Company:Japan Studio
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Native name | JAPANスタジオ |
|---|---|
| Type | Division |
| Industry | Video games |
| Fate | Merged into Team Asobi and other studios |
| Successor | Team Asobi |
| Founded | 16 November 1993 |
| Defunct | 1 April 2021 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Products |
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| Parent | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Japan Studio was a Japanese video game developer based in Tokyo. A first-party studio for Sony Interactive Entertainment (formerly Sony Computer Entertainment), it was best known for the Ape Escape, LocoRoco, Patapon, Gravity Rush and Knack series, the Team Ico games, Bloodborne, The Legend of Dragoon, and Astro's Playroom. In April 2021, Japan Studio was reorganized and merged with Team Asobi and other SIE studios.
History
Japan Studio was founded in Tokyo on 16 November 1993.[1] The studio was run similar to Sony Music Entertainment during its first few years, with producers seeking out creative talent and nurturing them to help develop new games.[2] Examples of these works included PaRappa the Rapper by Masaya Matsuura, and Everybody's Golf by Masashi Muramori.[2]
Shuhei Yoshida oversaw Japan Studio from 1996 through 2000. Yoshida started creating teams within Japan Studio and hired for them, while simultaneously assisting other developers for Sony-published exclusives. New games such as Ape Escape and The Legend of Dragoon came out from Yoshida's approach, as well as dedicated teams such as Team Ico for Ico, and Polyphony Digital for Gran Turismo (which eventually was spun out as its own first-party developer for Sony).[3] Alongside these first-party titles, the latter years of the original PlayStation saw strong third-party support, with games like Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid. According to Yoshida, this led Sony into some complacency on relying on third-party games to support further consoles, and oversight and support for first-party games was less of a priority.[3] Though Japan Studio's output during the PlayStation 2 years were strong, it struggled to release successful games during the PlayStation 3 era. Yoshida attributed this to the general game development practice in Japan which he described as a "grassroots and bottom up", without a clear vision of what a final game would look like, with exceptions being for people like Kazunori Yamauchi or Fumito Ueda who possessed a specific drive towards a product. In contrast to Western video game development, Yoshida said Japan Studio's methods tended to allow games to wander.[3] Allen Becker, who led Japan Studio starting in 2011, said that their compliancy during the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 era caused the studio to fall behind on updated tools and methodologies for game development.[2]
Yoshida took over full control of Japan Studio in 2008, at the same time that the PlayStation 3 was out and Sony was preparing to launch the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Around that time, mobile gaming and casual gaming started to become a major factor in the Asian video game market and drove competition from the consoles.[3] Sony found that there was a lack of triple-A third-party support for these new products, and they had to turn to rely on their internal studios for game support. To get Japan Studio back on track, Sony brought in Becker, who had been working at Santa Monica Studio, to lead Japan Studio. Becker made several tough calls of the 40-some games that were in development at the time of his arrival to terminate development of those unlikely to be successful and implemented similar development processes as Sony's Western studios to get the studio back on track.[3] Though Becker's approach, the studio was able to release shorter but cohesive titles that still reflected a Japanese approach to video games, such as Puppeteer, Rain and Knack.[3] Also during this time, emphasis was place on The Last Guardian, the highly-anticipated third title from Ueda which had been in development for over six years, eventually released in 2016.[2]
Across late 2020 and early 2021, several notable Japan Studio employees announced that they were departing the company.[4][5][6] According to multiple sources speaking with Video Games Chronicle Sony had not renewed most of the contracts for the studio outside of those on the Team Asobi because the studio was not considered profitable enough to continue with original game development.[7] In a statement, Sony stated that, as of 1 April 2021, Japan Studio would be re-centered around Team Asobi to build on the popularity of Astro's Playroom.[8] Before and shortly after 1 April 2021, several additional Japan Studio staff announced their departure from the studio.[9] Team Asobi was moved into PlayStation Studios in June 2021.[10]
List of games
1994–1998
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Crime Crackers | PlayStation | [11] |
| 1995 | Victory Zone | ||
| Rapid Reload | |||
| Jumping Flash! | |||
| Arc the Lad | |||
| Philosoma | |||
| Hermie Hopperhead | |||
| Wizardry VII | |||
| Sengoku Cyber: Fujimaru Jigoku Hen | |||
| Beyond the Beyond | |||
| Sentou Kokka: Air Land Battle | |||
| Project Horned Owl | |||
| 1996 | Jumping Flash! 2 | ||
| Popolocrois | |||
| Eigo no Tetsujin: Center Shiken Trial | |||
| Victory Zone 2 | |||
| Arc the Lad II | |||
| Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenyaku Romantan – Ishin Gekitou Hen | |||
| PaRappa the Rapper | |||
| Fluid | |||
| Wild Arms | |||
| 1997 | I.Q. | ||
| Sentou Kokka Kai: Improved | |||
| Alundra | |||
| Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshou | |||
| Pet in TV | |||
| Baby Universe | |||
| Quest for Fame | |||
| Ghost in the Shell | |||
| Everybody's Golf | |||
| Arc the Lad: Monster Game with Casino Game | |||
| Linda³ Again | |||
| The Granstream Saga | |||
| Crime Crackers 2 | |||
| Elemental Gearbolt | |||
| Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan – Juu Yuushi Inbou Hen | |||
| 1998 | PlayStation Comic No. 1 – Space Adventure Cobra: The Psycogun Vol. 1 | ||
| PlayStation Comic No. 1 – Space Adventure Cobra: The Psycogun Vol. 2 | |||
| Zero Pilot: Ginyoku no Senshi | |||
| PlayStation Comic No. 2 – Carol the Dark Angel | |||
| Tomoyasu Hotei: Stolen Song | |||
| Devil Dice | |||
| Yarudora Series Vol. 1: Double Cast | |||
| Souten no Shirokikami no Kura Great Peak | |||
| Yarudora Series Vol. 2: Kisetsu wo Dakishimete | |||
| Yarudora Series Vol. 3: Sampaguita | |||
| Legend of Legaia | |||
| Yarudora Series Vol. 4: Yukiwari no Hana | |||
| PopoRogue | |||
| Wonder Trek | |||
| PlayStation Comic No. 3 – 2999 Game Kids | |||
| I.Q. Final |
1999–2000
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Circadia | PlayStation | [12] |
| Pocket MuuMuu | |||
| PlayStation Comic No. 4 – Cobra Galaxy Knights | |||
| Global Force: New Battle Nation | |||
| Um Jammer Lammy | |||
| Pocket Dungeon | |||
| Tamago de Puzzle | |||
| PlayStation Comic No. 5 – Buzzer Beater (Part 1) | |||
| PlayStation Comic No. 5 – Buzzer Beater (Part 2) | |||
| Lord of Monsters | |||
| Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke | |||
| Ape Escape | |||
| The Book of Watermarks | |||
| Gekisou TomaRunner | |||
| Doko Demo Issyo | |||
| Everybody's Golf 2 | |||
| Panekit | |||
| Wild Arms 2 | |||
| Ore no Ryouri | |||
| Paqa | |||
| Robbit Mon Dieu | |||
| Brightis | |||
| Poketan | |||
| Arc the Lad III | |||
| Pet in TV with My Dear Dog | |||
| Alundra 2: A New Legend Begins | |||
| Legend of Dragoon | |||
| Vib-Ribbon | |||
| Love & Destroy | |||
| XI [sai] Jumbo | |||
| 2000 | Pocket Jiman | ||
| Beat Planet Music | |||
| Popolocrois II | |||
| Chase the Express | |||
| Koneko mo Issyo: Doko Demo Issyo Tsuika Disc | |||
| Addie no Okurimono: To Moze from Addie | |||
| Fantavision | PlayStation 2 | ||
| I.Q. Remix+: Intelligent Qube | |||
| Tiny Bullets | PlayStation | ||
| Docchi Meccha! | |||
| Aconcagua | |||
| Boku no Natsuyasumi | |||
| Scandal | PlayStation 2 | ||
| TVDJ | |||
| Gekitotsu Toma L'Arc | PlayStation | ||
| Bikkuri Mouse | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Magical Dice Kids | PlayStation | ||
| Bealphareth | |||
| Gunparade March | |||
| Kouashi Kikou Shidan: Bein Panzer | |||
| Shachou Eiyuuden: The Eagle Shooting Heroes | |||
| Koko Hore! Pukka: Dig a-Dig Pukka | |||
| Dark Cloud | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Blood: The Last Vampire (Volume One) | |||
| Blood: The Last Vampire (Final Volume) |
2001–2002
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sagashi ni Ikou Yo | PlayStation 2 | [13] |
| Sky Odyssey | |||
| Tsugunai | |||
| Extermination | |||
| Okage | |||
| Check-i-TV | |||
| Phase Paradox | |||
| iMode mo Issyo: Doko Demo Issyo Tsuika Disc | PlayStation | ||
| Mister Mosquito | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Rimo Cocoron | |||
| Pipo Saru 2001 | |||
| Everybody's Golf 3 | |||
| PaRappa the Rapper 2 | |||
| Sky Gunner | |||
| The Yamanote Sen: Train Simulator Real | |||
| Mad Maestro! | |||
| Genshi no Kotoba | |||
| Seigi no Mikata | |||
| Bravo Music: Christmas Edition | |||
| Legaia 2 | |||
| Toro to Kyuujitsu | |||
| Yoake no Mariko | |||
| Ico | |||
| 2002 | Bravo Music: Chou Meikyoku Ban | ||
| Yoake no Mariko 2nd Act | |||
| Dual Hearts | |||
| Wild Arms 3 | |||
| Surveillance Kanshisha | |||
| Otostaz | |||
| Popolocrois: Hajimari no Boken | |||
| Futari no Fantavision | |||
| Boku no Natsuyasumi 2: Umi no Bouken Hen | |||
| Ape Escape 2 | |||
| Poinie's Poin | |||
| Space Fishermen | |||
| The Keihinkyuukou: Train Simulator Real | |||
| Dark Chronicle | |||
| Gacharoku | |||
| Let's Bravo Music | |||
| XI Go |
2003–2005
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lifeline | PlayStation 2 | [14] |
| DekaVoice | |||
| Shibai Michi | |||
| Arc the Lad | |||
| Doko Demo Issyo: Watashi na Ehon | |||
| Minna no Golf Online | |||
| Ka 2: Let's Go Hawaii | |||
| Hungry Ghosts | |||
| Flipnic | |||
| ChainDive | |||
| Mojib-Ribbon | |||
| Kuma Uta | |||
| Wild Arms: Alter Code F | |||
| Everybody's Golf 4 | |||
| Gacharoku 2: Kondo ha Sekai Isshuu Yo! | |||
| 2004 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | ||
| Popolocrois: Tsuki no Okite no Bouken | |||
| Doko Demo Issyo: Toro to Nagareboshi | |||
| Koufuku Sousakan | |||
| Vib-Ripple | |||
| Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed | |||
| Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters | |||
| DJbox | |||
| EyeToy | |||
| Doko Demo Issyo: Toro to Ippaii | |||
| Waga Ryuomiyo: Pride of The Dragon Peace | |||
| Bakufuu Slash! Kizna Arashi | |||
| Arc the Lad | |||
| Everybody's Golf Portable | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Doko Demo Issyo | |||
| Ape Escape Academy | |||
| 2005 | Popolocrois | ||
| Ape Escape: On The Loose | |||
| Wild Arms 4 | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Bokura no Kazoku | |||
| Bleach | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Derby Time | |||
| Genji | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Kenran Butousai | |||
| Ape Escape 3 | |||
| Kingdom of Paradise | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Yarudora Portable: Double Cast | |||
| Yarudora Portable: Kisetsu wo Dakishimete | |||
| Yarudora Portable: Sampaguita | |||
| Yarudora Portable: Yukiwari no Hana | |||
| Bleach: Erabareshi Tamashii | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Bleach: Heat the Soul 2 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | |||
| Mawaza | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Shadow of the Colossus | |||
| Fuku Fuku no Shima | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Talkman | |||
| Ape Academy 2 | |||
| Work Time Fun |
2006–2007
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gunparade Orchestra: Shiro no Shou – Aomori Penguin Densetsu | PlayStation Portable | [15] |
| Rule of Rose | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Yarudora Portable: Blood The Last Vampire | |||
| Bleach: Hanatareshi Yabou | |||
| Monster Kingdom | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Blade Dancer | |||
| Derby Time 2006 | |||
| Bomberman: Bakufuu Sentai Bombermen | |||
| XI Coliseum | |||
| I.Q. Mania | |||
| Gunparade Orchestra: Midori no Shou – Ookami to Ano Shounen | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Talkman Euro | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Doko Demo Issyo: Let's Gakkou! | |||
| Boku no Natsuyasumi Portable | |||
| Brave Story: New Traveller | |||
| Brave Story: Wataru's Adventure | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Saru! Get You! Million Monkeys | |||
| LocoRoco | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Gunparade Orchestra: Ao no Shou | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Bleach: Heat the Soul 3 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Blood+: Souyoku no Battle Rondo | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Blood+: Final Piece | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Everybody's Tennis | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Bleach: Blade Battlers | |||
| Tenchi no Mon 2: Busouden | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Genji | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Jeanne d'Arc | PlayStation Portable | ||
| PaRappa the Rapper | |||
| Saru! Get You! Pipo Saru Racer | |||
| Wild Arms 5 | PlayStation 2 | ||
| P-kara | PlayStation Portable | ||
| 2007 | Talkman-Shiki Shaberingual Eigkaiwa | ||
| Kikou Souhei Armodyne | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Rogue Galaxy | |||
| Bleach: Heat the Soul 4 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 1 | |||
| Folklore | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Piyotama | |||
| Talkman-Shiki Shaberingual Eigkaiwa for Kids! | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Boku no Natsuyasumi 3 | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Everybody's Golf 5 | |||
| Saru! Get You! SaruSaru Big Mission | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 2 | |||
| Wild Arms XF | |||
| Rezel Cross | |||
| LocoRoco Cocoreccho! | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Bleach: Blade Battlers 2nd | PlayStation 2 | ||
| Go! Sports Ski | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 3 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| The Eye of Judgment | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Toy Home | |||
| Minna no Golf Ba Vol. 4 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Dark Mist | PlayStation 3 | ||
| What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Everybody's Golf Portable 2 | |||
| Talkman Travel | |||
| Doko Demo Issyo: Let's Gakkou! Training Hen | |||
| Patapon |
2008–2009
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Sky Diving | PlayStation 3 | [16] |
| Coded Soul | PlayStation Portable | ||
| MyStylist | |||
| Echochrome | |||
| Echochrome | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Nippon no Asoko de | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 | |||
| Shiki-Tei | PlayStation 3 | ||
| The Last Guy | |||
| Afrika | |||
| Xam'd: Lost Memories | Video | ||
| Aquanaut's Holiday | PlayStation 3 | ||
| What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord? 2 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Bleach: Soul Carnival | |||
| Derby Time Online | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Patapon 2 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| LocoRoco 2 | |||
| Minnya no Putter Golf | PlayStation 3 | ||
| White Knight Chronicles | |||
| 2009 | Dress | ||
| Enkaku Sousa: Shinjitsu e no 23 Nichikan | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Demon's Souls | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Ape Quest | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Trash Panic | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Juusei to Diamond | |||
| Numblast | |||
| Numblast | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Boku no Natsuyasumi 4 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Toro to Morimori | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Everybody's Sukkiri | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Echoshift | |||
| LocoRoco Midnight Carnival | |||
| Bleach: Soul Carnival 2 |
2010–2014
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Patchwork Heroes | PlayStation Portable | [17] |
| Everybody's Tennis Portable | |||
| The Eye of Judgment | |||
| No Heroes Allowed | |||
| Influence | |||
| Piyotama | |||
| Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 | |||
| White Knight Chronicles II | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Trick×Logic Season 1 | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 | |||
| Trick×Logic Season 2 | |||
| Kung Fu Rider | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Beat Sketcher | |||
| PlayStation Move Ape Escape | |||
| Echochrome II | |||
| 2011 | White Knight Chronicles | PlayStation Portable | |
| Patapon 3 | |||
| Bleach | PlayStation 3 | ||
| The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection | |||
| Ico | |||
| Ore no Shikabane wo Koete Yuke | PlayStation Portable | ||
| Everybody's Golf 6 | PlayStation Vita | ||
| 2012 | Tokyo Jungle | PlayStation 3 | |
| Everybody's Golf 6 | |||
| Open Me! | PlayStation Vita | ||
| Paint Park | |||
| 2013 | Soul Sacrifice | ||
| Puppeteer | PlayStation 3 | ||
| Rain | |||
| No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either! | PlayStation Vita | ||
| 2014 | Knack | PlayStation 4 | |
| Soul Sacrifice Delta | PlayStation Vita | ||
| Destiny of Spirits | |||
| Freedom Wars | |||
| Oreshika |
2015–2020
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bloodborne | PlayStation 4 | [18] |
| 2016 | The Tomorrow Children | ||
| The Last Guardian | |||
| 2017 | PaRappa the Rapper | ||
| LocoRoco | |||
| Everybody's Golf | |||
| Patapon | |||
| Knack II | |||
| Japan Studio VR Music Festival | |||
| No Heroes Allowed! VR | |||
| LocoRoco 2 | |||
| The Last Guardian VR Demo | |||
| 2018 | Shadow of the Colossus | ||
| No Heroes Allowed! DASH! | Android, iOS | [19] | |
| Déraciné | PlayStation 4 | [18] | |
| 2019 | Everybody's Golf VR | ||
| Monkey King | [20] | ||
| 2020 | Patapon 2 | [18] | |
| Ghost of Tsushima | [21] | ||
| Demon's Souls | PlayStation 5 | [22] |
Former teams
Japan Studio was formed by several internal development teams, with all of them being disbanded, reorganised, or spun off into a separate studio.
Polys Entertainment
Polys Entertainment was founded in 1994 as a team under Japan Studio and was formally spun off into Polyphony Digital after the success of Gran Turismo.
| Year | Game Title | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Motor Toon Grand Prix | PlayStation |
| 1996 | Motor Toon Grand Prix 2 | |
| 1997 | Gran Turismo |
Team Asobi
Team Asobi is a team founded in 2012 by Nicolas Doucet, who previously worked for London Studio and Saffire.[citation needed] In April 2021, they were formally spun off into a separate studio under SIE Worldwide Studios.[10]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Playroom | PlayStation 4 | |
| 2016 | The Playroom VR | ||
| 2018 | Astro Bot Rescue Mission | [18] | |
| 2020 | Astro's Playroom | PlayStation 5 | [22] |
Team Ico
Team Ico developed Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.[23] They were disbanded following lead game designer Fumito Ueda leaving the company and establishing genDESIGN.[24]
| Year | Game title | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ico | PlayStation 2 | |
| 2005 | Shadow of the Colossus | ||
| 2011 | The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection | PlayStation 3 | Developed with Bluepoint Games |
| 2016 | The Last Guardian | PlayStation 4 | Development moved to genDESIGN in 2014[25] |
Project Siren
Project Siren, also known as Team Gravity, was a team formed in 1999 by former members of Team Silent, the creators of Silent Hill.[citation needed] The team was led by game designer and director Keiichiro Toyama, who, alongside designers Kazunobu Sato and Junya Okura, left Japan Studio in late 2020 to form Bokeh Game Studio.[26]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Siren | PlayStation 2 | [14] |
| 2006 | Forbidden Siren 2 | [15] | |
| 2008 | Siren | PlayStation 3 | [16] |
| 2012 | Gravity Rush | PlayStation Vita | [17] |
| 2015 | Gravity Rush Remastered | PlayStation 4 | [18] |
| 2017 | Gravity Rush 2 |
Notes
References
- ↑ Nix, Marc (23 March 2007). "The Future of PSP — SCE Japan". https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/23/the-future-of-psp-sce-japan.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Goldfarb, Andrew (June 30, 2017). "How PlayStation's Japan Studio Stands Out". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/30/how-playstationas-japan-studio-stands-out-a-ign-first. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Ashcroft, Brian (November 4, 2013). "How Sony's Hometown Studio Rose From the Ashes In Time for the PS4". Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/how-sonys-most-creative-studio-rose-from-the-ashes-1458030068. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (2 December 2020). "Siren and Gravity Rush creator Keiichiro Toyama leaves Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio, establishes Bokeh Game Studio". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/siren-and-gravity-rush-creator-keiichiro-toyama-leaves-sony-interactive-entertainment-japan-studio-establishes-bokeh-game-studio. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (24 December 2020). "Teruyuki Toriyama to leave Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/12/teruyuki-toriyama-to-leave-sony-interactive-entertainment-japan-studio. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (25 February 2021). "Bloodborne producer Masaaki Yamagiwa to leave Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio at the end of February". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2021/02/bloodborne-producer-masaaki-yamagiwa-to-leave-sony-interactive-entertainment-japan-studio-at-the-end-of-february. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ Robinson, Andy; Calvin, Alex (25 February 2021). "Sources: PlayStation is winding down Sony Japan Studio". https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-playstation-is-winding-down-sony-japan-studio/.
- ↑ Kim, Matt (25 February 2021). "PlayStation Confirms Japan Studio Will be Re-Organized". https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-reportedly-downscales-sony-japan-studio.
- ↑ Kim, Matt (April 1, 2021). "Sony Japan Studio Restructure Leads to Mass Exodus of Developers". IGN. https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-japan-studio-restructure-mass-exodus-playstation. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Doucet, Nicolas (June 2, 2021). "Introducing Team Asobi, creators of the Astro Bot series". https://blog.playstation.com/2021/06/02/introducing-team-asobi-creators-of-the-astro-bot-series.
- ↑ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 1998年～1994年" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-1994-1998/.
- ↑ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2000年～1999年" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-1999-2000/.
- ↑ "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2002年～2001年" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-2001-2002/.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2005年～2003年" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-2003-2005/.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2007年～2006年" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-2006-2007/.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2009年～2008年" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-2008-2009/.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧 2014年～2010年" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-2010-2014/.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 "JAPANスタジオ作品一覧" (in ja). Sony Interactive Entertainment. 2021. https://www.playstation.com/ja-jp/corporate/playstation-studios/japan-studio/history-2015-2020/.
- ↑ Romano, Sal (December 7, 2016). "Sony announces smartphone games lineup: Hot Shots Golf, Wild Arms, PaRappa, NIS and Square Enix projects, more". Gematsu. https://www.gematsu.com/2016/12/sony-announces-smartphone-games-lineup-hot-shots-golf-wild-arms-parappa-nis-square-enix-projects. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ↑ Nelva, Giuseppe (August 2, 2018). "Monkey King: Hero Is Back Co-Developed by Sony Japan Studio for PS4 Gets First Gameplay Trailer". DualSHOCKERS. https://www.dualshockers.com/monkey-king-hero-back-new-trailer/. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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