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Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC was established on the 1st of April 2016, through the merger of Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment International. The predecessor company, Sony Computer Entertainment, was originally founded in Tokyo in 1993 as a joint venture between Sony and Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
The PlayStation 2 is the best-selling home video game console in history, with 155 million units sold. Sony confirmed the end of PS2 production in December 2012, though games for the system were still being released in March 2013.
Sony Interactive Entertainment announced its intent to purchase Bungie for US$3.6 billion in January 2022. The deal closed on the 15th of July 2022, with Bungie remaining an independent studio and publisher allowed to develop games outside Sony's platforms.
Hideaki Nishino serves as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, a role he assumed on the 1st of April 2025. Hermen Hulst leads the Studio Business Group within SIE and reports to Nishino. The first and longest-serving CEO of the predecessor company was Ken Kutaragi, who served from 1993 to 2007 and is known as the Father of the PlayStation.
Sony Interactive Entertainment's global headquarters is in San Mateo, California, which also serves as the regional headquarters for North America and Latin America. SIE maintains eight main headquarters worldwide, including offices in London, Tokyo, Sydney, Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
Sony began releasing PlayStation exclusives on Windows in August 2020 with Horizon: Zero Dawn. In February 2026, reports indicated Sony was stepping back from publishing single-player first-party titles on PC following underperforming sales, with future games like Saros and Marvel's Wolverine intended to remain PlayStation 5 exclusives. Multiplayer and second-party games were expected to continue on PC.