''Formula One'' is a series of

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s originally created by

Psygnosis Psygnosis Limited (known as SCE Studio Liverpool or simply Studio Liverpool from 1999) was a British video game developer and Video game publisher, publisher headquartered at Wavertree Technology Park in Liverpool. Founded in 1984 by Ian Hether ...

, who were eventually renamed to

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 Elli ...

. It takes its name from the popular

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series of the same name. Since 2001, the ''Formula One'' series had been made by

(an internal

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...

game studio) formed from the restructuring of several studios including Psygnosis, which soon followed with the obtaining of an exclusive

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Official Licence, which barred any other company to produce a Formula One game for any other platform for 5 years. Sony used this exclusive licence to make Formula One games from 2003 until 2007, releasing a new title every year which included improvements to the graphics engine as well as an updated and complete F1 grid showing the latest liveries, chassis and drivers. The series covered every year from 1995 to 2006, with the exception of the 1996 season. In February 2007, it was announced that Sony had lost the license to produce Formula One video games, meaning

Formula One Championship Edition ''Formula One Championship Edition'' is a racing video game developed by Studio Liverpool and published by Sony Computer Entertainment exclusively for PlayStation 3. Background The game follows the basic structure of ''Formula One 06'' for the ...

, released at the very end of the previous year, was to be the last game in a series that lasted more than a decade. In May 2008, Codemasters picked up the license, with

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, producing '' F1 2009'' for the PSP and Nintendo Wii a year and a half later.

Codemasters The Codemasters Software Company Limited (trade name: Codemasters) is a British video game developer based in Southam, England, which is a subsidiary of American corporation Electronic Arts. Founded by brothers Richard and David Darling in Octo ...

took over the license proper in 2010, and as of 2020, currently maintain the rights to exclusively produce Formula One games.

Games

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Formula One (Video Game Series) Sony Interactive Entertainment franchises Video game franchises Video game franchises introduced in 1996