SIE Japan Studio
SIE Japan Studio, also known as Japan Studio, was a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo, known for PlayStation games such as Knack, Gravity Rush, Astro’s Playroom and Bloodborne.
In 2021, Japan Studio was effectively closed when Sony confirmed it would centralise its development operations around Team ASOBI.
SIE Japan Studio News
Insomniac’s Spider-Man 2 casts the Candyman as Venom
Tony Todd is best known as the iconic horror villain
Sony has sold 1 million PS5s in Japan faster than PS4
Platform reaches sales milestone in 10 months, ahead of PS4 but behind PS3
Hermen Hulst is the latest PlayStation exec to insist it ‘still loves’ Japanese games
Studios boss insists the platform holder is investing in the region, despite recent closure
Astro’s Playroom dev commits to continuing family-friendly games in its new form
Team Asobi was spun-off from the now-closed Japan Studio earlier this year
Astro’s Playroom studio is working on a ‘new 3D action game’
Team Asobi is hiring for a level designer who can bring "humour" to the game
PlayStation has officially removed Japan Studio from its list of studios
The official site no longer lists Japan Studio among its teams
Scarlet Nexus interview: ‘I’d like to value the expressions Japanese developers have’
The producer and director of Bandai Namco's next adventure discuss the Japanese games industry and more
Interview: Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection’s producer on reviving a dead series
Resi veteran Yoshiaki Hirabayashi also gives his views on Resident Evil Village
Sony says it will ‘aggressively’ invest in first-party studios and partnerships this year
PlayStation parent plans to invest $184m extra for in-house software, CFO claims
PlayStation insists it’s committed to releasing ‘experimental’ games alongside blockbusters
Hulst says he wants to create a diverse slate