SIE Japan Studio

Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio (SIE Japan Studio) is a Japanese first-party video game production and development arm of the parent company Sony Interactive Entertainment, most well known for the Ape Escape, LocoRoco, Patapon, Gravity Rush and Knack series.

For the company formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, see Sony Interactive Entertainment.
SIE Japan Studio
Division
IndustryVideo games
Founded1993
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Nicolas Doucet (president)
ProductsApe Escape
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Siren
Loco Roco
Patapon
Gravity Rush
Knack
The Last Guardian
ParentSony Interactive Entertainment
WebsiteOfficial website

Company overview

Japan Studio operates as part of SIE Worldwide Studios. The development group also includes Team Ico, who are best known for PlayStation 2 games, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, and Project Siren known for the Siren series, and the PlayStation Vita games Gravity Rush and Soul Sacrifice. Within Sony, Sugar & Rockets, an internal development team previously known as Exact, worked on games such as Ghost in the Shell, Popolocrois, Jumping Flash!, Robbit Mon Dieu, and Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn.[1]

Games
Year Title Platform(s) Notes Ref.
1999 Ape EscapePlayStation[2]
Legend of DragoonPlayStation[2]
2001 Pipo Saru 2001PlayStation 2
Ape Escape 2PlayStation 2
IcoPlayStation 2Developed with Team Ico
Genshi no KotobaPlayStation 2
2004 Ape Escape: Pumped & PrimedPlayStation 2
Ape Escape AcademyPlayStation Portable
2005 Ape Escape: On The LoosePlayStation Portable
Rogue GalaxyPlayStation 2Developed with Level-5
Ape Escape 3PlayStation 2
Shadow of the ColossusPlayStation 2Developed with Team Ico[3]
2006 LocoRocoPlayStation Portable[2]
Mainichi IsshoPlayStation 3, PlayStation PortableDeveloped with Game Arts and Bexide
Jeanne d'ArcPlayStation PortableDeveloped with Level-5
2007 PiyotamaPlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
LocoRoco Cocoreccho!PlayStation 3[2]
Toy HomePlayStation 3Developed with Game Republic
Boku no Natsuyasumi 3PlayStation 3Developed with Millennium Kitchen
The Eye of JudgmentPlayStation 3
PataponPlayStation PortableDeveloped with Pyramid[4]
FolklorePlayStation 3Developed with Game Republic and Gaia
2008 Coded Soul: Uketsugareshi IdeaPlayStation PortableDeveloped with Gaia
EchochromePlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable[2]
The Last GuyPlayStation 3[2]
LocoRoco 2PlayStation Portable[2]
White Knight ChroniclesPlayStation 3Developed with Level-5[2]
2009 LocoRoco Midnight CarnivalPlayStation Portable[2]
Demon's SoulsPlayStation 3Developed with FromSoftware[5]
Trash PanicPlayStation 3[2]
Patapon 2PlayStation PortableDeveloped with Pyramid[2]
NumblastPlayStation 3
2010 The Eye of Judgment: LegendsPlayStation Portable
Patchwork HeroesPlayStation PortableDeveloped with PlayStation C.A.M.P.and Acquire[6]
White Knight Chronicles IIPlayStation 3Developed with Level-5[2]
Kung Fu RiderPlayStation 3
No Heroes AllowedPlayStation PortableDeveloped with Acquire[7]
Beat SketcherPlayStation 3Developed with Will co., Ltd
Ape Escape Fury! Fury!PlayStation 3
Echochrome IIPlayStation 3[8]
2011 White Knight Chronicles: OriginsPlayStation PortableDeveloped with Matrix Software
Bleach: Soul ResurrecciónPlayStation 3Developed with Racjin
Patapon 3PlayStation PortableDeveloped with Pyramid[9]
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus CollectionPlayStation 3Developed with Bluepoint Games
Ore no Shikabane o Koete YukePlayStation PortableDeveloped with Alfa System
2012 Tokyo JunglePlayStation 3Developed with PlayStation C.A.M.P. and Crispy's![5]
Open Me!PlayStation VitaDeveloped with PlayStation C.A.M.P.[10]
2013 Soul SacrificePlayStation VitaDeveloped with Marvelous AQL and Comcept[5]
PuppeteerPlayStation 3[5]
RainPlayStation 3Developed with PlayStation C.A.M.P. and Acquire[5]
KnackPlayStation 4[5]
2014 Destiny of SpiritsPlayStation VitaDeveloped with Q Entertainment[11]
Oreshika: Tainted BloodlinesPlayStation VitaDeveloped with Alfa System
Freedom WarsPlayStation VitaDeveloped with Shift and Dimps[5][3]
Soul Sacrifice DeltaPlayStation VitaDeveloped with Marvelous AQL and Comcept[3]
2015 BloodbornePlayStation 4Developed with FromSoftware[5]
2016 The Tomorrow ChildrenPlayStation 4Developed with Q-Games[12][5]
The Last GuardianPlayStation 4Developed with genDESIGN[13]
2017 No Heroes Allowed! VRPlayStation 4Developed with Acquire; PlayStation VR exclusive[14]
Everybody's GolfPlayStation 4Developed with Clap Hanz
Knack IIPlayStation 4[15]
The Last Guardian VR DemoPlayStation 4PlayStation VR exclusive
2018 Shadow of the ColossusPlayStation 4Developed with Bluepoint Games
DéracinéPlayStation 4Developed with FromSoftware; PlayStation VR exclusive
2019 Everybody's Golf VRPlayStation 4Developed with Clap Hanz; PlayStation VR exclusive
TBA Demon's SoulsPlayStation 5Developed with Bluepoint Games

Project Siren
Main article: Project Siren

Project Siren, sometimes known as Team Gravity, are a division of Japan Studio formed in 1999 by former members of Team Silent.

Year Game titlePlatform(s)NotesRef.
2003 SirenPlayStation 2
2006 Siren 2PlayStation 2
2008 Siren: Blood CursePlayStation 3
2012 Gravity RushPlayStation Vita
2015 Gravity Rush RemasteredPlayStation 4Remastered by Bluepoint Games
2017 Gravity Rush 2PlayStation 4

ASOBI Team

ASOBI Team is a division of Japan Studio founded in 2012 by Frenchman Nicolas Doucet, who previously worked for SCE London Studio and Saffire. In February 2020, Doucet was promoted to president of Japan Studio, succeeding Allan Becker.

Year Game titlePlatform(s)NotesRef.
2013 The PlayroomPlayStation 4[5]
2016 The Playroom VRPlayStation 4PlayStation VR exclusive[16]
2018 Astro Bot Rescue MissionPlayStation 4PlayStation VR exclusive[17]
2020 Astro's PlayroomPlayStation 5

References
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  2. Barker, Sammy (2017-01-11). "Soapbox: Japan Studio Is Currently One of Sony's Best". Push Square. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  3. "Behind the Scenes at JAPAN Studio with Allan Becker". Blog.us.playstation.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. "SCE Worldwide Studios - SCE Japan Studio". Worldwidestudios.net. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  5. "SCE Worldwide Studios - SCE Japan Studio". Worldwidestudios.net. 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  6. "Patchwork Heroes - PlayStation Network, PSN game". Uk.playstation.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  7. "No Heroes Allowed! - PlayStation Network, PSN game". Uk.playstation.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  8. "echochrome ii". NowGamer. 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  9. "Patapon 3". GamesIndustry.biz. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  10. "Review: Open Me!". Destructoid.com. 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  11. Sarkar, Samit (2013-06-10). "Destiny of Spirits free-to-play RPG coming to Vita". Polygon. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  12. "Play The Tomorrow Children For Free Starting Today – PlayStation.Blog". Blog.us.playstation.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  13. Sheridan, Connor. "The Last Guardian being 're-engineered' at SCE Japan Studios | GamesRadar". Gamesradar.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  14. "Sony's Japan Studio Brings Tabletop Tower Defence To VR | Kotaku UK". Kotaku.co.uk. 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  15. Nunneley, Stephany (2016-12-03). "Japan Studio bringing Knack 2 to PlayStation 4 – PlayStation Experience 2016". VG247. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  16. "THE PLAYROOM VR | PS4 Games". PlayStation. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  17. Doucet, Nicolas (May 23, 2018). "Introducing Astro Bot Rescue Mission for PlayStation VR". Playstation Blog. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
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