PlayStation Studios (formerly SCE Worldwide Studios and SIE Worldwide Studios) is a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) that oversees the video game development at the studios owned by SIE. The division was established as SCE Worldwide Studios in September 2005 and rebranded as PlayStation Studios in 2020 to include the PlayStation brand.

History 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.

Studios

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

Former Name Location Founded Acquired Divested Fate Notable releases Bigbig Studios Leamington Spa Closed Pursuit Force, MotorStorm: Arctic Edge, Little Deviants Bluepoint GamesAustin, Texas2026Closed Blast Factor, Shadow of the Colossus (PS4), Demon's Souls (PS5)Dark Outlaw GamesLos Angeles2025—2026ClosedStudio 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 ClosedMobile 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

See also Audiokinetic Bungie PlayStation Productions List of Sony Interactive Entertainment video games

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