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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Sony Interactive Entertainment''' ('''SIE''' for short, formerly "Sony Network Entertainment" and "Sony Computer Entertainment") was founded and established on November 16, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan as a subsidiary of Sony to create the [[PlayStation]] video game console. The PlayStation was the result of [[Nintendo]] and Sony teaming up to try to create a CD add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (SNES for short). However, the deal said that Sony must license the SNES-CD games and not Nintendo. This betrayed Nintendo, and they asked Philips to create the add-on, and the deal was accepted. Philips went on to create four video games for their CD-i, since they had some of the licenses from Nintendo's characters. Once Sony heard about Nintendo and Philips' collaboration which gave Sony "a taste of their own medicine", they went on to independently develop a CD-based game console, the PlayStation. It was a success, leaving Sony to make more PlayStation consoles (including the PlayStation 2, which has gone on to become the best-selling console of all time, at sales of over 150 million units worldwide), even a portable console called the PSP. They continued to make a successful line of consoles and handhelds, such as the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Vita, the PlayStation 4, and most recently the PlayStation 5. In April 2016, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment was restructured and reorganized into Sony Interactive Entertainment, carrying over the operations and primary objectives from both companies. | '''Sony Interactive Entertainment''' ('''SIE''' for short, formerly "Sony Network Entertainment" and "Sony Computer Entertainment") was founded and established on November 16, 1993 in Tokyo, Japan as a subsidiary of [[Sony (Japan)|Sony]] to create the [[PlayStation]] video game console. The PlayStation was the result of [[Nintendo (Japan)|Nintendo]] and Sony teaming up to try to create a CD add-on for the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Japan)|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (SNES for short). However, the deal said that Sony must license the SNES-CD games and not Nintendo. This betrayed Nintendo, and they asked [[Philips Media]] to create the add-on, and the deal was accepted. Philips went on to create four video games for their CD-i, since they had some of the licenses from Nintendo's characters. Once Sony heard about Nintendo and Philips' collaboration which gave Sony "a taste of their own medicine", they went on to independently develop a CD-based game console, the PlayStation. It was a success, leaving Sony to make more PlayStation consoles (including the PlayStation 2, which has gone on to become the best-selling console of all time, at sales of over 150 million units worldwide), even a portable console called the PSP. They continued to make a successful line of consoles and handhelds, such as the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation Vita, the PlayStation 4, and most recently the PlayStation 5. In April 2016, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment was restructured and reorganized into Sony Interactive Entertainment, carrying over the operations and primary objectives from both companies. | ||
===1st Logo (December 3, 1994-October 24, 2006, December 3, 2018)=== | ===1st Logo (December 3, 1994-October 24, 2006, December 3, 2018)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The music's sequence is generated by 3 integrated PCM sound files which come from the BIOS software (the chimes, bass note and a "shattering"-like reversed sound). All of them are being played in different speeds and pitches than the original samples (also processed in reverb). This is also the same with the following PlayStation logo. | '''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The music's sequence is generated by 3 integrated PCM sound files which come from the BIOS software (the chimes, bass note and a "shattering"-like reversed sound). All of them are being played in different speeds and pitches than the original samples (also processed in reverb). This is also the same with the following PlayStation logo. | ||
'''Availability:''' Appears when you turn on a Sony PlayStation or its compact re-design, the PSone. | '''Availability:''' Appears when you turn on a Sony PlayStation or its compact re-design, the PSone. The logo is not seen when you play a PlayStation game on the PlayStation 2 or 3. The "Sony Interactive Entertainment" variant appears on the PlayStation Classic, released on December 3rd, 2018. | ||
'''Editor’s Note:''' Many people consider this to be one of the greatest console startups, due to its unique sound and nostalgia factor. Notably, this logo is still used as the print logo for Sony Interactive Entertainment today, and can be found on box art of several first-party games from Sony. | '''Editor’s Note:''' Many people consider this to be one of the greatest console startups, due to its unique sound and nostalgia factor. Notably, this logo is still used as the print logo for Sony Interactive Entertainment today, and can be found on box art of several first-party games from Sony. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' A high-quality audio-only file of the logo can be heard here. | '''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' A high-quality audio-only file of the logo can be heard here. | ||
'''Availability:''' This can be seen when you boot up a | '''Availability:''' This can be seen when you boot up a PSP (not from stand-by mode), but if the theme is changed on a hacked PSP, you might not be able to see it. The "Bogus" variant is extremely rare. | ||
===5th Logo (November 11, 2006-September 1, 2009)=== | ===5th Logo (November 11, 2006-September 1, 2009)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestra of string and woodwind instruments warming up, sounding similar to the orchestra in the [[THX]] Cimarron trailer. Like the 1st logo's music, it starts before the background fades in. After the September 1, 2009 update, the music was slightly changed. | '''Music/Sounds:''' An orchestra of string and woodwind instruments warming up, sounding similar to the orchestra in the [[THX]] Cimarron trailer. Like the 1st logo's music, it starts before the background fades in. After the September 1, 2009 update, the music was slightly changed. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Appears when you turn on any PlayStation 3 that has firmware below 3.00, which might be hard to find on sites like eBay. As of the September 1, 2009 update, the startup has been changed to display the PlayStation Family logo and the new PS3 logo, in place of the | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Appears when you turn on any PlayStation 3 that has firmware below 3.00, which might be hard to find on sites like eBay. As of the September 1, 2009 update, the startup has been changed to display the PlayStation Family logo and the new PS3 logo, in place of the SCE logo. | ||
===6th Logo (February 12, 2012-March 1, 2019)=== | ===6th Logo (February 12, 2012-March 1, 2019)=== | ||