Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational
video game
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and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate
Sony
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professiona ...
. The SIE Group is made up of two legal corporate entities: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE LLC) based in
San Mateo, California, United States, and Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (SIE Inc.), based in
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits ...
, Japan.
Tokyo-based 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.
SIE LLC was established in San Mateo in April 2016,
and is managed through Sony's American branch,
Sony Corporation of America
Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation
SONAM, headquartered in New York City, manages the company's US-based businesses.
Sony's principal U.S. business ...
.
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
Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the population at 33,805, an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley ...
) and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) in July 1995 (in
Liverpool
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). 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
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Computers
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* Web d ...
and
publisher
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of video game titles, and operates several subsidiaries in Sony's largest markets:
North America,
Europe
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and
Asia
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. By June 2022, the company had sold more than 581 million PlayStation consoles worldwide.
History
Establishment, PlayStation release, and North American expansion (1993–2005)
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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
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The video game industry has grown from niches to mainstrea ...
. The original
PlayStation console was released on December 3, 1994, in Japan.
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. Located in
Foster City, California
Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the population at 33,805, an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley ...
, 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
Sony Imagesoft Inc. was an American video game publisher that operated from 1989 to 1995 and was located in California. It was established in January 1989 in Los Angeles, California, as a subsidiary of the Japan-based CBS/Sony Group (CSG) and in ...
was folded into SCEA in July 1995, with most affected employees transferred from
Santa Monica
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to
Foster City
Foster City is a city located in San Mateo County, California. The 2020 census put the population at 33,805, an increase of more than 10% over the 2010 census figure of 30,567. Foster City is sometimes considered to be part of Silicon Valley ...
.
On August 7, 1995, Race unexpectedly resigned and was named CEO of
Spectrum HoloByte three days later.
He was replaced by Sony Electronics veteran Martin Homlish.
This proved to be the beginning of a run of exceptional managerial turnover, with SCEA going through four presidents in a single year. The PS console was released in the United States on September 9, 1995.
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.
The launch of the second PS console, the
PlayStation 2 was released in Japan on March 4, 2000,
and the U.S. on October 26, 2000. 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. 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, 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
is a Japanese businessman and gaming industry veteran. He was the President of SIE Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment from 2008 to 2019, before moving onto other SIE-related projects. Yoshida has been a key member of the Play ...
was named as president of Worldwide Studios on May 16, 2008, replacing
Kazuo Hirai, who was serving interim after Harrison left the company in early 2008.
On December 8, 2005, video game developer
Guerrilla Games
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, developers of the
''Killzone'' series, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios. On January 24, 2006, video game developer
Zipper Interactive
Zipper Interactive was an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington and part of SCE Worldwide Studios. It was founded in June 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It created many different games, including the '' SOCOM U.S. ...
, developers of the
''Socom'' series, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.
In March 2006, Sony announced the online network for its forthcoming
PlayStation 3
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(PS3) system at the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing meeting in
Tokyo, Japan
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, tentatively named "PlayStation Network Platform" and eventually called just
PlayStation Network (PSN). Sony also stated that the service would always be connected,
free, and include multiplayer support.
The launch date for the PS3 was announced by Hirai at the pre-E3 conference held at the
Sony Pictures Studios
The Sony Pictures Studios is an American television and film studio complex located in Culver City, California at 10202 West Washington Boulevard and bounded by Culver Boulevard (south), Washington Boulevard (north), Overland Avenue (west) and ...
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.
The PSN was also launched in November 2006.
On November 30, 2006, president of SCEI,
Ken Kutaragi
is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman. He is the former chairman and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the video game division of Sony Corporation, and current president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. He is known ...
, was appointed as chairman of SCEI, while Hirai, then president of SCEA, was promoted to president of SCEI. 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.
On September 20, 2007, video game developers
Evolution Studios
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and
Bigbig Studios, creators of the
MotorStorm series, were acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.
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. His role of president and CEO of SCEE would be taken over by Andrew House, who joined Sony Corporation in 1990. The
PSP Go
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...
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.
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.
On March 2, 2010, video game developer
Media Molecule
Media Molecule Ltd. is a British video game developer based in Guildford, Surrey. Founded in 2006 by Mark Healey, Alex Evans, David Smith, and Kareem Ettouney, Sony Computer Entertainment acquired the firm in 2010. It became part of SCE Worldw ...
, developers of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) game
LittleBigPlanet
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, was acquired by SCEI as part of Worldwide Studios. On August 23, 2010, the headquarters of the company moved from
Minami-Aoyama to the (Sony Corporation's headquarters) in Kōnan,
Minato, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also called Minato City in English.
It was formed in 1947 as a merger of Akasaka, Azabu and Shiba wards following Tokyo City's transformation into Tokyo Metropolis. The modern Minato ward exhibits ...
. 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
Daybreak Game Company LLC is an American video game developer based in San Diego. The company was founded in December 1997 as Sony Online Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment, but was spun off to an independent investor in ...
. On August 1, 2011, video game developer
Sucker Punch Productions
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, developers of the
Sly Cooper and
Infamous
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* "Infamous", an episode of ''Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinj ...
series, was also acquired.
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
Guerrilla Cambridge (formerly SCE Studio Cambridge) was a British video game developer based in Cambridge, England. The studio was founded under Sony Computer Entertainment in July 1997 through the buyout of the game development division of Cy ...
—becoming a sister studio of Guerrilla Games. In March 2012,
Zipper Interactive
Zipper Interactive was an American video game developer based in Redmond, Washington and part of SCE Worldwide Studios. It was founded in June 1995 by Jim Bosler and Brian Soderberg. It created many different games, including the '' SOCOM U.S. ...
, developers of the ''
SOCOM'' series, ''
MAG Mag, MAG or mags may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
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* ''Mag'' (Slovenian magazine), 1995–2010
* '' The Mag'', a British music magazine
Businesses and organisations
* MacKenzie Art Gallery, in Regina, Sask ...
'' and ''
Unit 13'', was closed. On June 25, 2012, Hirai retired as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment; however, he remains on the board of directors.
On July 2, 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment acquired
Gaikai
is an American company which provides technology for the streaming of high-end video games. Its technology has multiple applications, including in-home streaming over a local wired or wireless network (as in Remote Play between the PlayStation 4 ...
, a cloud-based gaming service. In August 2012,
Studio Liverpool
Psygnosis Limited (known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool. Founded in 1984 by Ian Hetherington, Jonathan Ell ...
, developer of the ''
Wipeout'' and ''
Formula One
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'' series, was closed. In August 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment announced
PlayStation Mobile for Vita and PlayStation certified devices, with a developers such has
THQ
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,
Team17
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and
Action Button Entertainment
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signed up.
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.
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.
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. On April 2, 2015, it was announced that Sony Computer Entertainment had acquired the intellectual property of the cloud gaming service
OnLive
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, and that its services would cease by the end of the month.
The beta version of Sony's first-ever cloud-based television service,
PlayStation Vue
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(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
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, followed by other Sony and non-Sony devices.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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
Audiokinetic Inc. is a Canadian software company based in Montreal, Quebec that develops audio software for the video game industry. Its main product is Wwise audio authoring software. On January 8, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced ...
.
On March 20, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment launched the educational video game platform
toio
toio is an educational video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It consists of two miniature robots, a docking station with a monochrome display, a cartridge port to load software onto, and two controllers. After shipping ...
in Japan.
On May 20, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had launched
PlayStation Productions
PlayStation Productions, LLC is an American production company owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
History
Sony Interactive Entertainment launched PlayStation Productions in 2019 with a focus on adapting the company's video game franchis ...
, 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.
On August 19, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had entered into definitive agreements to acquire
Insomniac Games
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. The acquisition was completed on November 15, 2019, where Sony paid
¥24,895 million (US$229 million) in cash.
On November 8, 2019,
Gobind Singh Deo
Gobind Singh Deo s/o Karpal Singh ( pa, ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਓ, Gobind Siṅgh Dio; born 19 June 1973) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the Pakatan Harapa ...
,
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.
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SIE announced the formation of
PlayStation Studios
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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
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''.
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
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, 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.
In March 2021, SIE announced that it and RTS acquired the assets and properties of the
Evolution Championship Series
The Evolution Championship Series, commonly known as Evo, is an annual esports event that focuses exclusively on fighting games. The tournaments are completely open and use the double elimination format. As with Super Battle Opera, contestant ...
as a joint venture.
On April 13, 2021, Epic Games announced that it received an additional $200 million strategic investment from SIE's parent Sony Group Corporation.
On May 3, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of a minority stake in
Discord
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, which will be integrated into the PlayStation Network by early 2022.
On June 29, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of
Housemarque
Housemarque Oy is a Finnish video game developer based in Helsinki. The company was founded by Ilari Kuittinen and Harri Tikkanen in July 1995, through the merger of their previous video game companies, Bloodhouse and Terramarque, both of which ...
.
On July 1, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of
Nixxes Software. Jim Ryan said later that month that they plan to work with Nixxes to release more of their PlayStation games to personal computers.
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. On September 29, 2021, Firesprite announced that it had acquired Fabrik Games, bringing the studio's headcount to 265.
On September 30, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that
Bluepoint Games
Bluepoint Games Inc is an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2006 by Andy O'Neil and Marco Thrush, the studio is known for video game remasters and remakes, such as '' Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection'' (201 ...
had joined PlayStation Studios, with Bluepoint working on original content instead of remaking an older game.
On November 4, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired a 5% stake in the video game publisher
Devolver Digital
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.
On December 10, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of the Seattle-based studio Valkyrie Entertainment.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its intent to purchase
Bungie
Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington. It is a studio owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company was established in May 1991 by Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones afte ...
for $3.6 billion in January 2022. 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.
Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired
Jade Raymond
Jade Raymond (born 28 August 1975) is a Canadian video game creator, best known for helping create the '' Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch Dogs'' franchises, and for building the Ubisoft Toronto and EA Motive Studios. On 16 March 2021, Raymond a ...
's Haven Studios in March 2022 and incorporating it as part of PlayStation Studios, making the studio Sony's first development team in Canada.
On July 18, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Repeat.gg announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment had acquired Repeat.gg.
On August 29, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Savege Game Studios announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment had acquired Savege 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.
On August 31, 2022, it was announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired a 14.09% stake in
FromSoftware.
Corporate affairs
![Sony Computer Entertainment America](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg)
The
president
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
, and
CEO of SIE is Jim Ryan, replacing John (Tsuyoshi) Kodera, who stepped down in April 2019. Kodera would leave SIE in 2021.
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
is a Japanese businessman. He is best known as the former chairman of Sony Corporation, serving from April 2018 to June 2019, as well as president and CEO from April 2012 to April 2018. He also served as a board member of Sony Computer Entertain ...
as president and CEO in 2011, who himself had replaced longtime CEO
Ken Kutaragi
is a Japanese engineering technologist and businessman. He is the former chairman and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the video game division of Sony Corporation, and current president and CEO of Cyber AI Entertainment. He is known ...
, also known as the "Father of the PlayStation".
Kutaragi retired from his executive position at SIE on June 19, 2007, and holds the title of honorary chairman at the company. As of November 7, 2019, Hermen Hulst is the Head of Worldwide Studios.
Headquarters
SIE currently has eight main headquarters around the world: the global and regional headquarters for the
North America and
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
n (except
Cuba
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and the
Caribbean countries) countries in
San Mateo, California (Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC);
Minato, Tokyo, Japan (Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. and Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia) which control operations in Japan and was also formerly the headquarters for (Sony Computer Entertainment);
Seoul, South Korea
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(Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea) for the South Korean operations and
London, England
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(Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe) which controls operations in
Europe
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(
Turkey
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included and except
Russia
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,
Belarus
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and
Baltic countries
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),
South Africa
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,
Middle East
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(except
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
and Turkey),
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
,
Australia and
New Zealand
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whereas
Singapore
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(Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore) operates throughout
Southeast Asia
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;
Taipei, Taiwan
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(Sony Interactive Entertainment Taiwan) for the Taiwanese operations and
Shanghai, China
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(Sony Interactive Entertainment Shanghai) controls its operations in the
mainland China
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;
Hong Kong
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(Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong) will serve the operations around Hong Kong and
Macau
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, previously served for operations in the (Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan).
SIE also has smaller offices and distribution centers in
Los Angeles, California
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(
Hollywood),
San Diego, California
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;
Toronto, Ontario
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;
Melbourne, Australia;
Seoul, South Korea
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''(
Seocho-gu
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)'',
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...
;
Shanghai, China
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and
Liverpool, England
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
.
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.
Hardware
PlayStation
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
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in ...
(a.k.a. "Super Famicom" in Japan) video game console, in response to add-ons for competing platforms such as the
TurboGrafx-CD
The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics. It was the first console marketed in the fourth generation, commonly known as the 16-bit era, thou ...
and the
Sega CD
The Sega CD, released as the in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles. It was released on December 12, 1991, in Japan ...
(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.
By the end of the console 12-year production cycle, the PlayStation had sold 102 million units.
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
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just Processor (computing), processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes Instruction (computing), instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU per ...
, the
Emotion Engine
The Emotion Engine is a central processing unit developed and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment and Toshiba for use in the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was also used in early PlayStation 3 models sold in Japan and North Americ ...
, and was the first video game console to have
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 1995 and first released on November 1, 1996, in Japan. The medium can store any kind ...
playback functionality and also
backwards compatibility
Backward compatibility (sometimes known as backwards compatibility) is a property of an operating system, product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system, especially in ...
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.
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.
However, despite these complaints, the PlayStation 2 received widespread support from
third party developer
A video game developer is a broad term for a software developer specializing in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games. A game developer can range from one person who undertakes all tasks to a large ...
s 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.
Writing for the ExtremeTech website at the end of 2012, James Plafke described the PS2 as revolutionary and proclaimed that the console "turn
dthe 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.
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
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
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washin ...
did with the
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generati ...
, and produced the PS3 in two versions: one with a 20GB hard drive and the other with a 60GB hard drive.
The PS3 utilizes a unique processing architecture, the
Cell microprocessor
Cell is a multi-core microprocessor microarchitecture that combines a general-purpose PowerPC core of modest performance with streamlined coprocessing elements which greatly accelerate multimedia and vector processing applications, as well as m ...
, a proprietary technology developed by Sony in conjunction with
Toshiba
, commonly known as Toshiba and stylized as TOSHIBA, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified products and services include power, industrial and social infrastructure systems, ...
and
IBM. The graphics processing unit, the
RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'
The RSX 'Reality Synthesizer' is a proprietary graphics processing unit (GPU) codeveloped by Nvidia and Sony for the PlayStation 3 game console. It is a GPU based on the Nvidia 7800GTX graphics processor and, according to Nvidia, is a G ...
, was co-developed by
Nvidia
Nvidia CorporationOfficially written as NVIDIA and stylized in its logo as VIDIA with the lowercase "n" the same height as the uppercase "VIDIA"; formerly stylized as VIDIA with a large italicized lowercase "n" on products from the mid 1990s to ...
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
The PS Vita is the successor to the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan and other parts of Asia on December 17, 2011,
and then in Europe, Australia and North America on February 22, 2012.
Internally, the Vita features a 4-core
ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore
The ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore is a 32-bit multi-core processor that provides up to 4 cache-coherent cores, each implementing the ARM v7 architecture instruction set. It was introduced in 2007.
Features
Key features of the Cortex-A9 core are:
* ...
processor and a 4-core
SGX543MP4+ graphics processing unit, as well as
LiveArea software as its main user interface, which succeeds the
XrossMediaBar
The XrossMediaBar (pronounced "cross-media bar" and officially abbreviated as XMB) is a graphical user interface developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The interface features icons that are spread horizontally across the screen. Navigation m ...
.
On March 1, 2019, Sony has ended production of the system and physical cartridge games.
PlayStation 4
The PS4 was announced as the successor to the PS3 and was launched in North America on November 15, 2013, in Europe on November 29, 2013 and in Japan on February 23, 2014.
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
Twitch may refer to:
Biology
* Muscle contraction
** Convulsion, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation
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** Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle co ...
live streaming platform.
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.
Around 70 game developers, including
Ubisoft
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and Koei, will service Chinese PlayStation users.
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.
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.
PlayStation 5
The PS5 was announced to succeed the PS4 in 2019, and released in
Australia,
Japan,
New Zealand
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,
North America, and
South Korea
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on November 12, 2020, with a further worldwide release on November 19, 2020.
Software
Development 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
Bungie, Inc. is an American video game company based in Bellevue, Washington. It is a studio owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company was established in May 1991 by Alex Seropian, who later brought in programmer Jason Jones afte ...
operates as an independent studio and publisher under SIE since July 2022.
Other platforms
SIE began releasing some of its first-party studios' exclusive titles for
Microsoft Windows in 2020, starting with ''
Horizon: Zero Dawn'' in August 2020, and with ''
Days Gone
''Days Gone'' is a 2019 action-adventure video game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. A Windows port was released in May 2021.
The game is set in post-apocalyptic Oregon two ...
'' 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?" 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'' release on Windows shows there was a strong interest in further releases. 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
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and
India
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—markets where console-oriented gaming is far less prevalent than in the West and Japan. 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. Subsequent Windows releases included 2018's ''
God of War
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Unlike most gods and goddesses in polytheistic religions, monotheistic deities have traditionally been p ...
'' in January 2022, ''
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, ''
The Last of Us Part I'' in March 2023, and ''
Returnal'' in early 2023.
''
Video Games Chronicle
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'' observed that Sony had established a PlayStation PC label around April 2021 to handle the publication of its games on Windows. SIE stated in a May 2022 investor report that sales of PC ports of their games had grown from in their 2020 fiscal year, to in 2021, and estimated to be 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.
SIE also began seeking the mobile games market, hiring a former content manager for
Apple Arcade
Apple Arcade is a video game subscription service offered by Apple Inc. It is available through a dedicated tab of the App Store on devices running iOS 13, tvOS 13, iPadOS 13, and macOS Catalina or later. The service launched on September 19 ...
in 2020, as a means to bring their IPs to this platform.
SIE acquired Savage Game Studios as their first dedicated mobile developer within PlayStation Studios in August 2022 for an undisclosed sum.
It expects that by 2025, mobile games will make up 20% of their games revenue.
See also
*
List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games
The following is a list of video games published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment.
Video games
PlayStation
1994
* ''Retail''
** '' Crime Crackers'' ''(Japan only)''
** ''Motor Toon Gran ...
References
External links
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