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'''Sony''' is a video game company, and one of [[Nintendo]]'s biggest competitors.
 
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'''Sony Corporation'''{{Japanese|ソニー株式会社|Sonī Kabushiki-kaisha}} is an electronics conglomerate. The PlayStation systems were created by a subsidiary of Sony's, Sony Computer Entertainment. Prior to the PlayStation's creation, Sony released games on Nintendo's consoles through some of their subsidiaries.
   
==PlayStation==
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==History==
 
===Founding===
[[File:Playstation1.jpg|thumb|The classic PlayStation]]The PlayStation was the first home console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in 1994 and has sold 102.49 million units. It resulted from a failed joint project between Nintendo and Sony. Sony was designing a disc-playing peripheral for the Super Nintendo and the deal went awry. Sony left and developed their own console, the PlayStation.
 
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Sony was founded on May 7, 1946 as {{nihongo|Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo|東京通信工業|Tōkyō Tsūshin Kōgyō}}. The company changed it's name to Sony Corporation on January 1, 1958.
===PSOne===
 
The PSone, launched in 2000, is Sony's smaller (and redesigned) version of its PlayStation. The PSone is about one-third smaller than the original PlayStation and went on to outsell all other consoles including Sony's own brand-new PlayStation 2 throughout the remainder of the year. They even started releasing PSOnes with screens so you didn't have to play infront of the television which is similliar to the upcoming [[Wii U]].
 
   
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===SNES-CD and PlayStation===
==PlayStation 2==
 
[[File:Playstation2.jpg|thumb|PlayStation 2
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[[File:PlayStation.png|thumb|The classic PlayStation]]
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The first PlayStation console resulted from a joint project between Nintendo and Sony to make a CD-ROM for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. Development of the format started in [[1988]], when Nintendo signed a deal with Sony to produce a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES. After several years of development, Sony introduced a standalone console at [[1991]]'s summer Consumer Electronics Show called the "Play Station". This system was to be compatible with normal SNES games and [[SNES CD-ROM|SNES-CD]] games, similar to the [[Twin Famicom]].
]]The successor to the PlayStation was the PlayStation 2. Unlike the PlayStation, it is a multi-regional console as it could also be used as a DVD player, this is something that [[Nintendo]] did not add to their consoles; the PlayStation 2 also had backwards compatiblity with PlayStation games, including the use of the Dualshock. Since its release in 2001, the PlayStation 2 has sold over 150 million units as of January 31, 2011, making it the best-selling console of all time.
 
===Slim case design===
 
The slim lined version of the original PlayStation 2 has a few improvements over the original with a quieter fan and the option to go online and play online games straight from the box as apposed to getting a adaptor for the original.
 
   
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However, the two companies conflicted over control of the licensing. Under their agreement, Sony would develop and retain control over the SNES-CD disc format, effectively ceding a large amount of control over software licensing to Sony. To counter this, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi sent Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa and executive Howard Lincoln to Europe to negotiate a more favorable deal with Philips, Sony's industry rival. At the June 1991 Consumer Electronics Show, Sony announced its SNES-compatible cartridge/CD console, the "Play Station". The next day, Nintendo revealed its partnership with Philips via a surprise announcement at the show. Sony eventually started developing their own console to rival Nintendo's consoles, the PlayStation.
==PlayStation 3==
 
[[File:Playstation3.jpg|thumb|PlayStation 3
 
]]The PlayStation 3 is the latest in the PlayStation range offering more in the way in terms of functions compared its predecessors. It was released within two days of the [[Wii]], though about a year after the Xbox 360, which gained a dramatic head start. It features Blu-ray compatibility. Backward compatibility is limited, however, depending on the model. Sony currently hasn't said anything about releasing a PlayStation 4 or an upcoming console.
 
   
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==CBS/Sony==
==PlayStation Portable==
 
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'''CBS/Sony''' was a subsidiary of Sony that published a few video games for Nintendo's Famicom from [[1986]] to [[1989]].
   
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==Epic/Sony==
[[File:Psp.jpg|thumb|PlayStation Portable]]
 
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'''Epic/Sony''' was a subsidiary of Sony that published a few video games for Nintendo's systems in Japan from [[1987]] to [[1994]].
   
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==Sony Imagesoft==
The PlayStation Portable was released several weeks after the [[Nintendo DS]] and does not feature a clamshell design although it did feature multimedia since it's release in 2004 which is something nintendo didn't do until the [[Nintendo DSi]] came out in 2009. Even though the PSP has multimedia, you need to plug in a camera acsessory if you want to work the camera unlike the DS. The PSP was later sucseeded by the PlayStation Vita in 2012.
 
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'''Sony Imagesoft''' was a subsidiary of Sony that published video games for Nintendo's and Sega's systems. It was founded in January 1989 as '''CSG Imagesoft Inc.''' in Los Angeles, California as a subsidiary of the Japan-based '''CBS/Sony Group (CSG)'''. The subsidiary closed in March 1995.
   
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===List of games===
==PlayStation Vita==
 
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* [[3 Ninjas Kick Back]]
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* [[Altered Space]]
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* [[Bram Stroker's Dracula]]
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* [[Championship Soccer '94]]
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* [[Cliffhanger]]
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* [[Chuck Rock]]
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* [[Dragon's Lair]] (NES)
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* [[Equinox]]
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* [[ESPN Baseball Tonight]]
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* [[ESPN National Hockey Night]]
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* [[ESPN Speed World]]
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* [[ESPN Sunday Night NFL]]
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* [[Extra Innings]]
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* [[Flashback]]
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* [[Hook]]
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* [[Hudson Hawk]]
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* [[Last Action Hero]]
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* [[Mary Shelley's Frankenstein]]
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* [[Mickey Mania]]
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* [[No Escape]]
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* [[Super Battletank 2]] (Europe only)
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* [[Super Bomberman]] (Europe only)
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* [[Skyblazer]]
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* [[Smart Ball]]
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* [[Soccer Mania]]
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* [[Solstice]]
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* [[Super Dodge Ball]]
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=== Unties ===
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Unties is a branch of Sony Music Entertainment established in 2017 to publish indie titles.
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* [[Azure Reflections]]
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* [[Battlloon]]
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* [[Chiki-Chiki Boxy Racers]]
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* [[Gensokyo Defenders]]
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* [[Genso Skydrift]]
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* [[Giraffe and Annika]]
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* [[The Midnight Sanctuary]]
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* [[Necrosphere Deluxe]]
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* [[Tiny Metal]]
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* [[Tokyo Dark: Remembrance]]
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* [[Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded]]
   
[[File:Psvita.jpg|thumb|PlayStation Vita]]The PlayStation Vita was released on December 18, 2011 in Japan and February 22, 2012 in other reigons. It competes against [[Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo's 3DS]] which is a year older than the PSVita. Once again the Nintendo 3DS still features it's clamshell design while the PSVita doesn't. The PSVita now also has a built in camera with video except you can't grafitti on it or add any special effects, and lastly, the PS Vita takes cards instead of UMDS, and has a touchscreen as well as an optional touchpad at the bottom.
 
 
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[[Category:Companies]]
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[[Category:Major Companies]]
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[[Category:Publishers]]

Revision as of 02:41, 2 December 2019

Sony Corporation(JP) is an electronics conglomerate. The PlayStation systems were created by a subsidiary of Sony's, Sony Computer Entertainment. Prior to the PlayStation's creation, Sony released games on Nintendo's consoles through some of their subsidiaries.

History

Founding

Sony was founded on May 7, 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (東京通信工業 Tōkyō Tsūshin Kōgyō?). The company changed it's name to Sony Corporation on January 1, 1958.

SNES-CD and PlayStation

PlayStation

The classic PlayStation

The first PlayStation console resulted from a joint project between Nintendo and Sony to make a CD-ROM for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Development of the format started in 1988, when Nintendo signed a deal with Sony to produce a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES. After several years of development, Sony introduced a standalone console at 1991's summer Consumer Electronics Show called the "Play Station". This system was to be compatible with normal SNES games and SNES-CD games, similar to the Twin Famicom.

However, the two companies conflicted over control of the licensing. Under their agreement, Sony would develop and retain control over the SNES-CD disc format, effectively ceding a large amount of control over software licensing to Sony. To counter this, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi sent Nintendo of America president Minoru Arakawa and executive Howard Lincoln to Europe to negotiate a more favorable deal with Philips, Sony's industry rival. At the June 1991 Consumer Electronics Show, Sony announced its SNES-compatible cartridge/CD console, the "Play Station". The next day, Nintendo revealed its partnership with Philips via a surprise announcement at the show. Sony eventually started developing their own console to rival Nintendo's consoles, the PlayStation.

CBS/Sony

CBS/Sony was a subsidiary of Sony that published a few video games for Nintendo's Famicom from 1986 to 1989.

Epic/Sony

Epic/Sony was a subsidiary of Sony that published a few video games for Nintendo's systems in Japan from 1987 to 1994.

Sony Imagesoft

Sony Imagesoft was a subsidiary of Sony that published video games for Nintendo's and Sega's systems. It was founded in January 1989 as CSG Imagesoft Inc. in Los Angeles, California as a subsidiary of the Japan-based CBS/Sony Group (CSG). The subsidiary closed in March 1995.

List of games

Unties

Unties is a branch of Sony Music Entertainment established in 2017 to publish indie titles.