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The PlayStation is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in Japan on 3 December 1994, in North America on 9 September 1995, in Europe on 29 September 1995, and in Australia on 15 November 1995. As a fifth-generation console, the PlayStation primarily competed with the Nintendo 64 and the Sega Saturn.
Image: Play Station SCPH 1000 with Controller
Image: P Sone Console Set No LCD
A photo of the only known SNES-based PlayStation prototype
Ken Kutaragi, the "Father of the PlayStation", pictured at the Game Developers Choice Awards in 2014
Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (SIE) is an American multinational video game and digital entertainment company of Sony. Jointly established by two subsidiaries in 2016, it primarily operates the PlayStation brand of video game consoles and products. It is also the world's largest company in the video game industry based on its equity investments.
SIE's headquarters in San Mateo, California
Former Sony Computer Entertainment headquarters in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo
Former Sony Computer Entertainment America headquarters in Foster City, California, United States