTech website at the end of 2012 James Plafke described the PS2 as revolutionary and proclaimed that the console turn ed the gaming industry on its head Aside from being the first next gen console as well as providing many many people with their first DVD player the PlayStation 2 launched in something of a Golden Age of the non PC gaming industry Gaming tech was becoming extremely sophisticated Sony seemingly knew the exact route toward popularity turning the console with the least powerful hardware of that generation into a juggernaut of success 93 PlayStation Portable Edit Main article PlayStation PortableThe PlayStation Portable PSP was SCEI s first foray into the small handheld console market Its development was first announced during SCE s E3 conference in 2003 and it was officially unveiled during their E3 conference on May 11 2004 The system was released in Japan on December 12 2004 in North America on March 24 2005 and in Europe and Australia on September 1 2005 The console has since seen two major redesigns with new features including smaller size more internal memory a better quality LCD screen and lighter weight PlayStation 3 Edit Main article PlayStation 3The launch date for the PS3 was announced by Hirai at the pre E3 conference held at Sony Pictures Studios in Los Angeles California on May 8 2006 The PS3 was released in Japan on November 11 2006 and the U S date was November 17 2006 Technology journalists observed that Sony had followed what Microsoft did with the Xbox 360 and produced the PS3 in two versions one with a 20GB hard drive and the other with a 60GB hard drive 27 The PS3 utilizes a unique processing architecture the Cell microprocessor a proprietary technology developed by Sony in conjunction with Toshiba and IBM The graphics processing unit the RSX Reality Synthesizer was co developed by Nvidia and Sony Several variations of the PS3 have been released each with slight hardware and software differences and each denoted by the varying size of the included hard disk drive PlayStation Vita Edit Main article PlayStation VitaThe PS Vita is the successor to the PlayStation Portable It was released in Japan and other parts of Asia on December 17 2011 94 and then in Europe Australia and North America on February 22 2012 95 96 Internally the Vita features a 4 core ARM Cortex A9 MPCore processor and a 4 core SGX543MP4 graphics processing unit as well as LiveArea software as its main user interface which succeeds the XrossMediaBar 97 98 On March 1 2019 Sony has ended production of the system and physical cartridge games 99 PlayStation 4 Edit Main article PlayStation 4The PS4 was announced as the successor to the PS3 100 and was launched in North America on November 15 2013 101 in Europe on November 29 2013 102 and in Japan on February 23 2014 103 Described by Sony as a next generation console the PS4 included features such as enhanced social capabilities second screen options involving devices like the handheld PlayStation Vita a membership service and compatibility with the Twitch live streaming platform 48 Following a January 2014 announcement by the Chinese government that the country s 14 year game console ban would be lifted the PS4 was scheduled to be the first Sony video game console to be officially and legally released in China since the PlayStation 2 the ban was enacted in 2000 to protect the mental health of young people 49 50 Around 70 game developers including Ubisoft and Koei will service Chinese PlayStation users 104 The Chinese release dates and price details were announced in early December with January 11 2015 confirmed by SCEI The makers announced that both the PS4 and Vita consoles will be released in China and the former s package will also consist of a 500GB and 1TB hard drive and controller 105 The 20th anniversary of the original PS console was celebrated on December 6 2014 with the release of a limited edition anniversary edition PlayStation 4 with an aesthetic design that recalled the original 1994 PlayStation 8 PlayStation 5 Edit Main article PlayStation 5 The PS5 was announced to succeed the PS4 in 2019 and released in Australia Japan New Zealand North America and South Korea on November 12 2020 with a further worldwide release on November 19 2020 106 Software EditDevelopment studios Edit Main article PlayStation Studios SIE maintains several in house studios since 2005 with the most recent move to brand these as PlayStation Studios starting in 2020 All of these studios develop PlayStation console exclusive games for Sony In addition to those listed below Bungie operates as an independent studio and publisher under SIE since July 2022 82 First party PlayStation Studios AsiaTeam Asobi The Playroom series Astro Bot Rescue Mission Astro s Playroom Polyphony Digital Gran Turismo series Motor Toon Grand Prix series Tourist Trophy Omega BoostNorth AmericaInsomniac Games Spyro the Dragon series Ratchet amp Clank series Resistance series Marvel s Spider Man series Sunset Overdrive Naughty Dog Crash Bandicoot series Jak and Daxter series Uncharted series The Last of Us series Bend Studio Syphon Filter series Resistance Retribution Uncharted Golden Abyss Uncharted Fight for Fortune Days Gone San Diego Studio MLB The Show series NBA series ModNation Racers series Sports Champions series The Mark of Kri Pain High Velocity Bowling Pinball Heroes Medieval Moves Deadmund s Quest LittleBigPlanet Karting Santa Monica Studio God of War series Twisted Metal series PixelJunk series Fat Princess series Kinetica Downhill Domination War of the Monsters The Con Neopets The Darkest Faerie Blast Factor Flow Calling All Cars Warhawk Everyday Shooter Linger in Shadows Flower detuned Carnival Island Escape Plan Journey Datura Starhawk Sorcery Sound Shapes The Unfinished Swan PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale Hohokum Fat Princess Piece of Cake 107 The Order 1886 Everybody s Gone to the Rapture Bound Sucker Punch Productions Sly Cooper series Infamous series Ghost of Tsushima Pixelopus Entwined Concrete Genie Bluepoint Games Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection Shadow of the Colossus Remake Demon s Souls Remake Valkyrie Entertainment Guns Up Haven StudiosEuropeGuerrilla Games Killzone series Horizon series London Studio SingStar series DanceStar Party series EyeToy series EyePet series Wonderbook series The Getaway series This is Football series World Tour Soccer series Passport To series PlayStation Home NBA ShootOut 97 Porsche Challenge Rapid Racer Spice World Team Buddies Hardware Online Arena Fired Up Gangs of London Aqua Vita Operation Creature Feature The Trials of Topoq Mesmerize Distort Tori Emaki Mesmerize Trace Beats RA One The Game DON 2 The Game Media Molecule LittleBigPlanet series Tearaway Tearaway Unfolded Dreams Housemarque Stardust series Dead Nation Resogun Nex Machina Returnal Firesprite The Persistence Fabrik Games Filthy Lucre The Lost Bear Savage Game Studios Mobile game developerGame development supportXDev 108 109 110 XDev collaborates with independent development studios across Europe and other PAL territories to publish content to PlayStation platforms all over the world LittleBigPlanet series Buzz series Invizimals series MotorStorm series Killzone series Pursuit Force series Start the Party series Super Stardust series Hustle Kings series Super Rub a Dub Heavenly Sword Rag Doll Kung Fu Fists of Plastic Crash Commando Heavy Rain Tumble The Fight Lights Out Dead Nation Move Fitness Reality Fighters Table Top Tanks PulzAR Table Ice Hockey Smart As When Vikings Attack Table Mini Golf Beyond Two Souls Wonderbook Walking with Dinosaurs Tearaway Resogun Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition Lemmings Touch PlayStation Vita Pets Murasaki Baby Run Sackboy Run 111 The Hungry Horde 112 BigFest 113 Until Dawn Tearaway Unfolded Rime Alienation Wild 114 Shadow of the Beast San Mateo Studio Syphon Filter series Jak and Daxter series Socom series Sly Cooper series Ratchet amp Clank series Resistance series Uncharted series Infamous series Jet Li Rise to Honor CounterSpy Helldivers Nixxes Software Dutch studio which focuses on porting games to other platforms while also supporting development of games for a variety of platforms Horizon Zero Dawn Microsoft Windows port developed patches Marvel s Spider Man series Microsoft Windows ports 115 Malaysia StudioClosedFirst party studiosJapan Studio Ape Escape series LocoRoco series Legend of Legaia series The Eye of Judgment series Everybody s Golf series Patapon series White Knight Chronicles series The Legend of Dragoon Talkman Rogue Galaxy Mainichi Issho Piyotama The Last Guy Demon s Souls Trash Panic Numblast Kung Fu Rider Beat Sketcher Bleach Soul Resurreccion Puppeteer Knack Destiny of Spirits Bloodborne The Tomorrow Children Siren series Gravity Rush series PaRappa the Rapper series Arc the Lad series Wild Arms series Beyond the Beyond Alundra series Boku no Natsuyasumi series SkyGunner Okage Shadow King Tsugunai Atonement Dual Hearts Dark Cloud series Genji Dawn of the Samurai series Rule of Rose Jeanne d Arc LocoRoco series Tokyo Jungle Soul Sacrifice Rain Freedom Wars Oreshika Tainted Bloodlines Deracine Ghost in the Shell Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex both the 2004 game and the 2005 game 989 Studios NFL GameDay series Major League Baseball series NBA ShootOut series NCAA GameBreaker series Twisted Metal III Twisted Metal 4 Cool Boarders 3 Cool Boarders 4 Jet Moto 3 Rally Cross 2 ESPN Extreme Games 1Xtreme 2Xtreme 3Xtreme BigBig Studios Pursuit Force series MotorStorm Arctic Edge Little Deviants Evolution Studios World Rally Championship series MotorStorm series Driveclub Guerrilla Cambridge MediEvil series C 12 Final Resistance Primal Ghosthunter 24 The Game LittleBigPlanet PSP TV Superstars Killzone Mercenary collaborated in the development of the Killzone series Wipeout series EyeToy series Heavenly Sword PlayStation Home PlayTV Incognito Entertainment Twisted Metal series Warhawk War of the Monsters Downhill Domination Calling All Cars Manchester Studio New studio in North West England focused on creating VR games for PlayStation VR Studio Liverpool Wipeout series Formula One series Zipper Interactive Socom series Mag Unit 13Other platforms Edit See also List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games Windows and List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games iOS Android SIE began releasing some of its first party studios exclusive titles for Windows in 2020 starting with Horizon Zero Dawn in August 2020 and with Days Gone in May 2021 Layden said in a 2021 interview that he was part of the team that came up with this concept where they recognized we need to go out to where these new customers are where these new fans could be We need to go to where they are Because they ve decided not to come to my house so I ve got to go their house now And what s the best way to go to their house Why not take one of our top selling games 116 Ryan said in an interview that with some of the latter PlayStation 4 titles that There s an opportunity to expose those great games to a wider audience and that Horizon Zero Dawn s release on Windows shows there was a strong interest in further releases 117 An investor report in 2021 stated that a primary factor in SIE s recent desire to expand into PC gaming under Ryan stems from the motivation to expand the PlayStation brand into China Russia and India markets where console oriented gaming is far less prevalent than in the West and Japan 118 119 In June 2021 after acquiring the studio Nixxes which had become their go to developer for these ports Sony confirmed that they are dedicated to PC gaming and value PC gamers although the PlayStation consoles will still be the first and best places to play their games 120 Subsequent Windows releases included 2018 s God of War in January 2022 121 Marvel s Spider Man Remastered in August 2022 the Uncharted Legacy of Thieves collection and 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