Sony created the PlayStation console brand and was founded in Japan in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo.
Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo in Tokyo on May 7, 1946. The company changed its name to Sony Corporation in 1958. The name Sony combined associations with sound and the Latin word “sonus,” and it was intended to work internationally.
Sony entered the video-game console market with the original PlayStation in 1994 in Japan. The console helped popularize CD-based games and established Sony Computer Entertainment as a major force in the industry. PlayStation later expanded into home consoles, handheld systems, online services, and game development.
Sony is broader than its electronics business. Its operations also include music, films, financial services, imaging sensors, and entertainment. The PlayStation brand is therefore one important Sony business rather than the company’s entire identity.