PlayStation Studios

• Name — PlayStation Studios • Former Name — * SCE Worldwide Studios (2005–2016) • SIE Worldwide Studios (2016–2020) • Type — Division • Industry — Video games • Hq Location City — San Mateo, California London, England Tokyo, Japan • Parent — Sony Interactive Entertainment • Subsidiaries — See • Num Employees — ≈4,000 • Num Employees Year — 2022

On September 14, 2005, Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE, now known as Sony Interactive Entertainment), the video game arm of Sony, announced the formation of SCE Worldwide Studios earlier that month, combining all studios SCE owned at the time. Phil Harrison was appointed as the division's president; he resigned in February 2008. Kazuo Hirai became acting president, succeeded by Shuhei Yoshida in May 2008. When Yoshida moved to lead the indie game development of SIE, Hermen Hulst, previously of SIE's Guerrilla Games studio, became the president of SIE Worldwide Studios in November 2019. The studios productions are generally supported by the Visual Arts Services Group, founded in 2007 in San Diego. SIE announced the rebranding of the division to PlayStation Studios in May 2020 as part of the introduction of the PlayStation 5, which was released later that year. PlayStation Studios serves as the publishing brand for Sony's first-party development studios, as well as for games developed by studios brought in by Sony in work-for-hire situations. In 2022, Sony stated half of its first-party PlayStation Studios games will be on personal computers (PC) and mobile by 2025. In August 2022, SIE announced the formation of the PlayStation Studios Mobile Division, alongside the acquisition of the company's first mobile development team, Savage Game Studios, later renamed Neon Koi. In February 2024, Sony announced it would eliminate 900 jobs, or 8% of SIE and PlayStation Studios employees. These cuts included the closure of London Studio. In July 2024, Sony and Bungie announced that as part of restructuring at Bungie, one of the studio's incubation projects would be spun out, with the team behind the game forming a new studio within PlayStation Studios, later on in May 2025 it being revealed as teamLFG. In October 2024, Sony announced the closure of Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios. In March 2025, Sony formed Dark Outlaw Games, a new studio under PlayStation Studios, led by Jason Blundell. In an August 2025 financial briefing, Sony CFO Lin Tao stated that SIE planned to fully integrate and oversee Bungie as a developer within the core PlayStation Studios lineup, after initially allowing them to function as an independent subsidiary since their acquisition in 2022. On February 19, 2026, Sony announced that they will shut down Bluepoint Games. On March 24th, 2026, it was reported by Jason Schreier that Dark Outlaw Games were closing down.

• Name — Location/s — Founded — Acquired — Notable releases • Bend Studio — Bend, Oregon — Syphon Filter, Resistance: Retribution, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Days Gone • Firesprite — Liverpool — Run Sackboy! Run!, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Until Dawn 2 • Guerrilla Games — Amsterdam — Killzone, Horizon • Haven Studios — Montreal — Fairgame$ • Housemarque — Helsinki — Super Stardust HD, Dead Nation, Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall, Returnal, Saros • Insomniac Games — Burbank, California — Spyro (1998-2000), Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Wolverine • Durham, North Carolina • Malaysia Studio — Kuala Lumpur — — — Support for first-party titles, such as The Last of Us Part I and MLB The Show 22 • Media Molecule — Guildford — LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway, Dreams • Naughty Dog — Santa Monica, California — Crash Bandicoot (1996-1999), Jak and Daxter, Uncharted, The Last of Us, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet • Nixxes Software — Utrecht — Windows ports and support work for various first-party PlayStation titles; Xbox Series X/S port of Helldivers 2 • Polyphony Digital — Tokyo — — — Gran Turismo, Motor Toon Grand Prix, Omega Boost, Tourist Trophy • San Diego Studio — San Diego — — — The Mark of Kri, NBA, MLB: The Show • San Mateo Studio — San Mateo, California — — — Support studio for second-party developers • Santa Monica Studio — Los Angeles — — — Kinetica, God of War • Sucker Punch Productions — Bellevue, Washington — Sly Cooper, Infamous, Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost of Yōtei • Team Asobi — Tokyo — — — The Playroom, Astro Bot • teamLFG — Bellevue, Washington — 2025 — — — — • Valkyrie Entertainment — Seattle, Washington — Support studio for various franchises such as Infamous, God of War, and Twisted Metal • XDev — Liverpool — — — Works with external developers across Europe, on projects such as Until Dawn, Detroit: Become Human, and Kena: Scars of Kosmora • Tokyo — Works with external developers across Japan and South Korea, on projects such as Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls

• Name — Location — Founded — Acquired — Divested — Fate — Notable releases • Bigbig Studios — Leamington Spa — Closed — Pursuit Force, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, Little Deviants • Bluepoint Games — Austin, Texas — 2026 — Closed — Blast Factor, Shadow of the Colossus (PS4), Demon's Souls (PS5) • Dark Outlaw Games — Los Angeles — 2025 — — — 2026 — Closed — Studio led by Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell • Evolution Studios — Runcorn — Closed — WRC (2001-2005), MotorStorm, Driveclub • Firewalk Studios — Bellevue, Washington — Closed — Concord • Guerrilla Cambridge — Cambridge — — — Closed — MediEvil, Primal, LittleBigPlanet (PSP), TV Superstars, Killzone: Mercenary, RIGS: Mechanized Combat League • Incognito Entertainment — Salt Lake City — Closed — Twisted Metal (2001-2005), War of the Monsters, Downhill Domination, Calling All Cars!, Warhawk • Japan Studio — Tokyo — — — Reorganized within SIE, primarily to Team Asobi — Ape Escape, The Legend of Dragoon, Ico, Siren, Shadow of the Colossus, Rogue Galaxy, LocoRoco, Patapon, Gravity Rush, Tokyo Jungle, Puppeteer, Knack, Astro Bot (2013-2020), The Last Guardian • London Studio — London — — — Closed — This Is Football (2002-2006), EyeToy games, SingStar, The Getaway: Black Monday, Gangs of London, PlayStation Home, Wonderbook, PlayStation VR Worlds, Blood & Truth, Erica • Manchester Studio — Manchester — — — Closed — CSAR: Combat (Cancelled), Search, and Rescue (Cancelled) • Neon Koi — Berlin — Closed — Mobile Division • Helsinki • Pixelopus — San Mateo, California — — — Closed — Entwined, Concrete Genie • Studio Liverpool — Liverpool — Closed — Formula One, Wipeout (1995-2012) • Zipper Interactive — Redmond, Washington — Closed — SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs, MAG, Unit 13