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Sony Computer Entertainment
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Sony Computer Entertainment founding, PlayStation release, and North American expansion (1993–2005)
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. 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 1994 as a division of Sony Electronic Publishing. Located in Foster City, California, the North American office was originally headed by Steve Race. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe was founded in London, England, on January 6, 1995 as a unit of Sony Electronic Publishing Ltd, original development staff had little to no experience in the video game industry, with most of them being recent college graduates according to Next Generation magazine.