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1946–1958	1955–1958	1958–1961	1961–1962	1962–1969	1969–1973	1973–present

Sony Group Corporation (Japanese: ソニーグループ株式会社, formerly Sony Corporation), is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. Sony houses numerous entities across the world in various industries, mostly electronics.

Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo

1946–1958 (corporate)

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

None

Launched:

May 7, 1946

Sony (brand)

1955–1958

Sony was introduced by TTK in 1955 as a brand of transistor radios.

Sony Corporation (1958–2021) / Sony Group Corporation (2021–present)

1958–present

1958–1961

Designer:

Unknown

Typography:

Unknown

Launched:

January 1, 1958

In 1958, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo changed its name to Sony Corporation after its main brand.

1961–1962

1962–1969

1969–1973

1973–present

Designer:

Yasuo Kuroki

Typography:

Clarendon Medium (logo, modified)
SST (corporate)

Launched:

1973

After three minor revisions, the wordmark was modified in 1973; it has remained unchanged ever since. In 2021, Sony Corporation changed its name to Sony Group Corporation as part of becoming a holding company; this did not affect the general style of the logo.

External links

Official website

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Sony

Electronics/Technologies

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Sony Interactive Entertainment

Part of Sony

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PlayStation

A product of Sony Interactive Entertainment

Consoles
Home: PlayStation | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | PS5
Handheld: PSP · Go | Vita

Embedded hardware
System 573 | PSX | Xperia Play | TV

Magazines
PLAY (magazine)

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PlayStation Productions

Part of Sony Interactive Entertainment

Films:
Ratchet & Clank | Uncharted | Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story

Television series:
The Last of Us | Twisted Metal

Upcoming productions:
Flims: Days Gone | Ghost of Tsushima | Gravity Rush
Television series: God of War | Horizon

Predecessor
Super Disc

V • T • E PlayStation Vita apps
Applications Browser \| Calendar \| Content Manager \| Email \| Friends \| Maps \| Messages \| Music \| Near \| Parental Controls \| Party \| Photos \| PS4 Link \| Remote Play \| Settings \| Trophies \| Videos \| Welcome Park

¹PlayStation Music is still available on the PlayStation 4, but has been renamed Spotify on other PlayStation devices.

Other
Bungie¹ | Evo (50%)² | SN Systems

Franchises

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Ape Escape

Main Games

Ape Escape | Ape Escape 2 | Ape Escape 3

Spin-offs
Pipo Saru 2001 | Saru! Get You! Million Monkeys | Racing | Saru! Get You! SaruSaru Big Mission | Ape Quest

Party games
Pumped & Primed | EyeToy: Monkey Mania | Academy | Academy 2 | PlayStation Move

Appearances
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

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Gran Turismo

Video games:

Gran Turismo | 2 | 3: A-Spec | Concept | 4 | PSP | 5 | 6 | Sport | 7

Adaptations:
Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story

Concept cars:
Vision Gran Turismo

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Jak and Daxter

Main Games

The Precursor Legacy | Jak II | Jak 3 | The Lost Frontier

Other Games
Jak X: Combat Racing | Daxter | Collection

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Ratchet & Clank

Main Games

Reimagining
Ratchet & Clank (2016)

Spin-offs
Size Matters | Secret Agent Clank | All 4 One | Collection | Full Frontal Assault

Mobile Games
Going Mobile | Clone Home | Before the Nexus

Films
Ratchet & Clank (2016)

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Sly Cooper

Main Games

The Thievius Raccoonus | Band of Thieves | Honor Among Thieves | Thieves in Time

Other Games
The Sly Collection | Bentley's Hackpack

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Uncharted

Main Games

Drake's Fortune | Among Thieves | Drake's Deception | A Thief's End

Other Games
Golden Abyss | Fight for Fortune | The Nathan Drake Collection | The Lost Legacy

Other Media
Eye of Indra | The Fourth Labyrinth

Live Action:
Uncharted

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WipEout

Games

AG Racing League

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God of War

Main Games

Other Games
Betrayal | Collection | Origins Collection | Trilogy Remake

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Resistance

Main games

Resistance: Fall of Man | Resistance 2 | Resistance 3

Other games
Resistance: Retribution | Resistance: Burning Skies

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Killzone

A Guerrilla Games franchise

Main Games
Killzone | Killzone 2 | Killzone 3 | Killzone: Shadow Fall

Other Games
Killzone: Liberation | Killzone: Mercenary

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The Last of Us

Video games

Part I (Remastered PS4 | Remake PS5) | Part II (Remastered)

Adaptations
American Dreams | HBO series

¹ A Sony/PlayStation-owned subsidiary not under PlayStation Studios
² Joint venture with Endeavor's esports venture RTS
³ Defunct joint venture with Bandai Namco Holdings
⁴ Staff moved to Codemasters Cheshire

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Sony Music Entertainment

Part of Sony

Flagship labels
Columbia Records | RCA Records | Epic Records (Japan) | Arista Records

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Television.
²	Co-owned with Shueisha and Wit Studio.
³	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment (41%) and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates (20%).
⁴	Now a label of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
⁵	Co-owner with Paramount Skydance.

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Sony Pictures Entertainment

Part of Sony

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Sony Pictures Kids Zone | Kartoon Studios (7%)

Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions:
Destination Films | Affirm Films | Stage 6 Films

Sony Pictures Television Networks:
AXN: Asia | Latin America | Portugal and Spain
Other AXN-branded channels: AXN White (Portugal) | AXN Movies (Spain | Portugal)

Sony Channel: Latin America | Brazil

Sony Movies: Latin America | United States (Sony Cine)

Other US Networks: Great Entertainment Television

Video-on-demand:
Crunchyroll | Sony Networks | Sony One | Sony Pictures Core

Other channels:
Crunchyroll Channel | Game Show Network³ (Game Show Central) | Lifetime (Latin America)⁴ | FMN (Indonesia)⁵

Sony Pictures Experiences:
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema | Columbia Pictures Aquaverse | Wonderverse

Video-on-demand: Southeast Asia and India: HOOQ¹³ | United States: VRV | Funimation

Video-on-demand: Crackle

Other: Sony Pictures DVD Center

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Aniplex.
²	Formerly co-owned with Skybound.
³	Formerly co-owned with AT&T; Sony acquired AT&T’s stake of GSN in 2019.
⁴	Joint venture with A+E Networks.
⁵	Joint venture with Dori Media Group.
⁶	Co-owned with Nippon Television.
⁷	Transferred to Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2001 and renamed to Aniplex in 2003.
⁸	Joint venture with Gaumont.
⁹	Joint venture with IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery
¹⁰	Under license from Warner Bros. Discovery.
¹¹	Sold to Duo Media Networks (Postimees Grupp).
¹²	Joint venture with ESPN.
¹³	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery and Singtel.
¹⁴	Sold to KC Global Media Entertainment.
¹⁵	Sold to Narrative Entertainment.
¹⁶	Sold to SPI International.
¹⁷	Sold to National Media Group.
¹⁸	Sold to Antenna Group.
¹⁹	Under license from Viasat.
²⁰	Sold to Nojima.
²¹	Sold to JVM Holding.
²²	Joint venture with HarperCollins.
²³	Sold to Sastisfaction Group.
²⁴	Sold to High View Group.
²⁵	Sold to Eastern Television.
²⁶	Sold to Studio 100.
²⁷	Co-onwed by The Coca-Cola Company.
²⁸	Joint venture with Hasbro.
²⁹	Assets acquired by WYNIT Distribution LLC.
³⁰	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Studios.
³¹	Joint venture with LBS Communications, Inc..
³²	Joint venture with Thorn EMI, Warner Bros. and Cannon Films.
³³	Joint Venture with 20th Century Studios.
³⁴	Joint venture with Buena Vista International Television, Sony Pictures Entertainment and UPC Nederland.
³⁵	Joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates.

Notes

¹	Joint venture with Honda.
²	Former joint venture with Samsung Electronics.
³	Former joint venture with Ericsson.
⁴	Marketed by the Blu-ray Disc Association.
⁵	Marketed by the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.
⁶	Upcoming joint venture with TCL Eelctronics, will be fully commerce by April 2027.