SIE London Studio, formerly known as SCE London Studio between 2002 and 2016, was a British game developer based in London, England. Founded in 2002 as the result of a merger between Team Soho and SCE Studio Liverpool's Camden offshoot studio, London Studio was a division of Sony Interactive Entertainment and operated under PlayStation Studios between 2005 and its closure.
London Studio resided in a 7-story building in London's Soho district, and housed various development teams dedicated to create tools, software and technology for the PlayStation brand of consoles, including EyeToy and PlayStation Home as well as the LSSDK Engine and the PlayStation VR headset for PlayStation 4.
As a game development studio, London Studio was best known for the SingStar franchise of music video games, The Getaway's sequel The Getaway: Black Monday, and the virtual reality first-person shooter Blood & Truth. The studio was also responsible for PlayStation Home, and EyeToy-themed titles.
London Studio was announced to be closed in February 2024, as part of a layoff round within Sony Interactive Entertainment. The studio's next title, codenamed Camden, was cancelled. The studio officially closed its doors in May 2024.
History[]
2002 - 2006: Foundation and early titles[]
2006 - 2013: PlayStation 3 era[]
2013 - 2016: Early PlayStation 4 era[]
2016 - 2019: Virtual reality development[]
2019 - 2024: Move to live-service, final years[]
Technology[]
LSSDK engine[]
LSSDK is a proprietary engine developed by London Studio for virtual reality titles on the PlayStation 4. It was used for 2016's PlayStation VR Worlds and 2019's Blood & Truth.
Soho engine[]
Soho was a proprietary engine developed by London Studio for the PlayStation 5, named after one of London's entertainment districts where London Studio was located. Aspects of the engine's toolset and pipelines are based on those of the LSSDK engine. It was to be used for London Studio's live-service co-op game, Project Camden.[1]
Games developed[]
Primary developer[]
| Game title | Release | Platform | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is Football 2003 | 2002 | PlayStation 2 | Continuation of Team Soho's This is Football series |
| Hardware: Online Arena | 2002 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| This is Football 2004 | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Play | 2003 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| This is Football 5 | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Groove | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| SingStar | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| The Getaway: Black Monday | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| SingStar Party | 2004 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Chat | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition | 2005 | PlayStation Portable | n / a |
| Fired Up | 2005 | PlayStation Portable | n / a |
| SingStar Pop | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Play 2 | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Play 3 | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| SingStar '80s | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Kinetic | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Operation Spy | 2005 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Kinetic Combat | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| EyeToy: Play Sports | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| SingStar Rocks! | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| SingStar Anthems | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| Gangs of London | 2006 | PlayStation Portable | n / a |
| SingStar Legends | 2006 | PlayStation 2 | n / a |
| World Tour Soccer 2 | 2006 | PlayStation Portable | n / a |
| EyePet | 2009 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable | n / a |
| SingStar Take That | 2009 | PlayStation 3 | n / a |
| SingStar Guitar | 2010 | PlayStation 3 | n / a |
| SingStar Dance | 2010 | PlayStation 3 | n / a |
| DanceStar Party | 2011 | PlayStation 3 | n / a |
| EyePet & Friends | 2011 | PlayStation 3 | n / a |
| DanceStar Party Hits | 2012 | PlayStation 3 | n / a |
| SingStar: Ultimate Party | 2014 | PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 | n / a |
| PlayStation VR Worlds | 2016 | PlayStation 4 (PlayStation VR) | n / a |
| Blood & Truth | 2019 | PlayStation 4 (PlayStation VR) | n / a |
| Project Camden | Cancelled | PlayStation 5 | n / a |
Development support[]
| Game title | Release | Platform | Role | Additional notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killzone 2 | 2009 | PlayStation 3 | Additional support | n / a |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 2022 | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 | Additional support | n / a |
| Horizon Call of the Mountain | 2023 | PlayStation 5 (PlayStation VR2) | Additional support | n / a |
| Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores | 2023 | PlayStation 5 | Additional support | n / a |
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