It handles research & development (R&D),sales of hardware and software for the Playstation line of handheld and home consoles video game systems.It also develops and publishes game titles and is composed of several different subsidiaries covering the company's biggest markets.
As well as being hardware and software developer, it also produced it's own games within it's studios.In September 2005 SCE formed Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios.This grouping of studios was to create a single entity overseeing all development for games solely for the Playstation line.
Using their WorldWide Studios line,they can manipulate the market, by buying successful studios out right and adding to their portfolio,by buying the studio they also would owned the rights to their franchises.Although aggressive it stops other competitors buying the studios too.
They also have contract deals with some studios to only release games on their platform,which stops Sony buying them (for the time being) and also having the creative decisions and power for their own games,example of this is Heavy rain by Quantic Dream and also thatgamecompany, which currently have a contract for 3 games for the playstation 3's Playstation Network service.
Kaz Hirai,also know as "The father of the PlayStation" became the Chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment.
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