November – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is established as a joint venture between Sony Corporation and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
1994
May – Sony Computer Entertainment America is established, a division of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI)
December – PlayStation® launches in Japan
1995
January – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is established, A division of Sony Electronic Publishing Ltd.
April – Deputy President Teruhisa Tokunaka appointed as President
September – PlayStation launches in North America and Europe
1996
December – 10 million PlayStation consoles shipped worldwide
December – PlayStation launches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia
1997
August – 20 million PlayStation consoles shipped worldwide
September – Sony Computer Entertainment Hong Kong Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of SCEI, is established
October – Deputy President Shigeo Maruyama appointed as Vice Chairman
October – Ken Kutaragi appointed as Deputy President
October – Akira Sato appointed as Deputy President
1998
February – 30 million PlayStation consoles shipped worldwide
April – The “Gran Turismo” production team is split off to become Polyphony Digital Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of SCEI
August – 40 million PlayStation consoles shipped worldwide
December 12 – 50 million PlayStation consoles shipped worldwide
1999
April – President Teruhisa Tokunaka retires (retires from the board in June 2004)
April – Deputy President Ken Kutaragi appointed as President
April – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is established as a division company of SCEI
December – 70 million PlayStation consoles shipped worldwide
2000
March – PlayStation®2 launches in Japan
July – PS one® launches in Japan
September – PS one launches in the U.K. and North America
October – PlayStation 2 launches in North America
November – PS one launches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Taiwan
November – PlayStation 2 launches in Europe
2001
March – 10 million PlayStation 2 systems shipped worldwide
April – Vice Chairman Shigeo Maruyama appointed as Chairman
April – President Ken Kutaragi appointed as President and CEO
April – Deputy President Akira Sato appointed as Deputy President and COO
October – 20 million PlayStation 2 systems shipped worldwide
December – PlayStation 2 launches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia
2002
January – PlayStation 2 launches in Taiwan
February – PlayStation 2 launches in South Korea
May – 30 million PlayStation 2 systems shipped worldwide
July – Chairman Shigeo Maruyama retires (retires from the board in June 2007)
July – Masaru Kato appointed as Deputy President and CFO
September – 40 million PlayStation 2 systems shipped worldwide
2003
January – 50 million PlayStation 2 systems shipped worldwide
2004
January – 70 million PlayStation 2 systems shipped worldwide
April – President and CEO Ken Kutaragi appointed as President and Group CEO
April – Deputy President and CFO Masaru Kato appointed as Deputy President and Group CFO
May – 100 million PlayStation consoles (originally PS® or PS one®) shipped worldwide, the first 100 million-selling gaming system
November – PlayStation 2 (redesign) launches in North America, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
December – PlayStation®Portable (PSP®) launches in Japan
December – PlayStation 2 launches in Singapore
2005
March – PlayStation Portable launches in North America
April – Deputy President and COO Akira Sato appointed as Deputy President and Group COO
May – PlayStation Portable launches in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan
July – Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is established as a division company of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
July – Deputy President and CFO Masaru Kato appointed as Deputy President and Group CFO
September – PlayStation Portable launches in Europe
September – Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios is established to combine game development studios in Japan, North America and Europe
September – Acquisition of U.K. based SN Systems Ltd.
October – 10 million PlayStation Portable systems sold worldwide
November – 100 million PlayStation 2 systems sold worldwide
December – Acquisition of Guerrilla
2006
May – PlayStation Portable launches in South Korea
November – PlayStation®3 launches in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and North America
November – PlayStation®Network launches for PlayStation 3
2007
March – PlayStation 3 launches in Singapore and Europe
June – PlayStation 3 launches in South Korea
June – Chairman and Group CEO Ken Kutaragi appointed as Honorary Chairman
June – President and Group COO Kazuo Hirai appointed as President and Group CEO
September – PlayStation Portable (redesign) launches in North America, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea, and Europe
October – PlayStation Portable (redesign) launches in Singapore
2008
February – Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President Phil Harrison retires
March – President and Group CEO Kazuo Hirai appointed as Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President
April – Gran Turismo® sells 50 million units worldwide
May – Senior Vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios US Studio, Shuhei Yoshida, appointed as President of Worldwide Studios
December – PlayStation®Home service launches
2009
February – PlayStation Portable sell-in reaches 50 million units worldwide
February – Registered accounts on PlayStation®Network exceed 20 million worldwide
April – President, CEO and Co-COO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, and Deputy President of Sony Computer Entertainment, David Reeves retires
May – CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) and Group Executive Officer of Sony Corporation, Andrew House appointed as President, CEO and Co-COO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
June – Deputy President and Group CFO Masaru Kato retires while remaining Member of the Board
July – Vice Chairman Akira Sato appointed as Chairman
July – Kunimasa Suzuki appointed as Deputy President while also serving as SVP and Corporate Executive Officer of Sony Corporation
October – PlayStation®Portable go (PSP®go) launches in North America, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Malaysia
November – PlayStation Portable go launches in Japan
2010
March – Acquisition of Media Molecule
April – Sony Network Entertainment International is newly established by company split
June – Registered accounts on PlayStation®Network exceed 50 million worldwide
June – PlayStation®Plus launches
September – PlayStation®Move launches in Asia, Europe, and North America
October – PlayStation Move motion controller launches in Japan
December – Gran Turismo sells 60 million units worldwide
2011
January – 150 million PlayStation 2 systems sold worldwide
March – 50 million PlayStation 3 systems sold worldwide
April – 70 million PlayStation Portable systems sold worldwide
June – Honorary Chairman Ken Kutaragi retires
August – Acquisition of Sucker Punch Productions
August – Chairman Akira Sato retires
September – President and Group CEO Kazuo Hirai appointed as Chairman
September – President, CEO and Co-COO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Andrew House, appointed as President and Group CEO
December – PlayStation®Vita launches in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
2012
February – PlayStation Vita launches in South Korea, North America, and Europe
February – 1.2 million PlayStation Vita systems sold worldwide
June – Acquisition of Gaikai Inc.
June – Chairman, Kazuo Hirai and Deputy President, Kunimasa Suzuki retire
November – 70 million PlayStation 3 systems sold worldwide
2013
April – Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia is established
May – Gran Turismo sells 70 million units worldwide
October – PlayStation Vita (redesign) launches in Japan
November – 80 million PlayStation 3 systems sold worldwide
November – PlayStation®Vita TV (PS Vita TV)
November – PlayStation®4 launches in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Latin America
December – PlayStation 4 launches in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, and Malaysia
2014
February – PlayStation 4 launches in Japan
March – PlayStation®Vue launches in three North American cities on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3
April – Kazuo Miura appointed as Deputy President
July – PlayStation®Now launches in North America on PlayStation 4
August – 10 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
October – PlayStation®TV launches in North America
November – PlayStation TV launches in Europe
2015
March – 20.2 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
March – PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita launch in the People’s Republic of China
March – PlayStation Now launches in the United Kingdom on PlayStation 4
April – Bloodborne sells 1 million copies globally
November – 30.2 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
2016
January – 35.9 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
April – Formation of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
April – Formation of ForwardWorks Corporation
April – PlayStation Now launches in Europe on PlayStation 4
May – 40 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
September – PlayStation®4 Slim launches in Japan, North America, and Europe
October – PlayStation®VR launches in Japan, North America, and Europe
November – PlayStation®4 Pro launches in Japan, North America, and Europe
December – 50 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
2017
January – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End sells 8.7 million copies globally
February – 915,000 PlayStation VR systems sold worldwide
June – 60.4 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
September – PlayStation Now launches in Japan on PlayStation 4
October – President and Group CEO Andrew House appointed as Chairman
October – Vice President John (Tsuyoshi) Kodera appointed as President and CEO
December – Uncharted franchise sells 41.7 million units worldwide
December – 70.6 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
December – 2 million PlayStation VR systems sold worldwide
December – 73.6 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
2018
January – Jim Ryan named Deputy President and Head of Global Sales & Marketing of SIE LLC and President of SIEE
May – Gran Turismo sells 80.4 million units worldwide
July – Kazuhiko Takeda named, Deputy President and CFO of SIE LLC
July – 3 million PlayStation VR systems sold worldwide
July – 81.2 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
July – 525.3 million PlayStation systems sold worldwide
October – Deputy President Kazuo Miura retires
December – 91.6 million PlayStation 4 systems sold worldwide
2019
January – Acquisition of Audiokinetic, Inc.
April – Jim Ryan named President and CEO of SIE LLC
May – PlayStation Worldwide Studios becomes PlayStation Studios
August – Marvel’s Spider-Man has sold 13.2 million units globally
August – Acquisition of Insomniac Games, Inc.
September – SIE Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden retires
December – 5 million PlayStation VR systems sold worldwide
2020
November 11 – PlayStation®5 launches in North America, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Middle East, South America, Asia, and South Africa
November 13 – God of War franchise has sold 51 million units globally
2021
March – Sony Interactive Entertainment and new esports venture, RTS, jointly acquire The Evolution Championship Series (Evo)
March – Deputy President of SIE LLC and Deputy President of SIE Inc., John Kodera retires
April – Lin Tao has been named Deputy President of SIE Inc.
June – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Housemarque Oy
June – Deputy President and CFO of SIE LLC, Kazuhiko Takeda retires
July – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Nixxes Software B.V.
July 21 – Detroit: Become Human Sells 6 Million Copies across PS4 and PC
July 26 – Death Stranding has sold 5 million copies across PS4 and PC
July 28 – Spider-Man: Miles Morales has now sold more than 6.5 million copies
July 28 – Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart has sold 1.1 million units
July 28 – MLB The Show 21 has sold more than 2 million copies on all platforms, and has reached more than 4 million players in total
July 28 – Returnal has sold 560,000 copies
September 21 – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Firesprite
September 30 – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Bluepoint Games
December 10 – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Valkyrie Entertainment
2022
January – PlayStation 5 has sold over 30M units globally
January 31 – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Bungie
February 11 – Horizon Zero Dawn has sold over 20 Million copies across PS4 and PC
March 21 – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Haven Entertainment Studios Inc.
May 15 – Marvel’s Spider-Man franchise has sold 33 million units globally
May 23 – PlayStation Plus launches in Asia (excluding Japan)
June 2 – PlayStation Plus launches in Japan
June 11 – The Last of Us Part II has sold 10 million units globally
June 13 – PlayStation Plus launches in North America and South America
June 23 – PlayStation Plus launches in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe
July 15 – Ghost of Tsushima has sold 9.73 million units globally
August 22 – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Savage Game Studios
Nov 16 – The Gran Turismo franchise has sold more than 90 million copies
November 23 – God of War Ragnarök sells 5.1 million copies in its debut week
December – The Last of Us franchise has sold more than 37 million copies
2023
February – PlayStation VR2 launches globally
April 16 – The “Horizon” franchise has sold through 32.7 million copies globally
April 20 – PlayStation acquires Firewalk Studios
July 27 – PlayStation 5 surpasses 40M in sales
August 24 – Sony Interactive Entertainment acquires Audeze
Oct 1 – Hiroki Totoki is appointed Chairman
October 23 – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has sold more than 2.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of release
November 10 – PlayStation 5 new model launches
November 15 – PlayStation Portal launches
December 6 – Access Controller for PlayStation 5 launches
December 20 – PlayStation 5 surpasses 50M in sales
2024
March 31 – Jim Ryan retires as CEO
April 1 – Hiroki Totoki is appointed Interim CEO
April 20 – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has sold more than 11 million copies
May 5 – Helldivers 2 has sold more than 12 million copies
June 1 – Hideaki Nishino is appointed CEO, Platform Business Group
June 1 – Hermen Hulst is appointed CEO, Studio Business Group
June 1 – Hiroki Totoki is appointed Chairman
August 11 – Ghost of Tsushima has sold more than 13 million copies globally across console and PC
2025
March 17 – PlayStation Studios announces new studio Dark Outlaw Games
April 1 – Hiroki Totoki steps down as Chairman
April 1 – Hideaki Nishino is appointed President & CEO
June 25 – The Gran Turismo franchise has sold more than 100 million copies
