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PlayStation Studios
Formerly
  • SCE Worldwide Studios (2005–2016)
  • SIE Worldwide Studios (2016–2020)
Company typeDivision
IndustryVideo games
FoundedSeptember 1, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-01)
Headquarters
San Mateo, California
,
United States
Key people
Hermen Hulst (CEO)
Number of employees
≈ 4,000[1] (2022)
ParentSony Interactive Entertainment
SubsidiariesSee § List of studios
Websiteplaystation.com/en-us/corporate/playstation-studios

PlayStation Studios, formerly SCE Worldwide Studios and SIE Worldwide Studios, is a video games company owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

History

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SCE Worldwide Studios was founded in 2005. When Sony rebranded Sony Computer Entertainment to Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2016, the company was also rebranded to SIE Worldwide Studios.

In 2020, the company changed it's name to PlayStation Studios with the release of the PlayStation 5.

List of studios

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Current

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Name Location(s) Founded Acquired Notable games
Bend Studio Bend, Oregon 1993[2] 2000[3] Syphon Filter, Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Bluepoint Games Austin, Texas 2006[4] 2021[5] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection, Shadow of the Colossus
Firesprite Liverpool 2012[6] 2021[7] Run Sackboy! Run, Horizon: Call of the Mountain[3]
Guerrilla Games Amsterdam 2000[3] 2005[3] Killzone, Horizon[3]
Haven Studios Montreal, Quebec 2021[8] 2022[8] Fairgame$[9]
Housemarque Helsinki 1995[10] 2021[11] Super Stardust HD, Dead Nation
Insomniac Games Burbank, California 1994[3] 2019[12] Spyro, Ratchet & Clank
Durham, North Carolina[13]
Malaysia Studio Kuala Lumpur 2020[14] — Support for first-party titles, such as The Last of Us Part I and MLB The Show 22[15]
Media Molecule Guildford 2006[3] 2010[3] LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway
Naughty Dog Santa Monica, California 1984[3] 2001[3] Crash Bandicoot, Jak and Daxter
Nixxes Software Utrecht 1999[3] 2021[16] Microsoft Windows ports of Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon
Polyphony Digital Tokyo, Japan 1998[3] — Gran Turismo, Motor Toon Grand Prix
San Diego Studio San Diego, California 2001[3] — The Mark of Kri, NBA
San Mateo Studio San Mateo, California 1998[17] — Support for second-party developers[18]
Santa Monica Studio Los Angeles, California 1999[3] — Kinetica, God of War[3]
Sucker Punch Productions Bellevue, Washington 1997[3] 2011[3] Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yōtei[3]
Team Asobi Tokyo, Japan 2021[a] — Astro Bot, The Playroom
Valkyrie Entertainment Seattle, Washington 2002[20] 2021[20] Support studio for several franchises, such as Infamous and God of War
XDev Liverpool 2000[21][22] — Works with third-party developers and projects, such as Until Dawn and Rise of the Ronin[21]
San Mateo, California
Tokyo, Japan

Former

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Name Location(s) Founded Acquired Defunct/divested Fate
BigBig Studios Leamington Spa 2001[23] 2007<[24] 2012[25] Closed[25]
Evolution Studios Runcorn 1999[24] 2007[24] 2016[26] Closed[26]
Firewalk Studios Bellevue, Washington 2018[27] 2023[27] 2024[28] Closed[28]
Guerrilla Cambridge Cambridge 1997[29] — 2017[29] Closed[29]
Incognito Entertainment Salt Lake City, Utah 1999[30] 2002[30] 2009[31] Closed[31]
Japan Studio 1993[3] — 2021[32] Rearranged within SIE (merged with Team Asobi and other studios)[19]
London Studio London 2002 — 2024[33] Closed[33]
Manchester Studio Manchester 2015[3] — 2020[34] Closed[34]
Neon Koi Berlin 2020[35] 2022[35] 2024[28] Closed[28]
Helsinki
Pixelopus San Mateo, California 2014[3] — 2023 Closed[36]
Studio Liverpool Liverpool 1984[24] 1993[24] 2012[37] Closed[37]
Zipper Interactive Redmond, Washington 1995[38] 2006[24] 2012[38] Closed[38]

Notes

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  1. ↑ The studio was founded in 2012 as a division of Japan Studio, but spun off to be an independent studio in 2021[19]

References

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  1. ↑ Totilo, Stephen (October 4, 2022). "PlayStation to broaden line-up, but won't abandon roots, studio chief says". Axios. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 Cite error: The named reference PushSquare was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  4. ↑ Dyer, Mitch (January 28, 2014). "Who Is Bluepoint Games?". IGN. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ Tailby, Stephen (September 30, 2021). "Sony Finally Confirms Acquisition of Demon's Souls PS5 Dev Bluepoint Games". Push Square. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ Scullion, Chris (June 10, 2022). "Sony's Firesprite is moving to an office more than 20 times larger than its current one". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Why PlayStation is buying Firesprite, one of the UK's fastest growing studios". Gamesindustry.biz. September 8, 2021. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dring, Christopher (July 11, 2022). "Jade Raymond's Haven Studio is already inspiring other PlayStation studios - and not just with its game". Gamesindustry.biz. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  10. ↑ Schreier, Jason (June 29, 2021). "Sony Buys Game Developer of PlayStation Bestseller Returnal". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  14. ↑ "PlayStation to open development studio in Malaysia". November 8, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  15. ↑ "How PlayStation Studios Malaysia is Playing a Growing Role in Sony's Most Important Franchises". October 13, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  16. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (July 1, 2021). "Sony Buys Another Game Studio, Avengers And Rise Of The Tomb Raider's Nixxes Software". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 LeBlanc, Wesley (June 2, 2021). "Team Asobi Officially Announced as a PlayStation Studio, Reveals New Logo". IGN. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Reiner, Andrew (December 10, 2021). "Sony To Acquire Developer Valkyrie Entertainment". Game Informer. Archived from the original on October 15, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Barker, Sammy (August 28, 2019). "Guide: All Sony First-Party Studios and What They're Working On". Push Square. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  22. ↑ Barker, Sammy (September 19, 2022). "Sony XDEV's Japan Division Assisting with PS5's Rise of the Ronin". Push Square. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  23. ↑ Yoon, Andrew (January 10, 2012). "Sony shuts down Little Deviants, Pursuit Force dev". Shacknews. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Cite error: The named reference BigBig was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Brightman, James (March 22, 2016). "Sony confirms closure of Evolution Studios". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 "PlayStation to acquire AAA multiplayer developer Firewalk Studios". 20 April 2023. Archived from the original on April 22, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 "An Update from PlayStation Studios". Sony Interactive. Retrieved December, 25, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 Frank, Allegra (January 12, 2017). "Sony shuts down 20-year-old studio in European restructuring". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 8, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Cifaldi, Frank (May 13, 2011). "How Moving To Austin Energized Starhawk". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  32. ↑ Robinson, Andy; Calvin, Alex (February 25, 2021). "Sources: PlayStation is winding down Sony Japan Studio". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 Dring, Christopher (February 4, 2020). "PlayStation to close Manchester VR studio". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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  36. ↑ "Concrete Genie Developer PixelOpus Is Shutting Down". May 5, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 Yin-Poole, Wesley (July 21, 2015). "WipEout: The rise and fall of Sony Studio Liverpool". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 Moriarty, Colin (March 31, 2012). "Confirmed: Sony Closes Zipper Interactive". IGN. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
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