Sony Computer Entertainment

Name: Sony Computer Entertainment Established: 1993 Status: Active Links: Official site Submitter: Res Added: Apr 17 2010

Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI) is a video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry, and is a full subsidiary of Sony. The company was established on November 16, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan prior to the launch of the original PlayStation video game system. The logo has been used since 1994.

SCE handles the research & development, production, and sales of both hardware and software for the PlayStation line of handheld and home console video game systems. SCE is also a developer and publisher of video game titles and is composed of several subsidiaries covering the company's biggest markets: North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia.

The Chairman and Group CEO of SCE is currently Kazuo Hirai, who on November 30, 2006 replaced longtime CEO Ken Kutaragi, also known as "The Father of the PlayStation". Kuturagi officially retired from his executive position at SCE on June 19, 2007, and now holds the title of Honorary Chairman at the company. Jack Tretton and Andrew House currently serve as President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, respectively.

SCE currently has three main headquarters around the world: Minami-Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan which controls operations in Asia; Foster City, California, USA which controls operations in North America; and London, United Kingdom which controls operations in Europe and Oceania. SCE also has smaller offices and distribution centres in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Melbourne, Australia; and Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

On April 1, 2010 Sony Computer Entertainment will be restructured to bring together Sony's mobile electronics and personal computers divisions. The main Japanese division of SCE will be temporarily renamed to SNE Platform Inc. (SNEP) on April 1, 2010 and will be split into two division focusing on different aspects namely "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc." consisting of a 1,300 employees which would focus on the console business, and the network service business consisting of 60 to 70 employees. The network service business of SCE will be absorbed into Sony Corp's Network Products & Service Group (NPSG) which has already been headed by Kaz Hirai since April 2009. The original Sony Computer Entertainment would then be dissolved after the restructure. The North American and European branches of Sony Computer Entertainment will not be affected by the restructure and will remain as SCEA and SCEE. Sony Computer Entertainment CEO and Sony Corporation EVP, Kaz Hirai, will be leading both departments.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_Computer_Entertainment

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By Bee_94 - Sep 09 2014 - 07:24 SCEE made my favourite game, where it promoted the Porsche Boxster.

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