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href="#Restructuring_as_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_(2016–present)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Restructuring as Sony Interactive Entertainment (2016–present)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Restructuring_as_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_(2016–present)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Corporate_affairs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Corporate_affairs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Corporate affairs</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Corporate_affairs-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Corporate affairs subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Corporate_affairs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Headquarters" 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Portable</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-PlayStation_Portable-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-PlayStation_3" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#PlayStation_3"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>PlayStation 3</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-PlayStation_3-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-PlayStation_Vita" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#PlayStation_Vita"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.5</span> <span>PlayStation Vita</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-PlayStation_Vita-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-PlayStation_4" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#PlayStation_4"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.6</span> <span>PlayStation 4</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%87" title="سونی اینتراکتیو ایله‌نجه – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="سونی اینتراکتیو ایله‌نجه" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA" title="سونی اینتراکتیو انترتینمنت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سونی اینتراکتیو انترتینمنت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%86%8C%EB%8B%88_%EC%9D%B8%ED%84%B0%EB%9E%99%ED%8B%B0%EB%B8%8C_%EC%97%94%ED%84%B0%ED%85%8C%EC%9D%B8%EB%A8%BC%ED%8A%B8" title="소니 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="소니 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%8A%DA%A4_%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA" title="سونى انتراكتيڤ انترتنمنت – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="سونى انتراكتيڤ انترتنمنت" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Sony Interactive Entertainment" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Sony's video game division</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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LLC</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_logo_(2016).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_logo_%282016%29.svg/220px-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_logo_%282016%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_logo_%282016%29.svg/330px-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_logo_%282016%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_logo_%282016%29.svg/440px-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_logo_%282016%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="437" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Logo used since 2016</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_San_Mateo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_San_Mateo.jpg/220px-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_San_Mateo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_San_Mateo.jpg/330px-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_San_Mateo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_San_Mateo.jpg/440px-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_San_Mateo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3144" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">SIE's headquarters in <a href="/wiki/San_Mateo,_California" title="San Mateo, California">San Mateo, California</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (1993–2016)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_industry" title="Video game industry">Video games</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessors</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Sony Computer Entertainment</li> <li>Sony Network Entertainment International</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>1993<span class="noprint">; 32 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1993</span>)</span> (as Sony Computer Entertainment)</li> <li>April 1, 2016<span class="noprint">; 8 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2016-04-01</span>)</span> (as Sony Interactive Entertainment)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/San_Mateo,_California" title="San Mateo, California">San Mateo, California</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">United States <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sony_Interactive_Entertainment&params=37_33_38_N_122_17_03_W_yupe:landmark_region:US-CA"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°33′38″N</span> <span class="longitude">122°17′03″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.56056°N 122.28417°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.56056; -122.28417</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Hiroki Totoki (<a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">chairman</a>)</li><li>Hideaki Nishino (<a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>, Platform Business Group)</li><li>Hermen Hulst (CEO, Studio Business Group)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a> video game consoles</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services</th><td class="infobox-data category"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Network" title="PlayStation Network">PlayStation Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Store" title="PlayStation Store">PlayStation Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Plus" class="mw-redirect" title="PlayStation Plus">PlayStation Plus</a></li> <li>PlayStation Stars</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$31.06 billion (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">12,700<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sony" title="Sony">Sony Group Corporation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">Divisions</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Studios" title="PlayStation Studios">PlayStation Studios</a></li><li>PlayStation Mobile</li><li>PlayStation Publishing</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Audeze</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Audiokinetic" title="Audiokinetic">Audiokinetic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_Championship_Series" title="Evolution Championship Series">Evolution Championship Series</a> (50%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaikai" title="Gaikai">Gaikai</a></li> <li>iSize</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Productions" title="PlayStation Productions">PlayStation Productions</a></li> <li>Repeat.gg</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SN_Systems" title="SN Systems">SN Systems</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_System_Number" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous System Number">ASN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bgp.tools/as/33353">33353</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sonyinteractive.com">sonyinteractive<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC</b> (<b>SIE</b>) is an American video game and digital entertainment company that is a major subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Sony_Group_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Group Corporation">Sony Group Corporation</a>. It primarily operates the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a> brand of <a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">video game consoles</a> and products. It is also the world's largest company in the <a href="/wiki/Video_game_industry" title="Video game industry">video game industry</a> based on its equity investments. </p><p>In 1993, Sony and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan" title="Sony Music Entertainment Japan">Sony Music Entertainment Japan</a> jointly established <b>Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.</b> (<b>SCE</b>) in Tokyo, which released the video game console <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> in Japan the following year and subsequently in the United States and Europe the year after. In 2010, Sony underwent a corporate split and established <b>Sony Network Entertainment International</b> (<b>SNEI</b>), which provided gaming-related services through the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Network" title="PlayStation Network">PlayStation Network</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Entertainment_Network" title="Sony Entertainment Network">Sony Entertainment Network</a>, including the sale of game titles and content on the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Store" title="PlayStation Store">PlayStation Store</a>, as well as offering PlayStation Plus. In 2016, SCE and SNEI jointly established Sony Interactive Entertainment and it was announced the new entity would be headquartered in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sony_Computer_Entertainment_founding,_PlayStation_release,_and_North_American_expansion_(1993–2005)"><span id="Sony_Computer_Entertainment_founding.2C_PlayStation_release.2C_and_North_American_expansion_.281993.E2.80.932005.29"></span>Sony Computer Entertainment founding, PlayStation release, and North American expansion (1993–2005)</h3></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sony_Computer_Entertainment_logo_(No_Trademark).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_logo_%28No_Trademark%29.svg/200px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_logo_%28No_Trademark%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_logo_%28No_Trademark%29.svg/300px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_logo_%28No_Trademark%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_logo_%28No_Trademark%29.svg/400px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_logo_%28No_Trademark%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="712" /></a><figcaption>Sony Computer Entertainment logo (1993–2016)</figcaption></figure> <p>Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI) was jointly established by Sony and its subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan" title="Sony Music Entertainment Japan">Sony Music Entertainment Japan</a> in 1993 to handle the company's ventures into the <a href="/wiki/Video_game_industry" title="Video game industry">video game industry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> console was released on December 3, 1994, in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-Koh_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koh-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company's North American operations, Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA), were originally established in May 1995 as a division of <a href="/wiki/Sony_Imagesoft" title="Sony Imagesoft">Sony Electronic Publishing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Located in <a href="/wiki/Foster_City,_California" title="Foster City, California">Foster City, California</a>, the North American office was originally headed by Steve Race. </p><p>In the months prior to the release of the PlayStation in Western markets, the operations were restructured: All video game marketing from <a href="/wiki/Sony_Imagesoft" title="Sony Imagesoft">Sony Imagesoft</a> was folded into SCEA in July 1995, with most affected employees transferred from <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica</a> to <a href="/wiki/Foster_City,_California" title="Foster City, California">Foster City</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-disarray1995_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disarray1995-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 7, 1995, Race unexpectedly resigned and was named CEO of <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_HoloByte" title="Spectrum HoloByte">Spectrum HoloByte</a> three days later.<sup id="cite_ref-disarray1995_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disarray1995-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was replaced by Sony Electronics veteran Martin Homlish.<sup id="cite_ref-disarray1995_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-disarray1995-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This proved to be the beginning of a run of exceptional managerial turnover.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The PS console was released in the United States on September 9, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-Koh_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koh-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of a worldwide restructuring at the beginning of 1997, the American and European divisions of SCE were both re-established as wholly owned subsidiaries of SCEI.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-scea-development_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scea-development-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The launch of the second PS console, the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> was released in Japan on March 4, 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-Ant_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ant-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the U.S. on October 26, 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 1, 2002, chairman of SCEI, <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Maruyama" title="Shigeo Maruyama">Shigeo Maruyama</a>, was replaced by Tamotsu Iba as chairman. <a href="/wiki/Jack_Tretton" title="Jack Tretton">Jack Tretton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Phil_Harrison" title="Phil Harrison">Phil Harrison</a> were also promoted to senior vice presidents of SCE.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a> (PSP) was SCEI's first foray into the small handheld console market. Its development was first announced during SCE's <a href="/wiki/E3_Media_and_Business_Summit" class="mw-redirect" title="E3 Media and Business Summit">E3</a> 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creation_of_SCE_Worldwide_Studios,_acquisitions,_and_restructure_(2005–2011)"><span id="Creation_of_SCE_Worldwide_Studios.2C_acquisitions.2C_and_restructure_.282005.E2.80.932011.29"></span>Creation of SCE Worldwide Studios, acquisitions, and restructure (2005–2011)</h3></div> <p>On September 1, 2005, SCEI formed <a href="/wiki/SCE_Worldwide_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="SCE Worldwide Studios">SCE Worldwide Studios</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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. <a href="/wiki/Shuhei_Yoshida" title="Shuhei Yoshida">Shuhei Yoshida</a> was named as president of Worldwide Studios on May 16, 2008,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> replacing <a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Hirai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kazuo Hirai">Kazuo Hirai</a>, who was serving interim after Harrison left the company in early 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 8, 2005, video game developer <a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_Games" title="Guerrilla Games">Guerrilla Games</a>, developers of the <a href="/wiki/Killzone_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Killzone (series)"><i>Killzone</i> series</a>, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 24, 2006, video game developer <a href="/wiki/Zipper_Interactive" title="Zipper Interactive">Zipper Interactive</a>, developers of the <a href="/wiki/SOCOM_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="SOCOM (series)"><i>Socom</i> series</a>, was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2006, Sony announced the online network for its forthcoming <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a> (PS3) system at the 2006 PlayStation Business Briefing meeting in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo,_Japan" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo, Japan">Tokyo, Japan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> tentatively named "PlayStation Network Platform" and eventually called just <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Network" title="PlayStation Network">PlayStation Network</a> (PSN). Sony also stated that the service would always be connected,<sup id="cite_ref-PNP_always_on_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PNP_always_on-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> free,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and include multiplayer support.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The launch date for the PS3 was announced by Hirai at the pre-E3 conference held at the <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Studios" title="Sony Pictures Studios">Sony Pictures Studios</a> in <a href="/wiki/Culver_City,_California" title="Culver City, California">Culver City, California</a>, on May 8, 2006. The PS3 was released in Japan on November 11, 2006, and the U.S. date was November 17, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_Interactive_Inc_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS_Interactive_Inc-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The PSN was also launched in November 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 30, 2006, president of SCEI, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Kutaragi" title="Ken Kutaragi">Ken Kutaragi</a>, was appointed as chairman of SCEI, while Hirai, then president of SCEA, was promoted to president of SCEI.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 20, 2007, video game developers <a href="/wiki/Evolution_Studios" title="Evolution Studios">Evolution Studios</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bigbig_Studios" title="Bigbig Studios">Bigbig Studios</a>, creators of the <a href="/wiki/MotorStorm_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="MotorStorm (series)">MotorStorm series</a>, were acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment as part of Worldwide Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His role of president and CEO of SCEE would be taken over by Andrew House, who joined Sony Corporation in 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/PSP_Go" class="mw-redirect" title="PSP Go">PSP Go</a> was released on October 1, 2009, for North America and Europe, and on November 1, 2009, for Japan. </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 2, 2010, video game developer <a href="/wiki/Media_Molecule" title="Media Molecule">Media Molecule</a>, developers of the PlayStation 3 game <a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_(2008_video_game)" title="LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)"><i>LittleBigPlanet</i></a>, was acquired by SCEI as part of Worldwide Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 23, 2010, the headquarters of the company moved from <a href="/wiki/Aoyama,_Tokyo" title="Aoyama, Tokyo">Minami-Aoyama</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Sony_City" title="Sony City">Sony City</a> (Sony Corporation's headquarters) in Kōnan, <a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato, Tokyo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 20, 2011, SCEI was the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Network_outage" class="mw-redirect" title="PlayStation Network outage">victim of an attack</a> on its <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Network" title="PlayStation Network">PlayStation Network</a> system, which also affected its online division, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Online_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Online Entertainment">Sony Online Entertainment</a>. On August 1, 2011, video game developer <a href="/wiki/Sucker_Punch_Productions" title="Sucker Punch Productions">Sucker Punch Productions</a>, developers of the <i><a href="/wiki/Sly_Cooper" title="Sly Cooper">Sly Cooper</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Infamous_(series)" title="Infamous (series)">Infamous</a></i> series, was also acquired.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_of_PlayStation_Vita_and_PlayStation_4,_expansion_into_China_(2011–2016)"><span id="Launch_of_PlayStation_Vita_and_PlayStation_4.2C_expansion_into_China_.282011.E2.80.932016.29"></span>Launch of PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4, expansion into China (2011–2016)</h3></div> <p>In January 2012, BigBig Studios was closed and Cambridge Studio—renamed <a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_Cambridge" title="Guerrilla Cambridge">Guerrilla Cambridge</a>—becoming a sister studio of Guerrilla Games.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2012, <a href="/wiki/Zipper_Interactive" title="Zipper Interactive">Zipper Interactive</a>, developers of the <i><a href="/wiki/SOCOM_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="SOCOM (series)">SOCOM</a></i> series, <i><a href="/wiki/MAG_(video_game)" title="MAG (video game)">MAG</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Unit_13" title="Unit 13">Unit 13</a></i>, was closed.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 25, 2012, Hirai retired as chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment; however, he remains on the board of directors.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 2, 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment acquired <a href="/wiki/Gaikai" title="Gaikai">Gaikai</a>, a cloud-based gaming service.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2012, <a href="/wiki/Studio_Liverpool" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Liverpool">Studio Liverpool</a>, developer of the <i><a href="/wiki/Wipeout_(Psygnosis_video_game_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wipeout (Psygnosis video game series)">Wipeout</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Formula_One_(video_game_series)" title="Formula One (video game series)">Formula One</a></i> series, was closed.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2012, Sony Computer Entertainment announced <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Mobile" title="PlayStation Mobile">PlayStation Mobile</a> for Vita and PlayStation certified devices, with developers such as <a href="/wiki/THQ" title="THQ">THQ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Team17" title="Team17">Team17</a> and <a href="/wiki/Action_Button_Entertainment" title="Action Button Entertainment">Action Button Entertainment</a> signed up.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A press release was published on August 20, 2013, announcing the release date of the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> (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.<sup id="cite_ref-MarketWatch,_Inc_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarketWatch,_Inc-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-cnetchina_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnetchina-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IGNChina_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNChina-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Layden" title="Shawn Layden">Shawn Layden</a>, who was the vice-president and chief operating officer (COO) of Sony Network Entertainment International, effective April 1, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 2, 2015, it was announced that Sony Computer Entertainment had acquired the intellectual property of the cloud gaming service <a href="/wiki/OnLive" title="OnLive">OnLive</a>, and that its services would cease by the end of the month.<sup id="cite_ref-ars-onlivesold_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars-onlivesold-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The beta version of Sony's first-ever cloud-based television service, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vue" title="PlayStation Vue">PlayStation Vue</a> (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 <a href="/wiki/IPad" title="IPad">iPad</a>, followed by other Sony and non-Sony devices.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Restructuring_as_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_(2016–present)"><span id="Restructuring_as_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_.282016.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Restructuring as Sony Interactive Entertainment (2016–present)</h3></div> <p>On January 26, 2016, Sony announced the reorganization and integration of Sony Computer Entertainment and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Entertainment_Network" title="Sony Entertainment Network">Sony Entertainment Network International</a>, establishing a new company called Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) on April 1, 2016, under the umbrella of <a href="/wiki/Sony_Corporation_of_America" title="Sony Corporation of America">Sony Corporation of America</a>. Unlike the former SCE, SIE is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and oversees the entire PlayStation brand, regional subsidiaries, and content business.<sup id="cite_ref-wired-sie_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired-sie-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SIE's Japanese branch, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc, was established as a direct subsidiary of Sony Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 would later develop <i><a href="/wiki/Disgaea_RPG" title="Disgaea RPG">Disgaea RPG</a></i> and is currently supporting <i><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Golf" title="Everybody's Golf">Everybody's Golf</a></i> on Android and iOS.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-verge-forwardworks_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge-forwardworks-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ForwardWorks was later moved to another division within Sony becoming a subsidiary to Sony Music and therefore no longer a unit within Sony Interactive Entertainment. </p><p>It was reported in December 2016 by multiple news outlets that Sony was considering restructuring its U.S. operations by merging <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures" title="Sony Pictures">its TV and film business</a> with SIE. According to the reports, such a restructuring would have placed Sony Pictures under Sony Interactive's CEO, Andrew House, though House would not have taken over day-to-day operations of the film studio.<sup id="cite_ref-tvfilmgaming_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tvfilmgaming-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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).<sup id="cite_ref-tvfilmgaming_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tvfilmgaming-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, judging by Sony's activity in 2017, the rumored merger never materialized. </p><p>On January 8, 2019, Sony announced that the company had entered into a definitive agreement for Sony Interactive Entertainment to acquire <a href="/wiki/Audiokinetic" title="Audiokinetic">Audiokinetic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Audiokinetic_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Audiokinetic-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 20, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment launched the educational video game platform <a href="/wiki/Toio" title="Toio">toio</a> in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 20, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had launched <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Productions" title="PlayStation Productions">PlayStation Productions</a>, a production studio that adapts 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.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 19, 2019, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company had entered into definitive agreements to acquire <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The acquisition was completed on November 15, 2019, where Sony paid <a href="/wiki/Japanese_yen" title="Japanese yen">¥</a>24,895 million (US$229 million) in cash.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 8, 2019, <a href="/wiki/Gobind_Singh_Deo" title="Gobind Singh Deo">Gobind Singh Deo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Communications_and_Multimedia_(Malaysia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Communications and Multimedia (Malaysia)">Malaysia's Minister of Communications and Multimedia</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PlayStation_Studios_logo_with_a_black_center_frame.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/PlayStation_Studios_logo_with_a_black_center_frame.svg/100px-PlayStation_Studios_logo_with_a_black_center_frame.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/PlayStation_Studios_logo_with_a_black_center_frame.svg/150px-PlayStation_Studios_logo_with_a_black_center_frame.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/PlayStation_Studios_logo_with_a_black_center_frame.svg/200px-PlayStation_Studios_logo_with_a_black_center_frame.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="525" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>The PlayStation Studios logo</figcaption></figure> <p>SIE announced the formation of <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Studios" title="PlayStation Studios">PlayStation Studios</a> in May 2020 to be formally introduced alongside the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a> 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 <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II" title="The Last of Us Part II">The Last of Us Part II</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>SIE's parent Sony bought a minority stake in <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Unreal_Engine_5" title="Unreal Engine 5">Unreal Engine 5</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/In-game_streaming" class="mw-redirect" title="In-game streaming">in-game streaming</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vb_sony_july2020_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vb_sony_july2020-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, SIE announced that it and RTS acquired the assets and properties of the <a href="/wiki/Evolution_Championship_Series" title="Evolution Championship Series">Evolution Championship Series</a> as a joint venture.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 13, 2021, Epic Games announced that it received an additional $200 million strategic investment from SIE's parent Sony Group Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 3, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of a minority stake in <a href="/wiki/Discord_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="Discord (software)">Discord</a>, which would be integrated into the PlayStation Network by early 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 29, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Housemarque" title="Housemarque">Housemarque</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 1, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Nixxes_Software" title="Nixxes Software">Nixxes Software</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jim Ryan said later that month that they plan to work with Nixxes to release more of their PlayStation games to personal computers.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 8, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Firesprite" title="Firesprite">Firesprite</a>, 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.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 29, 2021, Firesprite announced that it had acquired Fabrik Games, bringing the studio's headcount to 265.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 30, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that <a href="/wiki/Bluepoint_Games" title="Bluepoint Games">Bluepoint Games</a> had joined PlayStation Studios, with Bluepoint working on original content instead of remaking an older game.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 4, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired a 5% stake in the video game publisher <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 10, 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the acquisition of the Seattle-based studio Valkyrie Entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its intent to purchase <a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a> for $3.6 billion in January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-engadget_bungie_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engadget_bungie-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired <a href="/wiki/Jade_Raymond" title="Jade Raymond">Jade 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.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 18, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Repeat.gg announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment had acquired Repeat.gg.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 29, 2022, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it 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.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 31, 2022, it was announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired a 14.09% stake in <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 20, 2023, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it had acquired Firewalk Studios from ProbablyMonster.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 24, 2023, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it had acquired audio company Audeze, who makes gaming headphones.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 2, 2023, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it would acquire UK-based iSize, a company which specializes in building AI-powered solutions to improve video delivery.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the UK in November 2023, SIE was unable to dismiss a lawsuit from consumer advocates challenging the requirement that all digital content for the PlayStation systems be sold through the PlayStation Store along with the 30% fee that SIE takes for each sale. The suit has potential for damages up to <span style="white-space: nowrap">£6.3 billion</span> (<span style="white-space: nowrap">US$7.9 billion</span>).<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 27, 2023, SIE signed <a href="/wiki/Shift_Up" title="Shift Up">Shift Up</a> studio to become their first Korean second-party developers.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 28, 2023, SIE and Korean publisher NCSoft signed a strategic global partnership.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 27, 2024, SIE announced it would <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_video_game_industry_layoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2023–2024 video game industry layoffs">lay off</a> 900 employees, approximately 8% of its workforce, as part of a restructuring operation. Additionally, President and CEO Jim Ryan announced the London Studio will close in response to the changes in the industry.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Having announced his retirement in September 2023, Jim Ryan left Sony at the end of March 2024. Sony Group president Hiroki Totoki became chairman of SIE on October 1, 2023 and interim CEO from April 1, 2024, following Ryan's departure.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 13, 2024, Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled a new leadership structure effective June 1, 2024, with Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino becoming CEOs of separate divisions within SIE. Hulst will be the CEO of the Studio Business Group which he will oversee PlayStation's video game development as well as adaptations into other mediums such as television and film while Nishino will be CEO of the Platform Business Group, in which he will oversee hardware, technology, accessories, PlayStation Network and relationships with other developers and publishers. Both will report to SIE chairman Hiroki Totoki.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 28, 2025, it was announced that Hiroki Totoki would be promoted to CEO Sony Group Corporation and Hideaki Nishino would be promoted to president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, with Hulst remaining CEO of the Studio Business Group and reporting to Nishino.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, Lin Tao, currently Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development and Strategy, will leave SIE to become CFO of Sony Group Corporation. The management changes are scheduled to go into effect April 1, 2025<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Corporate_affairs">Corporate affairs</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sony_Computer_Entertainment_(Aoyama_Yasuda_Bldg.).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_%28Aoyama_Yasuda_Bldg.%29.jpg/220px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_%28Aoyama_Yasuda_Bldg.%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_%28Aoyama_Yasuda_Bldg.%29.jpg/330px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_%28Aoyama_Yasuda_Bldg.%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_%28Aoyama_Yasuda_Bldg.%29.jpg/440px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_%28Aoyama_Yasuda_Bldg.%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Former Sony Computer Entertainment headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Akasaka,_Tokyo" title="Akasaka, Tokyo">Akasaka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato, Tokyo</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg/220px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg/330px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg/440px-Sony_Computer_Entertainment_America.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2914" data-file-height="2016" /></a><figcaption>Former Sony Computer Entertainment America headquarters in <a href="/wiki/Foster_City,_California" title="Foster City, California">Foster City, California</a>, United States</figcaption></figure> <p>Hiroki Totoki serves as chairman of SIE, with Hideaki Nishino and Hermen Hulst leading the Platform and Studio Business Groups respectively. The first and longest-serving CEO of SIE is <a href="/wiki/Ken_Kutaragi" title="Ken Kutaragi">Ken Kutaragi</a>, who served from 1993 to 2007. He is also known as the "Father of the PlayStation", and was honorary chairman of SIE for another four years after he resigned as CEO. Kutaragi has remained at Sony as a senior technology advisor. As of November 7, 2019, Hermen Hulst is the Head of Worldwide Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Headquarters">Headquarters</h3></div> <p>SIE currently has eight main headquarters around the world. They are as follows: </p> <ul><li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC</b> and <b>Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC</b> (<a href="/wiki/San_Mateo,_California" title="San Mateo, California">San Mateo, California</a>) — the global and regional headquarters for <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a> and <a href="/wiki/Latin_America" title="Latin America">Latin America</a> (except <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Caribbean" title="Caribbean">Caribbean</a> countries)</li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited</b> (<a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London, England, United Kingdom</a>) — controls operations in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East">Middle East</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> (except <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baltic_countries" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltic countries">Baltic countries</a>)</li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.</b> and <b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia</b> (<a href="/wiki/Minato,_Tokyo" title="Minato, Tokyo">Minato, Tokyo, Japan</a>) — controls operations in Japan and was also formerly the regional headquarters for Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.</li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Australia</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sydney" title="Sydney">Sydney, New South Wales, Australia</a>) — controls Australian operations</li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Korea</b> (<a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul, South Korea</a>) — controls South Korean operations</li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore</b> (<a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>) — controls <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a> operations</li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Taiwan</b> (<a href="/wiki/Taipei" title="Taipei">Taipei, Taiwan</a>) — controls Taiwanese operations</li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Shanghai</b> (<a href="/wiki/Shanghai" title="Shanghai">Shanghai, China</a>) — controls operations in <a href="/wiki/Mainland_China" title="Mainland China">mainland China</a></li> <li><b>Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong</b> (<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>) — controls operations around Hong Kong and <a href="/wiki/Macau" title="Macau">Macau</a></li></ul> <p>SIE also has smaller offices and distribution centers in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a>; <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto, Ontario</a>; <a href="/wiki/Adelaide" title="Adelaide">Adelaide, South Australia</a>; <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne, Victoria</a>; <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul, South Korea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>; <a href="/wiki/Shanghai,_China" class="mw-redirect" title="Shanghai, China">Shanghai, China</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool, England</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_approval">Game approval</h3></div> <p>SIE evaluates and approves games for its consoles. The process is stricter than for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Seal_of_Quality" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Seal of Quality">Nintendo Seal of Quality</a>, and developers submit game concepts to Sony early in the design process. Each SIE unit has its own evaluation process; SIEE, for example, approved <i><a href="/wiki/Billy_the_Wizard" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy the Wizard">Billy the Wizard</a></i> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-kohler20080305_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kohler20080305-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hardware">Hardware</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PlayStation_logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/PlayStation_logo.svg/120px-PlayStation_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/PlayStation_logo.svg/180px-PlayStation_logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/PlayStation_logo.svg/240px-PlayStation_logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="155" /></a><figcaption>PlayStation brand logo</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation">PlayStation</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation (console)</a></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/CD-ROM" title="CD-ROM">CD-ROM</a> drive add-on for <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super NES</a> (a.k.a. "Super Famicom" in Japan) video game console, in response to add-ons for competing platforms such as the <a href="/wiki/TurboGrafx_CD" class="mw-redirect" title="TurboGrafx CD">TurboGrafx-CD</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sega_CD" title="Sega CD">Sega CD</a> (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. </p><p>The PlayStation was released in Japan on December 3, 1994, and later in North America on September 9, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-Koh_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koh-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the end of the console 12-year production cycle, the PlayStation had sold 102 million units.<sup id="cite_ref-Ag_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ag-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_2">PlayStation 2</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a></div><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">central processing unit</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Emotion_Engine" title="Emotion Engine">Emotion Engine</a>, and was the first video game console to have <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> playback functionality and also <a href="/wiki/Backwards_compatibility" class="mw-redirect" title="Backwards compatibility">backwards compatibility</a> with the original <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> games included out of the box. </p><p>The PS2 consisted of a DVD drive and retailed in the U.S. for US$299.<sup id="cite_ref-Pla_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pla-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Ant_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ant-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, despite these complaints, the PlayStation 2 received widespread support from <a href="/wiki/Third_party_developer" class="mw-redirect" title="Third party developer">third party developers</a> throughout its lifespan on the market. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles" title="List of best-selling game consoles">best-selling home video game console in history</a>, with a total of 155 million consoles sold.<sup id="cite_ref-Ant_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ant-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ag_100-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ag-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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": </p> <blockquote><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-Pla_101-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pla-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_Portable">PlayStation Portable</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a> (PSP) was SCEI's first foray into the small handheld console market. Its development was first announced during SCE's <a href="/wiki/E3_Media_and_Business_Summit" class="mw-redirect" title="E3 Media and Business Summit">E3</a> 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_3">PlayStation 3</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Microsoft" title="Microsoft">Microsoft</a> did with the <a href="/wiki/Xbox_360" title="Xbox 360">Xbox 360</a>, and produced the PS3 in two versions: one with a 20GB hard drive and the other with a 60GB hard drive.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_Interactive_Inc_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS_Interactive_Inc-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The PS3 utilizes a unique processing architecture, the <a href="/wiki/Cell_microprocessor" class="mw-redirect" title="Cell microprocessor">Cell microprocessor</a>, a proprietary technology developed by Sony in conjunction with <a href="/wiki/Toshiba" title="Toshiba">Toshiba</a> and <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>. The graphics processing unit, the <a href="/wiki/RSX_%27Reality_Synthesizer%27" class="mw-redirect" title="RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'">RSX 'Reality Synthesizer'</a>, was co-developed by <a href="/wiki/Nvidia" title="Nvidia">Nvidia</a> 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. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_Vita">PlayStation Vita</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vita" title="PlayStation Vita">PlayStation Vita</a></div> <p>The PS Vita is the successor to the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan and other parts of Asia on December 17, 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-JPRelease_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JPRelease-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and then in Europe, Australia and North America on February 22, 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-EURelease_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EURelease-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NARelease_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NARelease-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Internally, the Vita features a 4-core <a href="/wiki/ARM_Cortex-A9_MPCore" class="mw-redirect" title="ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore">ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore</a> processor and a 4-core <a href="/wiki/PowerVR_SGXMP" class="mw-redirect" title="PowerVR SGXMP">SGX543MP4+</a> graphics processing unit, as well as <a href="/wiki/LiveArea" class="mw-redirect" title="LiveArea">LiveArea</a> software as its main user interface, which succeeds the <a href="/wiki/XrossMediaBar" title="XrossMediaBar">XrossMediaBar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TechSpecs_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechSpecs-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EngadgetJan27_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EngadgetJan27-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 1, 2019, Sony has ended production of the system and physical cartridge games.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_4">PlayStation 4</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a></div> <p>The PS4 was announced as the successor to the PS3<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was launched in North America on November 15, 2013,<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Europe on November 29, 2013<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in Japan on February 23, 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vita" title="PlayStation Vita">PlayStation Vita</a>, a membership service and compatibility with the <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a> live streaming platform.<sup id="cite_ref-MarketWatch,_Inc_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MarketWatch,_Inc-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-cnetchina_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnetchina-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IGNChina_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNChina-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around 70 game developers, including <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a> and Koei, will service Chinese PlayStation users.<sup id="cite_ref-Biz_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biz-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-Koh_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koh-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="PlayStation_5">PlayStation 5</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a></div> <p>The PS5 was announced to succeed the PS4 in 2019, and released in <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a> on November 12, 2020, with a further worldwide release on November 19, 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Software_and_franchises">Software and franchises</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development_studios">Development studios</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Studios" title="PlayStation Studios">PlayStation Studios</a></div> <p>SIE has maintained 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. </p><p>The table below shows the current and former studios associated with SIE, and their respective franchises or games of note. In addition to those listed below, <a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a> has operated as an independent studio and publisher under SIE since July 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-engadget_bungie_81-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-engadget_bungie-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>First-party (<a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Studios" title="PlayStation Studios">PlayStation Studios</a>) </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #DFD;"><b>Asia:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot_(series)" title="Astro Bot (series)">Astro Bot</a> series</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyphony_Digital" title="Polyphony Digital">Polyphony Digital</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_(series)" title="Gran Turismo (series)">Gran Turismo</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Motor_Toon_Grand_Prix" title="Motor Toon Grand Prix">Motor Toon Grand Prix</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Tourist_Trophy_(video_game)" title="Tourist Trophy (video game)">Tourist Trophy</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Omega_Boost" title="Omega Boost">Omega Boost</a></i></li></ul> <p><b>North America:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Spyro_the_Dragon_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spyro the Dragon (series)">Spyro the Dragon</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratchet & Clank (series)">Ratchet & Clank</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Resistance_(video_game_series)" title="Resistance (video game series)">Resistance</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(Insomniac_Games_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spider-Man (Insomniac Games series)">Marvel's Spider-Man</a></i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naughty_Dog" title="Naughty Dog">Naughty Dog</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Crash_Bandicoot" title="Crash Bandicoot">Crash Bandicoot</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Jak_and_Daxter" title="Jak and Daxter">Jak and Daxter</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted" title="Uncharted">Uncharted</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(franchise)" title="The Last of Us (franchise)">The Last of Us</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Intergalactic:_The_Heretic_Prophet" title="Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet">Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bend_Studio" title="Bend Studio">Bend Studio</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Syphon_Filter_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Syphon Filter (series)">Syphon Filter</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Resistance:_Retribution" title="Resistance: Retribution">Resistance: Retribution</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted:_Golden_Abyss" title="Uncharted: Golden Abyss">Uncharted: Golden Abyss</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted:_Fight_for_Fortune" title="Uncharted: Fight for Fortune">Uncharted: Fight for Fortune</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Days_Gone" title="Days Gone">Days Gone</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Studio" title="San Diego Studio">San Diego Studio</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/MLB:_The_Show_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB: The Show (series)">MLB: The Show</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_06" title="NBA 06">NBA</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/ModNation_Racers" title="ModNation Racers">ModNation Racers</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Champions" title="Sports Champions">Sports Champions</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mark_of_Kri" title="The Mark of Kri">The Mark of Kri</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Pain_(video_game)" title="Pain (video game)">Pain</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/High_Velocity_Bowling" title="High Velocity Bowling">High Velocity Bowling</a></i> – <i>Pinball Heroes</i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Medieval_Moves:_Deadmund%27s_Quest" title="Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest">Medieval Moves: Deadmund's Quest</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_Karting" title="LittleBigPlanet Karting">LittleBigPlanet Karting</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica_Studio" title="Santa Monica Studio">Santa Monica Studio</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Kinetica" title="Kinetica">Kinetica</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(franchise)" title="God of War (franchise)">God of War</a></i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sucker_Punch_Productions" title="Sucker Punch Productions">Sucker Punch Productions</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Sly_Cooper" title="Sly Cooper">Sly Cooper</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Infamous_(series)" title="Infamous (series)">Infamous</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_of_Tsushima" title="Ghost of Tsushima">Ghost of Tsushima</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_of_Y%C5%8Dtei" title="Ghost of Yōtei">Ghost of Yōtei</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluepoint_Games" title="Bluepoint Games">Bluepoint Games</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted:_The_Nathan_Drake_Collection" title="Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection">Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Colossus_(2018_video_game)" title="Shadow of the Colossus (2018 video game)">Shadow of the Colossus Remake</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Demon%27s_Souls_(2020_video_game)" title="Demon's Souls (2020 video game)">Demon's Souls Remake</a></i></li> <li>Haven Studios – <i>Fairgame$</i></li></ul> <p><b>Europe:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_Games" title="Guerrilla Games">Guerrilla Games</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Killzone_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Killzone (series)">Killzone</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_Zero_Dawn" title="Horizon Zero Dawn">Horizon</a></i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Media_Molecule" title="Media Molecule">Media Molecule</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet" title="LittleBigPlanet">LittleBigPlanet</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Tearaway_(video_game)" title="Tearaway (video game)">Tearaway</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tearaway_(video_game)" title="Tearaway (video game)">Tearaway Unfolded</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dreams_(video_game)" title="Dreams (video game)">Dreams</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housemarque" title="Housemarque">Housemarque</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Stardust_(1993_video_game)" title="Stardust (1993 video game)">Stardust</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Nation" title="Dead Nation">Dead Nation</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Resogun" title="Resogun">Resogun</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Nex_Machina" title="Nex Machina">Nex Machina</a></i> - <i><a href="/wiki/Returnal_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Returnal (video game)">Returnal</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firesprite" title="Firesprite">Firesprite</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Persistence" title="The Persistence">The Persistence</a></i> <ul><li>Fabrik Games – <i>Filthy Lucre</i> – <i>The Lost Bear</i></li></ul></li></ul> <p><b>Game development support units:</b> </p> <ul><li>XDev<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> XDev collaborates with independent development studios across America, Europe and Asia to produce content to PlayStation platforms all over the world – <i><a href="/wiki/Rise_of_the_Ronin" class="mw-redirect" title="Rise of the Ronin">Rise of the Ronin</a></i> - <i><a href="/wiki/Stellar_Blade" title="Stellar Blade">Stellar Blade</a></i> - <i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet" title="LittleBigPlanet">LittleBigPlanet</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Buzz!" title="Buzz!">Buzz!</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Invizimals_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Invizimals (series)">Invizimals</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/MotorStorm_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="MotorStorm (series)">MotorStorm</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Killzone_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Killzone (series)">Killzone</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Pursuit_Force" title="Pursuit Force">Pursuit Force</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Start_the_Party!" title="Start the Party!">Start the Party!</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Stardust" title="Super Stardust">Super Stardust</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Hustle_Kings" title="Hustle Kings">Hustle Kings</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Rub_%27a%27_Dub" title="Super Rub 'a' Dub">Super Rub 'a' Dub</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Sword" title="Heavenly Sword">Heavenly Sword</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Rag_Doll_Kung_Fu" title="Rag Doll Kung Fu">Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Crash_Commando" title="Crash Commando">Crash Commando</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Rain" title="Heavy Rain">Heavy Rain</a></i> – <i>Tumble</i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fight:_Lights_Out" title="The Fight: Lights Out">The Fight: Lights Out</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Nation" title="Dead Nation">Dead Nation</a></i> – <i>Move Fitness</i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Reality_Fighters" title="Reality Fighters">Reality Fighters</a></i> – <i>Table Top Tanks</i> – <i>PulzAR</i> – <i>Table Ice Hockey</i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Smart_As..." title="Smart As...">Smart As...</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/When_Vikings_Attack!" title="When Vikings Attack!">When Vikings Attack!</a></i> – <i>Table Mini Golf</i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Beyond:_Two_Souls" title="Beyond: Two Souls">Beyond: Two Souls</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Walking_with_Dinosaurs_(video_game)" title="Walking with Dinosaurs (video game)">Wonderbook: Walking with Dinosaurs</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tearaway_(video_game)" title="Tearaway (video game)">Tearaway</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Resogun" title="Resogun">Resogun</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Nation" title="Dead Nation">Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Lemmings_(video_game)" title="Lemmings (video game)">Lemmings Touch</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vita_Pets" title="PlayStation Vita Pets">PlayStation Vita Pets</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Murasaki_Baby" title="Murasaki Baby">Murasaki Baby</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Run_Sackboy!_Run!" class="mw-redirect" title="Run Sackboy! Run!">Run Sackboy! Run!</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_118-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – <i>The Hungry Horde</i><sup id="cite_ref-PSBlog_119-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSBlog-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – <i>BigFest</i><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – <i><a href="/wiki/Until_Dawn" title="Until Dawn">Until Dawn</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tearaway_(video_game)" title="Tearaway (video game)">Tearaway Unfolded</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Rime_(video_game)" title="Rime (video game)">Rime</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Alienation_(video_game)" title="Alienation (video game)">Alienation</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_(video_game)" title="Wild (video game)">Wild</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – <i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Beast_(2016_video_game)" title="Shadow of the Beast (2016 video game)">Shadow of the Beast</a></i></li> <li>San Mateo Studio – <i><a href="/wiki/Syphon_Filter_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Syphon Filter (series)">Syphon Filter</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Jak_and_Daxter" title="Jak and Daxter">Jak and Daxter</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/SOCOM_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="SOCOM (series)">Socom</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Sly_Cooper" title="Sly Cooper">Sly Cooper</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratchet & Clank (series)">Ratchet & Clank</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Resistance_(video_game_series)" title="Resistance (video game series)">Resistance</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted" title="Uncharted">Uncharted</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Infamous_(series)" title="Infamous (series)">Infamous</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_Li:_Rise_to_Honor" title="Jet Li: Rise to Honor">Jet Li: Rise to Honor</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/CounterSpy_(video_game)" title="CounterSpy (video game)">CounterSpy</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Helldivers" title="Helldivers">Helldivers</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nixxes_Software" title="Nixxes Software">Nixxes Software</a> – Dutch studio which focuses on porting games to other platforms while also supporting development of games for a variety of platforms – <i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_Zero_Dawn" title="Horizon Zero Dawn">Horizon Zero Dawn</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a> port; developed patches) – <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(Insomniac_Games_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spider-Man (Insomniac Games series)">Marvel's Spider-Man</a></i> series (Microsoft Windows ports)<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Valkyrie Entertainment – Support studio for various franchises such as <i><a href="/wiki/Infamous_(series)" title="Infamous (series)">Infamous</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="God of War (series)">God of War</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Twisted_Metal" title="Twisted Metal">Twisted Metal</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Malaysia Studio</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Closed first-party studios </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #FFB;"><b>Japan:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Japan_Studio" title="Japan Studio">Japan Studio</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Ape_Escape" title="Ape Escape">Ape Escape</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/LocoRoco" title="LocoRoco">LocoRoco</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Legend_of_Legaia" title="Legend of Legaia">Legend of Legaia</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Eye_of_Judgment" title="The Eye of Judgment">The Eye of Judgment</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Golf" title="Everybody's Golf">Everybody's Golf</a></i> series – <i>Patapon</i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/White_Knight_Chronicles" title="White Knight Chronicles">White Knight Chronicles</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Dragoon" title="The Legend of Dragoon">The Legend of Dragoon</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Talkman" title="Talkman">Talkman</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_Galaxy" title="Rogue Galaxy">Rogue Galaxy</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mainichi_Issho" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainichi Issho">Mainichi Issho</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Piyotama" title="Piyotama">Piyotama</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Guy" title="The Last Guy">The Last Guy</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Demon%27s_Souls" title="Demon's Souls">Demon's Souls</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Trash_Panic" title="Trash Panic">Trash Panic</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Numblast" title="Numblast">Numblast</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Kung_Fu_Rider" title="Kung Fu Rider">Kung Fu Rider</a></i> – <i>Beat Sketcher</i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Bleach:_Soul_Resurrecci%C3%B3n" title="Bleach: Soul Resurrección">Bleach: Soul Resurrección</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Puppeteer_(video_game)" title="Puppeteer (video game)">Puppeteer</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Knack_(video_game)" title="Knack (video game)">Knack</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Destiny_of_Spirits" title="Destiny of Spirits">Destiny of Spirits</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Bloodborne" title="Bloodborne">Bloodborne</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tomorrow_Children" title="The Tomorrow Children">The Tomorrow Children</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Siren_(video_game)" title="Siren (video game)">Siren</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Gravity_Rush" title="Gravity Rush">Gravity Rush</a></i> series - <i><a href="/wiki/PaRappa_the_Rapper" title="PaRappa the Rapper">PaRappa the Rapper</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Arc_the_Lad" title="Arc the Lad">Arc the Lad</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Arms" title="Wild Arms">Wild Arms</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Beyond" title="Beyond the Beyond">Beyond the Beyond</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Alundra" title="Alundra">Alundra</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Boku_no_Natsuyasumi" title="Boku no Natsuyasumi">Boku no Natsuyasumi</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/SkyGunner" title="SkyGunner">SkyGunner</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Okage:Shadow_King" class="mw-redirect" title="Okage:Shadow King">Okage:Shadow King</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tsugunai:_Atonement" title="Tsugunai: Atonement">Tsugunai: Atonement</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dual_Hearts" title="Dual Hearts">Dual Hearts</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Cloud" title="Dark Cloud">Dark Cloud</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Genji:_Dawn_of_the_Samurai" title="Genji: Dawn of the Samurai">Genji: Dawn of the Samurai</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Rule_of_Rose" title="Rule of Rose">Rule of Rose</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Jeanne_d%27Arc_(video_game)" title="Jeanne d'Arc (video game)">Jeanne d'Arc</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Jungle" title="Tokyo Jungle">Tokyo Jungle</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Sacrifice_(video_game)" title="Soul Sacrifice (video game)">Soul Sacrifice</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Rain_(video_game)" title="Rain (video game)">Rain</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Wars" title="Freedom Wars">Freedom Wars</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Oreshika:_Tainted_Bloodlines" title="Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines">Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A9racin%C3%A9" title="Déraciné">Déraciné</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_(video_game)" title="Ghost in the Shell (video game)">Ghost in the Shell</a></i> – <i>Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex</i> (both the <a href="/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex_(2004_video_game)" title="Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2004 video game)">2004 game</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex_(2005_video_game)" title="Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2005 video game)">2005 game</a>) – <i><a href="/wiki/Ico" title="Ico">Ico</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Fantavision_(video_game)" title="Fantavision (video game)"><i>Fantavision</i></a> – <i>Assistance:</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Jumping_Flash!" title="Jumping Flash!">Jumping Flash!</a></i> series – <a href="/wiki/Hermie_Hopperhead:_Scrap_Panic" title="Hermie Hopperhead: Scrap Panic"><i>Hermie Hopperhead</i></a></li></ul> <p><b>North America:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/989_Studios" title="989 Studios">989 Studios/Sony Interactive Studios America</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/NFL_GameDay_(video_game_series)" title="NFL GameDay (video game series)">NFL GameDay</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/989_Sports_Major_League_Baseball_series" title="989 Sports Major League Baseball series">Major League Baseball</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_ShootOut" title="NBA ShootOut">NBA ShootOut</a></i> series – <i>NCAA GameBreaker</i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Twisted_Metal" title="Twisted Metal">Twisted Metal</a></i> series (until <a href="/wiki/Twisted_Metal_4" title="Twisted Metal 4"><i>4</i></a>) – <a href="/wiki/Rally_Cross_(video_game)" title="Rally Cross (video game)"><i>Rally Cross</i></a> series – <i><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Extreme_Games" title="ESPN Extreme Games">ESPN Extreme Games</a></i> series <i>–</i> <i>Published: <a href="/wiki/Cool_Boarders" title="Cool Boarders">Cool Boarders</a></i> series (<i>3</i> & <i>4</i>) – <i><a href="/wiki/Jet_Moto" title="Jet Moto">Jet Moto</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Syphon_Filter" title="Syphon Filter">Syphon Filter</a></i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incognito_Entertainment" title="Incognito Entertainment">Incognito Entertainment</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Twisted_Metal" title="Twisted Metal">Twisted Metal</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Warhawk_(2007_video_game)" title="Warhawk (2007 video game)">Warhawk</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/War_of_the_Monsters" title="War of the Monsters">War of the Monsters</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Downhill_Domination" title="Downhill Domination">Downhill Domination</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Calling_All_Cars!" title="Calling All Cars!">Calling All Cars!</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixelopus" title="Pixelopus">Pixelopus</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Entwined_(video_game)" title="Entwined (video game)">Entwined</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Concrete_Genie" title="Concrete Genie">Concrete Genie</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zipper_Interactive" title="Zipper Interactive">Zipper Interactive</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/SOCOM_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="SOCOM (series)">Socom</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/MAG_(video_game)" title="MAG (video game)">Mag</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Unit_13" title="Unit 13">Unit 13</a></i></li> <li>Firewalk Studios – <i><a href="/wiki/Concord_(video_game)" title="Concord (video game)">Concord</a></i></li></ul> <p><b>Europe:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_Cambridge" title="Guerrilla Cambridge">Guerrilla Cambridge</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/MediEvil_(series)" title="MediEvil (series)">MediEvil</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/C-12:_Final_Resistance" title="C-12: Final Resistance">C-12: Final Resistance</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Primal_(video_game)" title="Primal (video game)">Primal</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Ghosthunter_(video_game)" title="Ghosthunter (video game)">Ghosthunter</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/24:_The_Game" title="24: The Game">24: The Game</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_PSP" class="mw-redirect" title="LittleBigPlanet PSP">LittleBigPlanet PSP</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/TV_Superstars" title="TV Superstars">TV Superstars</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Killzone:_Mercenary" title="Killzone: Mercenary">Killzone: Mercenary</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/EyeToy" title="EyeToy">EyeToy</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Sword" title="Heavenly Sword">Heavenly Sword</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Home" title="PlayStation Home">PlayStation Home</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/PlayTV" title="PlayTV">PlayTV</a></i> – <i>Assistance:</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Killzone_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Killzone (series)">Killzone</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Wipeout_(Psygnosis_video_game_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wipeout (Psygnosis video game series)">Wipeout</a></i> series</li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Studio" title="London Studio">London Studio</a> & <a href="/wiki/Team_Soho" title="Team Soho">Team Soho</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/SingStar" title="SingStar">SingStar</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Everybody_Dance_(video_game)" title="Everybody Dance (video game)">DanceStar Party</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/EyeToy" title="EyeToy">EyeToy</a></i> series, <i><a href="/wiki/EyePet" title="EyePet">EyePet</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Wonderbook" title="Wonderbook">Wonderbook</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Getaway_(video_game_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Getaway (video game series)">The Getaway</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/This_is_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="This is Football">This is Football</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/World_Tour_Soccer:_Challenge_Edition" title="World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition">World Tour Soccer</a></i> series – <i>Passport To...</i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Home" title="PlayStation Home">PlayStation Home</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_ShootOut" title="NBA ShootOut">NBA ShootOut '97</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Porsche_Challenge" title="Porsche Challenge">Porsche Challenge</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Rapid_Racer" title="Rapid Racer">Rapid Racer</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Spice_World_(video_game)" title="Spice World (video game)">Spice World</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Team_Buddies" title="Team Buddies">Team Buddies</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Hardware:_Online_Arena" title="Hardware: Online Arena">Hardware: Online Arena</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Fired_Up_(video_game)" title="Fired Up (video game)">Fired Up</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Gangs_of_London_(videogame)" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangs of London (videogame)">Gangs of London</a></i> – <i>Aqua Vita</i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Operation_Creature_Feature" title="Operation Creature Feature">Operation Creature Feature</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Trials_of_Topoq" title="The Trials of Topoq">The Trials of Topoq</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mesmerize_(video_game)" title="Mesmerize (video game)">Mesmerize Distort</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Tori-Emaki" title="Tori-Emaki">Tori-Emaki</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Mesmerize_(video_game)" title="Mesmerize (video game)">Mesmerize Trace</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Beats_(video_game)" title="Beats (video game)">Beats</a></i> – <i>RA. One: The Game</i> – <i>DON 2: The Game</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bigbig_Studios" title="Bigbig Studios">BigBig Studios</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Pursuit_Force" title="Pursuit Force">Pursuit Force</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/MotorStorm:_Arctic_Edge" title="MotorStorm: Arctic Edge">MotorStorm: Arctic Edge</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Little_Deviants" title="Little Deviants">Little Deviants</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_Studios" title="Evolution Studios">Evolution Studios</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/World_Rally_Championship_(video_game_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="World Rally Championship (video game series)">World Rally Championship</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/MotorStorm" title="MotorStorm">MotorStorm</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Driveclub" title="Driveclub">Driveclub</a></i></li> <li>Manchester Studio</li> <li>Neon Koi – mobile game developer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Studio_Liverpool" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Liverpool">Psygnosis/Studio Liverpool</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/Wipeout_(Psygnosis_video_game_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wipeout (Psygnosis video game series)">Wipeout</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Formula_One_(video_game_series)" title="Formula One (video game series)">Formula One</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Colony_Wars" title="Colony Wars">Colony Wars</a></i> series – <i><a href="/wiki/Adidas_Power_Soccer" title="Adidas Power Soccer">Adidas Power Soccer</a></i> series – <i>Published: <a href="/wiki/Destruction_Derby" title="Destruction Derby">Destruction Derby</a> series –</i> <i><a href="/wiki/3D_Lemmings" title="3D Lemmings">3D Lemmings</a></i> – <a href="/wiki/Rollcage_(video_game)" title="Rollcage (video game)"><i>Rollcage</i></a> series</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_platforms">Other platforms</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_video_games#Windows" title="List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games">List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games § Windows</a>, and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_video_games#iOS/Android" title="List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games">List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games § iOS/Android</a></div> <p>SIE began releasing some of its first-party studios' exclusive titles for <a href="/wiki/Windows" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows">Windows</a> in 2020, starting with <i><a href="/wiki/Horizon:_Zero_Dawn" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon: Zero Dawn">Horizon: Zero Dawn</a></i> in August 2020, and with <i><a href="/wiki/Days_Gone" title="Days Gone">Days Gone</a></i> 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?"<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <i>Horizon: Zero Dawn</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'s</span> release on Windows shows there was a strong interest in further releases.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> and <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>—markets where console-oriented gaming is far less prevalent than in the West and Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2021 after acquiring the studio <a href="/wiki/Nixxes" class="mw-redirect" title="Nixxes">Nixxes</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequent Windows releases included 2018's <i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(2018_video_game)" title="God of War (2018 video game)">God of War</a></i> in January 2022,<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_Remastered" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered">Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered</a></i> in August 2022, the <i><a href="/wiki/Uncharted:_Legacy_of_Thieves" class="mw-redirect" title="Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves">Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves</a></i> collection and <i><a href="/wiki/Sackboy:_A_Big_Adventure" title="Sackboy: A Big Adventure">Sackboy: A Big Adventure</a></i> in October 2022, <i><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man:_Miles_Morales" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales">Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales</a></i> in November 2022, <i><a href="/wiki/Returnal_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Returnal (video game)">Returnal</a></i> in February 2023, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_I" title="The Last of Us Part I">The Last of Us Part I</a></i> in March 2023, and <i><a href="/wiki/Ratchet_%26_Clank:_Rift_Apart" title="Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart">Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart</a></i> in July 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Video_Games_Chronicle" title="Video Games Chronicle">Video Games Chronicle</a></i> observed that Sony had established a label, PlayStation PC around April 2021 to handle the publication of its games on Windows.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The label was quietly renamed PlayStation Publishing in June 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The label will also release Sony's first published video game for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Lego_Horizon_Adventures" title="Lego Horizon Adventures">Lego Horizon Adventures</a></i> (excluding the <i><a href="/wiki/MLB:_The_Show" title="MLB: The Show">MLB: The Show</a></i> series which was published by <a href="/wiki/MLB_Advanced_Media" title="MLB Advanced Media">MLB Advanced Media</a> on rival platforms).<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SIE stated in a May 2022 investor report that sales of PC ports of their games had grown from <span style="white-space: nowrap">$30 million</span> in their 2020 fiscal year, to <span style="white-space: nowrap">$80 million</span> in 2021, and estimated to be <span style="white-space: nowrap">$300 million</span> for 2022. 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title="Fumito Ueda">Fumito Ueda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_video_games" title="List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games">list of games</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Productions" title="PlayStation Productions">PlayStation Productions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Home consoles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_models" title="PlayStation models">Models</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_technical_specifications" title="PlayStation technical specifications">Main hardware</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2_models" title="PlayStation 2 models">Models</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2_technical_specifications" title="PlayStation 2 technical specifications">Main hardware</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3" title="PlayStation 3">PlayStation 3</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3_models" title="PlayStation 3 models">Models</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3_technical_specifications" title="PlayStation 3 technical specifications">Main hardware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3_system_software" title="PlayStation 3 system software">System software</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4" title="PlayStation 4">PlayStation 4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4_technical_specifications" title="PlayStation 4 technical specifications">Main hardware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_4_system_software" title="PlayStation 4 system software">System software</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_5" title="PlayStation 5">PlayStation 5</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Handhelds</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PocketStation" title="PocketStation">PocketStation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable_system_software" title="PlayStation Portable system software">System software</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vita" title="PlayStation Vita">PlayStation Vita</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vita_system_software" title="PlayStation Vita system software">System software</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PSX_(digital_video_recorder)" title="PSX (digital video recorder)">PSX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_TV" title="PlayStation TV">PlayStation TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Classic" title="PlayStation Classic">PlayStation Classic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="PlayStation82" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">PlayStation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_games_(A%E2%80%93L)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of PlayStation games (A–L)">A–L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_games_(M%E2%80%93Z)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of PlayStation games (M–Z)">M–Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Net_Yaroze_games" title="List of Net Yaroze games">Net Yaroze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PlayStation_video_games" title="List of best-selling PlayStation video games">Best-selling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_PS_one_Classics" class="mw-redirect" title="Lists of PS one Classics">Downloadable</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_downloadable_PlayStation_games_(Japan)" title="List of downloadable PlayStation games (Japan)">JP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_downloadable_PlayStation_games_(North_America)" title="List of downloadable PlayStation games (North America)">NA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_downloadable_PlayStation_games_(PAL_region)" title="List of downloadable PlayStation games (PAL region)">PAL</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cancelled_PlayStation_games" title="List of cancelled PlayStation games">Cancelled</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">PS2</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_games_(A%E2%80%93K)" title="List of PlayStation 2 games (A–K)">A–K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_games_(L%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of PlayStation 2 games (L–Z)">L–Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PlayStation_2_video_games" title="List of best-selling PlayStation 2 video games">Best-selling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_online_games" title="List of PlayStation 2 online games">Online</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_downloadable_PlayStation_2_games" title="List of downloadable PlayStation 2 games">Downloadable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cancelled_PlayStation_2_games" title="List of cancelled PlayStation 2 games">Cancelled</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">PS3</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_3_games_(A%E2%80%93C)" title="List of PlayStation 3 games (A–C)">A–C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_3_games_(D%E2%80%93I)" title="List of PlayStation 3 games (D–I)">D–I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_3_games_(J%E2%80%93P)" title="List of PlayStation 3 games (J–P)">J–P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_3_games_(Q%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of PlayStation 3 games (Q–Z)">Q–Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PlayStation_3_video_games" title="List of best-selling PlayStation 3 video games">Best-selling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cancelled_PlayStation_3_games" title="List of cancelled PlayStation 3 games">Cancelled</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">PS4</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_4_games_(A%E2%80%93L)" title="List of PlayStation 4 games (A–L)">A–L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_4_games_(M%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of PlayStation 4 games (M–Z)">M–Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PlayStation_4_video_games" title="List of best-selling PlayStation 4 video games">Best-selling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_4_free-to-play_games" title="List of PlayStation 4 free-to-play games">Free-to-play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_VR_games" title="List of PlayStation VR games">PS VR games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cancelled_PlayStation_4_games" title="List of cancelled PlayStation 4 games">Cancelled</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">PS5</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_5_games" title="List of PlayStation 5 games">A–Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PlayStation_5_video_games" title="List of best-selling PlayStation 5 video games">Best-selling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_VR2_games" title="List of PlayStation VR2 games">PS VR2 games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">PSP</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Portable_games" title="List of PlayStation Portable games">A-Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_downloadable_PlayStation_Portable_games" title="List of downloadable PlayStation Portable games">Downloadable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_minis" title="List of PlayStation minis">PS minis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PSP_video_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of best-selling PSP video games">Best selling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cancelled_PlayStation_Portable_games" title="List of cancelled PlayStation Portable games">Cancelled</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_PlayStation_Vita_games" title="Lists of PlayStation Vita games">PS Vita</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(A%E2%80%93D)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (A–D)">A–D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(E%E2%80%93H)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (E–H)">E–H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(I%E2%80%93L)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (I–L)">I–L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(M%E2%80%93O)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (M–O)">M–O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(P%E2%80%93R)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (P–R)">P–R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(S)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (S)">S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(T%E2%80%93V)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (T–V)">T–V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Vita_games_(W%E2%80%93Z)" title="List of PlayStation Vita games (W–Z)">W–Z</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cancelled_PlayStation_Vita_games" title="List of cancelled PlayStation Vita games">Cancelled</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Mobile_games" class="mw-redirect" title="List of PlayStation Mobile games">PS Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Store_TurboGrafx-16_games" title="List of PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 games">TurboGrafx-16 Classics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NEOGEO_Station" title="NEOGEO Station">NEOGEO Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-definition_remasters_for_PlayStation_consoles" title="High-definition remasters for PlayStation consoles">Classics HD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Reprints</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(PlayStation)" title="Greatest Hits (PlayStation)">Greatest Hits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essentials_(PlayStation)" title="Essentials (PlayStation)">Essentials</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Best_(PlayStation)" title="The Best (PlayStation)">The Best</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BigHit_Series" title="BigHit Series">BigHit Series</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Network</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Network" title="PlayStation Network">PlayStation Network</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_PlayStation_Network_outage" title="2011 PlayStation Network outage">2011 outage</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Station_(online_service)" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Station (online service)">Central Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FirstPlay" title="FirstPlay">FirstPlay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_App" title="PlayStation App">PlayStation App</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Home" title="PlayStation Home">PlayStation Home</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Mobile" title="PlayStation Mobile">PlayStation Mobile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Now" title="PlayStation Now">PlayStation Now</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Store" title="PlayStation Store">PlayStation Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Video" title="PlayStation Video">PlayStation Video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Vue" title="PlayStation Vue">PlayStation Vue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2_online_functionality" title="PlayStation 2 online functionality">PS2 online</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Broadband_Navigator" title="PlayStation Broadband Navigator">PlayStation Broadband Navigator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Room_for_PlayStation_Portable" title="Room for PlayStation Portable">Room for PSP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VidZone" title="VidZone">VidZone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Accessories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Controllers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_controller" title="PlayStation controller">PlayStation controller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Mouse" title="PlayStation Mouse">PlayStation Mouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Analog_Joystick" title="PlayStation Analog Joystick">Analog Joystick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dual_Analog_Controller" title="Dual Analog Controller">Dual Analog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DualShock" title="DualShock">DualShock / DualSense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixaxis" title="Sixaxis">Sixaxis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Move" title="PlayStation Move">PlayStation Move</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cameras</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EyeToy" title="EyeToy">EyeToy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go!Cam" title="Go!Cam">Go!Cam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Eye" title="PlayStation Eye">PlayStation Eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Camera" title="PlayStation Camera">PlayStation Camera</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Multitap" title="PlayStation Multitap">Multitap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Link_Cable" title="PlayStation Link Cable">Link Cable</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2_accessories" title="PlayStation 2 accessories">PS2 accessories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay" title="PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay">PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_3_accessories" title="PlayStation 3 accessories">PS3 accessories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayTV" title="PlayTV">PlayTV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wonderbook" title="Wonderbook">Wonderbook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR" title="PlayStation VR">PlayStation VR</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_VR2" title="PlayStation VR2">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portal" title="PlayStation Portal">PlayStation Portal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Kits</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Net_Yaroze" title="Net Yaroze">Net Yaroze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linux_for_PlayStation_2" title="Linux for PlayStation 2">PS2 Linux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GScube" title="GScube">GScube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OtherOS" title="OtherOS">OtherOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zego" title="Zego">Zego</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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<li><i><a href="/wiki/Official_PlayStation_Magazine_(Ireland)" title="Official PlayStation Magazine (Ireland)">Official PlayStation Magazine (Ireland)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Underground" title="PlayStation Underground">PlayStation Underground</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Advertisements</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Double_Life_(PlayStation_ad)" title="Double Life (PlayStation ad)">Double Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mountain_(advertisement)" title="Mountain (advertisement)">Mountain</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_marketing#PlayStation" title="Sony marketing">PlayStation marketing</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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Series</a> (joint venture)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a> (14.09%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaikai" title="Gaikai">Gaikai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SN_Systems" title="SN Systems">SN Systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toio" title="Toio">toio</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Sony" 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title="DV (video format)">MiniDV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MicroMV" title="MicroMV">MicroMV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mylo_(Sony)" title="Mylo (Sony)">mylo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayNow_Arena" title="PlayNow Arena">PlayNow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Reader" title="Sony Reader">Reader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S/PDIF" title="S/PDIF">S/PDIF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Dynamic_Digital_Sound" title="Sony Dynamic Digital Sound">SDDS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_8_channel_SDDS_films" title="List of 8 channel SDDS films">8 channel films</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Entertainment_Network" title="Sony Entertainment Network">Sony Entertainment Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silicon_X-tal_Reflective_Display" title="Silicon X-tal Reflective Display">SXRD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Tablet" title="Sony Tablet">Sony Tablet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunnel_diode" 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Network Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Professional_Solutions" title="Sony Professional Solutions">Sony Professional Solutions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Honda_Mobility" title="Sony Honda Mobility">Sony Honda Mobility</a> (50%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MDLinx" title="MDLinx">M3</a> (39.4%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaio" title="Vaio">Vaio</a> (4.9%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other assets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sony_Corporation_of_America" title="Sony Corporation of America">Sony Corporation of America</a> (umbrella company in the US)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Sony" title="List of assets owned by Sony">Other subsidiaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_acquisitions_by_Sony" title="List of acquisitions by Sony">List of acquisitions</a></li> <li><a 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California">Redwood City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Carlos,_California" title="San Carlos, California">San Carlos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Mateo,_California" title="San Mateo, California">San Mateo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara,_California" title="Santa Clara, California">Santa Clara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saratoga,_California" title="Saratoga, California">Saratoga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunnyvale,_California" title="Sunnyvale, California">Sunnyvale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodside,_California" title="Woodside, California">Woodside</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FCC200;width:1%">Higher education</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ca%C3%B1ada_College" title="Cañada College">Cañada</a></li> 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