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SCE Worldwide Studios
Company typeDivision of Sony Computer Entertainment
IndustryInteractive entertainment
Computer and video games
FoundedSeptember 14, 2005
Number of locations
United States,
United Kingdom,
Netherlands,
Japan
Key people
Shuhei Yoshida (President)
OwnerSony Corporation
ParentSony Computer Entertainment
WebsiteWorldwidestudios.net

Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, officially abbreviated SCE Worldwide Studios, is a group of video game developers owned by Sony Computer Entertainment which was established in 2005.[1] It is a single internal entity overseeing all wholly owned development studios within SCE. It is responsible for the creative and strategic direction of development and production of all computer entertainment software by all SCE-owned studios, all of which is produced exclusively for the PlayStation family of consoles.

History

2005

2006

2007

2007

2010

2011

2012

2013

Studios

SCE Worldwide Studios contains seventeen production studios worldwide:

Asia

North America

Europe

Former studios

Additional Studios

ICE Team

In addition, Naughty Dog is home to the ICE Team, one of Sony's World Wide Studios central technology groups. The term ICE originally stands for Initiative for a Common Engine which describes the original purpose of the studio.[9] The ICE Team focuses on creating core graphics technologies for Sony's worldwide first party published titles, including low level game engine components, graphics processing pipelines, supporting tools, and graphics profiling and debugging tools. The ICE Team also supports third party developers with a suite of engine components, and a graphics analysis, profiling, and debugging tool for the RSX. Both enable developers to get better performance out of PlayStation hardwares.[10][11]

XDev

XDev team manages titles from independent development studios, which are to be published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Based within SCE's Studio Liverpool facility, XDev has collaborated with studios such as Quantic Dream, Relentless Software, Eurocom and Sumo Digital, as well as Media Molecule, Evolution Studios and Guerrilla Games, prior to their incorporation into the SCE Worldwide Studios network. XDev has helped to create and publish, award-winning titles such as LittleBigPlanet, the Buzz! series, and Heavenly Sword. As well as funding projects, XDev offers full game production, project management and game design support. Titles are also supported with community management, online production and dedicated outsourcing management facilities. XDev titles are published by the SCE Europe, America and Japan distribution network.

SN Systems

SN Systems is a provider of Windows development tools for games consoles, including the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 1, PlayStation Vita, and PSP. SN Systems was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. in 2005,[12] to provide tools for the PlayStation 3, and future consoles.

SCEE R&D

SCEE R&D are technical experts on topics relating to any of the PlayStation platforms. The group is unique in that we report directly to both SCEE Central as well as the Tokyo-based SCEI R&D Organisation that designs PlayStation hardware. They not create games; however, they supply the raw technical materials that game developers need to create games.

Second Party Studios

Quantic Dream

Quantic Dream, a game development studio located in Paris, France, whilst not a 1st-party developer for SCE Worldwide Studios, they have created Sony exclusive games since 2010, and recently stated that they have no interest in ending that exclusivity. "We're certainly not going to change partner for the sake of making more money; that's not the philosophy behind our studio. As long as we can create the games we want to create, we'll stay with Sony." Quantic Dream's latest video game, Beyond: Two Souls, was released the 8th October 2013, and they also have a PlayStation 4 exclusive in the works. [13][14]

Zingagi Games

Zindagi Games has primarily been working with Sony on developing the PlayStation Move motion controller. They are the developer behind Sports Champions, a sports mini-game compilation that launched with the Move.

References

  1. ^ "SCE Establishes SCE Worldwide Studios" (PDF) (Press release). Sony Computer Entertainment. September 14, 2005. Retrieved 2005-09-14.
  2. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Guerrilla Games" (PDF) (Press release). London: Sony Computer Entertainment. December 8, 2005. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  3. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Zipper Interactive" (PDF) (Press release). Foster City: Sony Computer Entertainment. January 24, 2006. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  4. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Evolution Studios and Bigbig Studios" (Press release). Tokyo: Sony Computer Entertainment. September 20, 2007. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  5. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Media Molecule" (Press release). London: Sony Computer Entertainment. March 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  6. ^ "Sony Computer Entertainment Acquires Sucker Punch Productions" (Press release). Sony Computer Entertainment. August 2, 2011.
  7. ^ http://www.edge-online.com/news/sony-close-studio-liverpool[dead link]
  8. ^ Zuylen, Victor (December 24, 2012). "Happy Holidays from Guerrilla Games!". PlayStation.Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment America. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  9. ^ Mark Cerny's "Road to the PS4" @ Gamelab 2013. YouTube (2013-06-27). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  10. ^ Naughty Dog Careers. Naughtydog.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  11. ^ Sony’s Secret Super Development Team. PS3 Attitude (2009-06-05). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  12. ^ "SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT TO START PROVIDING PRODG TOOLS FOR PLAYSTATION ® 3 GAME CONTENT DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Retrieved September 27, 2005.
  13. ^ News: Quantic Dream has no interest in ending Sony exclusivity, says co-CEO. ComputerAndVideoGames.com (2013-03-22). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  14. ^ Quantic Dream confirms PS4 game in the works, will be story and character-driven. Polygon (2013-03-21). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
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