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Sony InteractiveEntertainment (SIE) is responsible for the PlayStation brand and the family of products and services. PlayStation has been an innovative solution provider since the original PlayStation was released in Japan in 1994.
Products
The PlayStation family of products and services for 2017 includes:
- PlayStation®4,
- PlayStation®VR,
- PlayStation®Vita,
- PlayStation®3,
- PlayStation®Store,
- PlayStation®Plus,
- PlayStation™Video,
- PlayStation™Music,
- PlayStation™Now,
- PlayStation™Vue,
- PlayStation®Origin and software names from SIE Worldwide Studios.
History
2024: Sacking 900 people or 8 % of staff and group closure in London
On February 27, 2024, it was announced that Sony Group Corp. would lay off 900 people from its video game division worldwide, or about 8% of employees, and close the group in London.
Sony said the layoffs will also affect game manufacturers Insomniac (the studio behind Spider-Man), Naughty Dog (The Last of Us) and Guerrilla (Horizon) - the three most successful subsidiaries.
2020
2017: Representative offices in London and Tokyo
Headquartered in San Mateo, California, SIE is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, with regional offices in London and Tokyo for 2017