Sony Computer Entertainment Announces "PlayStation®Vita" as the Official Name for Next Generation Portable Entertainment System
Wi-Fi Model: 24,980 Yen (including tax), $249 and euro 249
3G/Wi-Fi Model: 29,980 Yen (including tax), $299 and euro 299
Realizes Unparalleled Interactive Network Entertainment
PR Newswire
TOKYO
06/06/2011
TOKYO, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) (PCH-1000 series) as the official platform name for the next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP). Wi-Fi model will be available for 24,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $249 in US and euro 249 in Europe, 3G/Wi-Fi model will be available for 29,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $299 in US and euro 299 in Europe and successively launch in global market starting the end of 2011.
"Vita," which means "Life" in Latin, was chosen as the most appropriate name for the next generation portable entertainment system as it enables a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context. SCE is aiming to transform every aspect of user's daily life into an entertainment experience.
PS Vita incorporates a beautiful 5-inch multi-touch organic light emitting diode (OLED) as the front display and a unique multi-touch pad on the rear. Together with the front touch screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new game play experiences never before seen on any device, allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" finger motions. Also PS Vita features two analog sticks which enable a wider range of game genres to be brought into the portable experience, such as shooters, action games, and fighting games. Exciting and attractive new titles*1 are scheduled to be released from SCE Worldwide Studios, including "GRAVITY DAZE," "Uncharted Golden Abyss," "Little Deviants," "Hot Shots Golf," "Reality Fighter," "Hustle Kings," "ModNation Racers," "Wipeout 2048" and "Super Stardust Delta," as well as from a broad range of third party game developers and publishers, which will deliver value only possible on PS Vita.
Also, by having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, PS Vita will enable infinite possibilities for users to "encounter," "connect," "discover," "share" and "play" with friends wherever they are. On January 27, 2011, SCE announced the first PS Vita application, "near," which will come pre-installed. It will let users discover what games PS Vita users in the vicinity are or were recently playing, as well as let users share their game information. "near" also enables location-based gaming features such as "gifting," in which a user can access virtual game-related items that other users are sharing, through checking in at geographic locations that others have also visited. The virtual items can include content unlocked from games, such as character costumes, weapons, and treasures. Sharing these items between users adds a unique dimension to the portable gaming experience on PS Vita while enhancing the social connectivity among the PS Vita community.
Additionally, PS Vita will come pre-installed with a newly developed application called "Party." "Party" is an innovative application for a portable entertainment system which enables users to enjoy voice chat or text chat not only during online gaming, but also when users are playing different games or using different applications such as internet browser. Through "Party," which offers a new form of social networking, and "near," which enables users to share their game information with other users anywhere, anytime, users can dramatically expand the boundaries of interactive communication.
Also a tutorial application called "Welcome Park," developed specifically to guide every user about PS Vita's brand new user interface such as the front touch display and the multi-touch pad on the rear, will come pre-installed. By playing "Welcome Park," users can easily become accustomed to the three dimension-like finger motions used on PS Vita.
SCE will vigorously promote PS Vita towards the launch as the next generation portable entertainment platform and work towards expanding the portable gaming market.*1 Some title names are tentative. Titles may differ by countries and regions.
Platform Name PlayStation®Vita
Model number PCH-1000 series
CPU ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
GPU SGX543MP4+
Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm
(width x height x depth)
External (tentative, excludes largest
Dimensions projection)
5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544,
Screen Approx. 16 million colors, OLED
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Multi touch screen (capacitive
(Touch screen) type)
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Multi touch pad (capacitive
Rear touch pad type)
Cameras Front camera, Rear camera
Frame rate :
120fps@320x240(QVGA),
60fps@640x480(VGA)
Resolution : Up to 640x480(VGA)
Sound Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone
Six-axis motion sensing system
(three-axis gyroscope, three-
axis accelerometer), Three-
Sensors axis electronic compass
Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model
Location only)
Wi-Fi location service support
Keys / Switches PS button
Power button
Directional buttons (Up/Down/
Right/Left)
Action buttons (Triangle,
Circle, Cross, Square)
Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)
Right stick, Left stick
START button, SELECT button
Volume buttons (+/-)
Wireless Mobile network connectivity
communications (3G/Wi-Fi model only)
IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-
Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-
hoc mode)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/
HSP?
Slots/Ports PlayStation®Vita card slot
----------- --------------------------
Memory card slot
----------------
SIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model
only)
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Multi-use port (for USB data
communication, DC IN, Audio
[Stereo Out /Mono In], Serial
data communication),
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Headset jack (Stereo mini jack)
(for Audio [Stereo Out /Mono
In])
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Accessory port
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Power Built-In Lithium-ion Battery,
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AC adaptor
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Supported Music
--------- -----
?MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3,
MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear
AV content PCM)
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format Videos
------ ------
?MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC),
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Hi/Main/
Baseline Profile (AAC)
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Photos
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?JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP,
GIF, PNG
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About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes and markets the PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games with high-quality full-motion video and high-fidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.
PlayStation, PS3 and PSP are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "PSVITA" is a trademark of the same company.
ARM and Cortex are trademarks or registered trademarks of ARM Ltd.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is under license.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
List of Third Party Game Developers and Publishers
As of June 7th, 2011
(in alphabetical order of developer/publisher)
JAPAN
ACQUIRE Corp. Jorudan Co., Ltd.
ALPHA?UNIT CO.,LTD KADOKAWA GAMES, LTD.
Kadokawa Shoten
ALVION Inc. Publishing Co., Ltd.
AQ INTERACTIVE INC. KAGA CREATE CO., LTD
Konami Digital
Entertainment Co.,
AQUAPLUS Co., Ltd Ltd.
ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co.,
Ltd. LEVEL-5 Inc.
ARIKA CO., LTD. MAGES Inc. ?5pb?
Mainichi
ARTDINK CORPORATION Communications Inc.
Marvelous
ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc. Entertainment Inc.
ASGARD Co., Ltd. media5 Corporation
NAMCO BANDAI Games
Aspect Co., Ltd. Inc.
Nihon Falcom
BROCCOLI Co., Ltd. Corporation
Nippon Ichi Software,
Capcom Co., Ltd? Inc.
NOWPRODUCTION, CO.,
CHUN SOFT CO., Ltd LTD
Codemasters Software
Company Limited OaKs co., L??.
Crafts & Meister Co.,
Ltd. PAON CORPORATION
CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. POLYGON MAGIC, INC.
CYBERFRONT Corporation PROTOTYPE CO., LTD.
D3 PUBLISHER Inc. Q Entertainment Inc.
DIGITAL WORKS
ENTERTAINMENT INC. SAFARI GAMES., Ltd
Dimps Corporation SEGA CORPORATION
SilverStarJapan Co.,
dorasu corporation Ltd.
SNK PLAYMORE
Edia Co., Ltd. CORPORATION
Sonic Powered co.,
ENTERBRAIN, INC. Ltd.
FromSoftware, Inc. Spike Co., Ltd
Gameloft K.K. SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.
GANBARION Co., Ltd. Starfish-SD Inc.
Genki Co., Ltd. SUNCORPORATION
Grasshopper Manufacture
Inc. SystemPrisma Co., Ltd.
GungHo Online
Entertainment, Inc. SystemSoft Alpha Corp.
TECMO KOEI GAMES CO.,
GUST CO., LTD. LTD.
HAMSTER Corporation TGL
HUNEX CO., LTD. TOMY Company, Ltd.
IDEA FACTORY CO., LTD. TOSE CO., LTD.
Ignition Entertainment
Ltd. tri-Ace Inc.
IMAGICA DIGITALSCAPE
Co., Ltd. Ubisoft K.K.
Index Corporation
?Atlus? Views Co., Ltd.
IREM SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING INC. YUKE'S Co., Ltd.
76 companies in total
NORTH
AMERICA
Paramount Digital
Activision, Inc. Entertainment
Capybara Games PopCap Games
"CCP" Powerhead Games
Demiurge Studios Rockster Games
Electronic Arts THQ
Epic Games Inc. Trendy Entertainment
Far Sight Studios Ubisoft®
Warner Bros.
Interactive
Frima Entertainment
High Voltage Software 2K Games
Kung Fu Factory 2K Sports
20 companies in total
EUROPE/PAL
Alawar Beatshpers
Allegorithmic, makers of
Substance Blitz Games Studios
Broadsword Publishing
Beatnik Games Limited
Catalyst Outsourcing Rebellion®
"CCP" Rockstar Games
Climax Studios Ltd Rubicon Mobile
Codemasters® Sanuk Games
Codeplay SEGA
Electronic Arts Sidhe Interactive
Enigma Software
Productions, SL Spinvector
Eurocom Entertainment
Software Stainless Games Ltd
Eutechnyx Ltd StormBASIC Games
Exient Sumo Digital Ltd
Firelight Tech Tag Games
Fresh3D Take2
FUN labs The Game Atelier
Gameloft SA THQ
Gameshastra Tonika Games
Home Entertainment Trine Entertainment
Suppliers PTY Ltd Ltd
Honeyslug Trinigy
Icon Games Tru Blu Games
Ubisoft Entertainment
Impromptu Software Ltd SA
Just Add Water Ltd Umbra
Kuju Doublesix VeeMee
Lexis Numerique ZAPPAR
Mobile Interactive Group
Ltd Zen Studios Ltd
Namco Bandai 2K
NaturalMotion 505 Games
Playerthree Ltd 57 companies in total
SOURCE Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
SOURCE: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
PR Newswire
TOKYO, June 6, 2011
TOKYO, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) (PCH-1000 series) as the official platform name for the next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP). Wi-Fi model will be available for 24,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $249 in US and euro 249 in Europe, 3G/Wi-Fi model will be available for 29,980 yen (including tax) in Japan, $299 in US and euro 299 in Europe and successively launch in global market starting the end of 2011.
"Vita," which means "Life" in Latin, was chosen as the most appropriate name for the next generation portable entertainment system as it enables a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context. SCE is aiming to transform every aspect of user's daily life into an entertainment experience.
PS Vita incorporates a beautiful 5-inch multi-touch organic light emitting diode (OLED) as the front display and a unique multi-touch pad on the rear. Together with the front touch screen and the rear touch pad, PS Vita offers new game play experiences never before seen on any device, allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through "touch, grab, trace, push and pull" finger motions. Also PS Vita features two analog sticks which enable a wider range of game genres to be brought into the portable experience, such as shooters, action games, and fighting games. Exciting and attractive new titles*1 are scheduled to be released from SCE Worldwide Studios, including "GRAVITY DAZE," "Uncharted Golden Abyss," "Little Deviants," "Hot Shots Golf," "Reality Fighter," "Hustle Kings," "ModNation Racers," "Wipeout 2048" and "Super Stardust Delta," as well as from a broad range of third party game developers and publishers, which will deliver value only possible on PS Vita.
Also, by having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, PS Vita will enable infinite possibilities for users to "encounter," "connect," "discover," "share" and "play" with friends wherever they are. On January 27, 2011, SCE announced the first PS Vita application, "near," which will come pre-installed. It will let users discover what games PS Vita users in the vicinity are or were recently playing, as well as let users share their game information. "near" also enables location-based gaming features such as "gifting," in which a user can access virtual game-related items that other users are sharing, through checking in at geographic locations that others have also visited. The virtual items can include content unlocked from games, such as character costumes, weapons, and treasures. Sharing these items between users adds a unique dimension to the portable gaming experience on PS Vita while enhancing the social connectivity among the PS Vita community.
Additionally, PS Vita will come pre-installed with a newly developed application called "Party." "Party" is an innovative application for a portable entertainment system which enables users to enjoy voice chat or text chat not only during online gaming, but also when users are playing different games or using different applications such as internet browser. Through "Party," which offers a new form of social networking, and "near," which enables users to share their game information with other users anywhere, anytime, users can dramatically expand the boundaries of interactive communication.
Also a tutorial application called "Welcome Park," developed specifically to guide every user about PS Vita's brand new user interface such as the front touch display and the multi-touch pad on the rear, will come pre-installed. By playing "Welcome Park," users can easily become accustomed to the three dimension-like finger motions used on PS Vita.
SCE will vigorously promote PS Vita towards the launch as the next generation portable entertainment platform and work towards expanding the portable gaming market.*1 Some title names are tentative. Titles may differ by countries and regions.
Platform Name | PlayStation®Vita | |
Model number | PCH-1000 series | |
CPU | ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core) | |
GPU | SGX543MP4+ | |
External Dimensions | Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection) | |
Screen (Touch screen) | 5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLED Multi touch screen (capacitive type) | |
Rear touch pad | Multi touch pad (capacitive type) | |
Cameras | Front camera, Rear camera Frame rate : 120fps@320x240(QVGA), 60fps@640x480(VGA) Resolution : Up to 640x480(VGA) | |
Sound | Built-in stereo speakers Built-in microphone | |
Sensors | Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass | |
Location | Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model only) Wi-Fi location service support | |
Keys / Switches | PS button Power button Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left) Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square) Shoulder buttons (Right/Left) Right stick, Left stick START button, SELECT button Volume buttons (+/-) | |
Wireless communications | Mobile network connectivity (3G/Wi-Fi model only) IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode) Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP） | |
Slots/Ports | PlayStation®Vita card slot Memory card slot SIM card slot (3G/Wi-Fi model only) Multi-use port (for USB data communication, DC IN, Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In], Serial data communication), Headset jack (Stereo mini jack) (for Audio [Stereo Out / Mono In]) Accessory port | |
Power | Built-In Lithium-ion Battery, AC adaptor | |
Supported AV content format | Music －MP3 MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3, MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), WAVE (Linear PCM) Videos －MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Hi/Main/Baseline Profile (AAC) Photos －JPEG (Exif 2.2.1), TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG | |
About Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) manufactures, distributes and markets the PlayStation® game console, the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 (PS3®) system. PlayStation has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and PlayStation 2 further enhances the PlayStation legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games with high-quality full-motion video and high-fidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC., Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd., and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, SCEI is an independent business unit of the Sony Group.
PlayStation, PS3 and PSP are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. "PSVITA" is a trademark of the same company.
ARM and Cortex are trademarks or registered trademarks of ARM Ltd.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is under license.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
List of Third Party Game Developers and Publishers | |||
As of June 7th, 2011 | |||
(in alphabetical order of developer/publisher) | |||
JAPAN | |||
ACQUIRE Corp. | Jorudan Co., Ltd. | ||
ALPHA･UNIT CO.,LTD | KADOKAWA GAMES, LTD. | ||
ALVION Inc. | Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. | ||
AQ INTERACTIVE INC. | KAGA CREATE CO., LTD | ||
AQUAPLUS Co., Ltd | Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. | ||
ARC SYSTEM WORKS Co., Ltd. | LEVEL-5 Inc. | ||
ARIKA CO., LTD. | MAGES Inc. （5pb） | ||
ARTDINK CORPORATION | Mainichi Communications Inc. | ||
ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc. | Marvelous Entertainment Inc. | ||
ASGARD Co., Ltd. | media5 Corporation | ||
Aspect Co., Ltd. | NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. | ||
BROCCOLI Co., Ltd. | Nihon Falcom Corporation | ||
Capcom Co., Ltd． | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. | ||
CHUN SOFT CO., Ltd | NOWPRODUCTION, CO., LTD | ||
Codemasters Software Company Limited | OaKs co., Lｔｄ. | ||
Crafts & Meister Co., Ltd. | PAON CORPORATION | ||
CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. | POLYGON MAGIC, INC. | ||
CYBERFRONT Corporation | PROTOTYPE CO., LTD. | ||
D3 PUBLISHER Inc. | Q Entertainment Inc. | ||
DIGITAL WORKS ENTERTAINMENT INC. | SAFARI GAMES., Ltd | ||
Dimps Corporation | SEGA CORPORATION | ||
dorasu corporation | SilverStarJapan Co., Ltd. | ||
Edia Co., Ltd. | SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION | ||
ENTERBRAIN, INC. | Sonic Powered co., Ltd. | ||
FromSoftware, Inc. | Spike Co., Ltd | ||
Gameloft K.K. | SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd. | ||
GANBARION Co., Ltd. | Starfish-SD Inc. | ||
Genki Co., Ltd. | SUNCORPORATION | ||
Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. | SystemPrisma Co., Ltd. | ||
GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. | SystemSoft Alpha Corp. | ||
GUST CO., LTD. | TECMO KOEI GAMES CO., LTD. | ||
HAMSTER Corporation | TGL | ||
HUNEX CO., LTD. | TOMY Company, Ltd. | ||
IDEA FACTORY CO., LTD. | TOSE CO., LTD. | ||
Ignition Entertainment Ltd. | tri-Ace Inc. | ||
IMAGICA DIGITALSCAPE Co., Ltd. | Ubisoft K.K. | ||
Index Corporation （Atlus） | Views Co., Ltd. | ||
IREM SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INC. | YUKE'S Co., Ltd. | ||
76 companies in total | |||
NORTH AMERICA | |||
Activision, Inc. | Paramount Digital Entertainment | ||
Capybara Games | PopCap Games | ||
"CCP" | Powerhead Games | ||
Demiurge Studios | Rockster Games | ||
Electronic Arts | THQ | ||
Epic Games Inc. | Trendy Entertainment | ||
Far Sight Studios | Ubisoft® | ||
Frima | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | ||
High Voltage Software | 2K Games | ||
Kung Fu Factory | 2K Sports | ||
20 companies in total | |||
EUROPE/PAL | |||
Alawar | Beatshpers | ||
Allegorithmic, makers of Substance | Blitz Games Studios | ||
Beatnik Games | Broadsword Publishing Limited | ||
Catalyst Outsourcing | Rebellion® | ||
"CCP" | Rockstar Games | ||
Climax Studios Ltd | Rubicon Mobile | ||
Codemasters® | Sanuk Games | ||
Codeplay | SEGA | ||
Electronic Arts | Sidhe Interactive | ||
Enigma Software Productions, SL | Spinvector | ||
Eurocom Entertainment Software | Stainless Games Ltd | ||
Eutechnyx Ltd | StormBASIC Games | ||
Exient | Sumo Digital Ltd | ||
Firelight Tech | Tag Games | ||
Fresh3D | Take2 | ||
FUN labs | The Game Atelier | ||
Gameloft SA | THQ | ||
Gameshastra | Tonika Games | ||
Home Entertainment Suppliers PTY Ltd | Trine Entertainment Ltd | ||
Honeyslug | Trinigy | ||
Icon Games | Tru Blu Games | ||
Impromptu Software Ltd | Ubisoft Entertainment SA | ||
Just Add Water Ltd | Umbra | ||
Kuju Doublesix | VeeMee | ||
Lexis Numerique | ZAPPAR | ||
Mobile Interactive Group Ltd | Zen Studios Ltd | ||
Namco Bandai | 2K | ||
NaturalMotion | 505 Games | ||
Playerthree Ltd | 57 companies in total | ||
SOURCE Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
CONTACT: Patrick Seybold of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., +1-650-655-7549, patrick_seybold@playstation.sony.com