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SIE's headquarters in San Mateo, California
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| Founded | November 16, 1993 (as Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.) Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Headquarters | San Mateo, California, United States |
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Key people
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Andrew House (President and Global CEO) Shawn Layden (Chairman, Worldwide Studios) Shuhei Yoshida (President, Worldwide Studios) Jim Ryan (Global Head, Marketing & Sales) |
| Products | Video games consoles and handhelds Accessories and controllers |
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Number of employees
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~8,000 |
| Parent | Sony |
| Divisions | SIE Worldwide Studios |
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| Website | Official website |
Sony Interactive Entertainment (abbreviated as SIE and formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) and Sony Network Entertainment) is a multinational video game company and is a wholly owned subsidiary and part of the Consumer Products and Services Group of Sony.
The company was founded and established on November 16, 1993, as Sony Computer Entertainment, to handle Sony's venture into video game development with its PlayStation brand. Since the successful launch of the original PlayStation console in 1994, the company has since been developing the PlayStation lineup of home video game consoles and accessories. Expanding upon North America and other countries, the company soon became Sony's main resource for research and development in video games and interactive entertainment. In 1994, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), began to produce the original PlayStation console in North America. The starting price for this console was originally listed at $299.99. In April 2016, SCE and Sony Network Entertainment was restructured and reorganized into Sony Interactive Entertainment, carrying over the operations and primary objectives from both companies.
Sony Interactive Entertainment handles the research and development, production, and sales of both hardware and software for the PlayStation video game systems. Alongside, it is also a developer and publisher of video game titles and is composed of several subsidiaries of Sony's largest markets: North America, Europe and Asia. As of September 30, 2016, the company has overall sold more than 486 million PlayStation consoles worldwide.
Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI) was jointly established by Sony and its subsidiary Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 1993 to handle the company's ventures into the video game hardware market. The original PlayStation console was released on December 3, 1994, in Japan.
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