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SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AND SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE THE FORMATION OF SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

Tokyo, Japan, and San Mateo, Calif., January 26, 2016 – Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) and Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (SNEI) announced the formation of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE), a new company that joins the forces of all business units belonging to SCE and SNEI, including hardware, software, content and network services operations. SIE will be headquartered in San Mateo, California, the United States, while also establishing key global business operations in Tokyo and London, beginning Friday, April 1, 2016.

“By integrating the strengths of PlayStation’s hardware, software, content and network operations, SIE will become an even stronger entity, with a clear objective to further accelerate the growth of the PlayStation® business,” said Andrew House, President and Global CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Group Executive in charge of Network Entertainment of Sony Corporation. “Along with our business partners, SIE will develop pioneering services and products that will continue to inspire consumers’ imaginations and lead the market. We will work hard to maximize corporate value by coordinating global business operations across San Mateo, Tokyo, and London by leveraging local expertise.”

http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/160126a_e.html

UPDATE 1: Don't freak out about Shu!

UPDATE 2: PlayStation Blog post from Layden:

Announcing Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

Today I’m pleased to share an important new moment in PlayStation history that will power the next 20 years of PlayStation innovation.

We are announcing the formation of a new company called Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) that will serve as the headquarters for everything PlayStation. This new company, headquartered out of the United States in San Mateo, California, joins the forces of both Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Sony Network Entertainment LLC, combining the strengths and talents of both companies.

The formation of SIE will create an even stronger PlayStation. That means an even bigger emphasis on developing pioneering platforms like PS4 and PlayStation VR, world-class games from our World Wide Studios development teams, and innovative network services such as PlayStation Vue.
It also means a renewed commitment to making PlayStation the best place to play.

Thank you for joining us on this important step in PlayStation history. And as always, we are deeply grateful for your continued support and feedback. We’re excited to undertake this next step in PlayStation history with you!

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/01/25/announcing-sony-interactive-entertainment-llc/

“It makes sense for us to put headquarters functions in the U.S. because we have a lot of important business partners in the U.S. and a lot of changes in the industry we need to deal with promptly tend to appear there first,” a spokeswoman for Sony Computer Entertainment said.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/sony-moves-playstation-headquarters-to-california-1453794813

 

[wapplew]

Shawn Layden replace Shu?

 

[crinale]

I almost made a duplicated thread, glad I checked beforehand

Shawn Layden replace Shu?

Yeah yosp isn't heading WWS anymore it seems. I wonder where he goes (maybe SCE Asia?)

 

[Armadilo]

Can it be......

The beginning of PSN 2.0.......

 

[DKHF]

Oh damn Shu is no longer head of WWS

 

[Soulflarz]

Shu ;__;

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Shu stepping down apparently? Whoa, seems pretty big.

 

[RPGamer92]

What's going on with Shu??

 

[Femto.]

Heh

I like how the OP is a direct copy pasta of Shu's tweet.
https://twitter.com/yosp/status/691867136998907905

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

SIE? I don't this acronym for it. Doesn't look good.

 

[Black Hat]

Where's Shu?

 

[Xion_Stellar]

So what happened to Shuhei Yoshida?

 

[LewieP]

Really hope this is a step towards improving a lot of their more awkward networking/storefront stuff.

 

[zxcv11223300xi]

Shuhei Yoshida: "I'll report to Shawn."

https://twitter.com/yosp/status/691867725619171329

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

More evidence Of Sony long term moving to service models across the board.

Still, feels like they are finally trying to get their ducks in a row.

Also, this may be a sign that the firmware and PSN development is moving from japan, so thats good.

 

[Jigorath]

https://twitter.com/yosp/status/691867725619171329

Thought he always reported to Layden.

 

[wapplew]

The age of SCE is done!
I miss the title already, SIE sound stupid...

 

[nampad]

No Yoshida as head of worldwide studios anymore, it can only get better from now on

 

[Femto.]

The age of SCE is done!
I miss the title already, SIE sound stupid...

I read it as Sigh.

 

[Sweep14]

He'll report directly to Shawn Layden

 

[Fat4all]

On Twitter, Shu says that he will "report to Shawn".

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

The age of SCE is done!
I miss the title already, SIE sound stupid...

It looks stupid too.

 

[Xion_Stellar]

The age of SCE is done!
I miss the title already, SIE sound stupid...

Yeah I agree

 

[Rurunaki]

If Shu leaves I'll hate Sony

 

[icespide]

I'll wait for the crapgamer video to explain this to me

 

[gnexus]

Not a fan of the name.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

B-but, Shu!

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Shu!

As long as he is happy...

Edit - never mind!

 

[OléGunner]

I see that Kaz's strategic objective of "One Sony" really kicking in now.

Thought he always reported to Layden.

Thought so too.

Doubt this changes much for Shu anyway in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Flandy]

So this mean we wont have SCEA, SCEE, and SCEJA anymore?

 

[Calabria]

Where do they wanna put Kojima?

 

[wapplew]

So, no more SCEA, SCEE, SCEJ?
Can we expect global launch for all SIE title now?

 

[plasmawave]

Shu will be working under Layden.

 

[Muzy72]

Can someone screencap Shu's tweet about Layden so I can add it to the OP? Thanks

 

[I-hate-u]

RIP

 

[radvillain]

I wonder what their new logo (if any at all) is gonna look like considering they've been using the same SCE one for over 20 years.

 

[zxcv11223300xi]

Update

my title won't change.

https://twitter.com/yosp/status/691869390279680001

 

[SRTtoZ]

Very exciting.

 

[TheCowboyPoet]

So can we change our PSN names now???

 

[Bishop89]

stupid.

Should have left it as SCE

And Shu? :3

 

[XxRampage07xX]

The age of SCE is done!
I miss the title already, SIE sound stupid...

So there will be no more "Sony Computer Entertainment presents" in 1st party games? Damn I will miss that too.

 

[wapplew]

RIP

Looking forward to the new logo! RIP old logo!

 

[SarusGray]

Shu nuu! And SIE is going to be used as sigh by people when they want to bash them bwahah I know it .

 

[crinale]

..or Shu may be go back to mainline Sony, just like Kawano was called from Electronics department to fortify the third party relationship regarding PS4 and went back to Sony right after.

RIP

Dat PS1 logo.. good old days

 

[Movalpolos]

"Interactive" sounds weird.

 

[I-hate-u]

Who did Shu used to report to before? House?

 

[KZObsessed]

RIP

Interesting development.

 

[Armadilo]

The Future man...


No going back

 

[Xenus]

Shu!

As long as he is happy...

He tweeted he's reporting to Layden and his title remains the same

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

You know the weird thing? The new name is technically more correct... but it'll always be SCE to me.