The SCEA is currently known as Sony Computer Entertainment America .
The PS console was released in the United States on September 9 , 1995.As part of a worldwide restructuring at the beginning of 1997 , SCEA ( currently Sony Interactive Entertainment America ) was re-established as a wholly owned subsidiary of SCEI.The launch of the second PS console , the PlayStation 2 was released in Japan on March 4 , 2000 , and the U.S. on October 26 , 2000 .