Sony is the company that introduced the PlayStation console in 1994 and is headquartered in Tokyo.
Sony was founded in 1946 as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. It adopted the name Sony in 1958, combining a Latin word associated with sound with the English expression “sonny.”
The original PlayStation launched in Japan on December 3, 1994. It used CD-ROMs rather than cartridges and became a major success in home video games, helping Sony establish the PlayStation brand worldwide.
Sony’s businesses also include music, films, television production, cameras, image sensors, electronics, and financial services in Japan. Sony Interactive Entertainment operates the PlayStation business, but the public company is Sony Group Corporation.