<s>
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
is	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
based	O
development	O
tools	O
for	O
games	O
consoles	O
and	O
virtual	O
reality	O
headsets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
had	O
provided	O
tools	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
 '	O
long	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
line	O
of	O
consoles	O
began	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
when	O
PlayStation	B-Device
manufacturer	O
Sony	O
acquired	O
Psygnosis	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
publishing	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
 '	O
tools	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sony	O
had	O
provided	O
MIPS	O
R4000-based	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
NEWS	I-Operating_System
workstations	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
development	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
disliked	O
the	O
thought	O
of	O
developing	O
on	O
these	O
expensive	O
workstations	O
and	O
asked	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
PC-based	O
development	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1994	O
Winter	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Psygnosis	O
arranged	O
an	O
audience	O
for	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
Japanese	O
executives	O
,	O
and	O
Sony	O
were	O
impressed	O
enough	O
with	O
their	O
development	O
tools	O
that	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
abandon	O
their	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
workstation-based	O
development	O
system	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
using	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
 '	O
development	O
system	O
exclusively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
won	O
a	O
Game	O
Developer	O
Magazine	O
"	O
Front	O
Line	O
Award	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Programming	O
Environment	O
category	O
for	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
development	O
product	O
called	O
SN64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
won	O
again	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
ProDG	B-Application
for	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
to	O
provide	O
tools	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
future	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
to	O
the	O
SN	B-Application
Systems	I-Application
product	O
line	O
is	O
the	O
ProDG	B-Application
suite	O
,	O
comprising	O
a	O
compiler	B-Language
and	O
integration	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Visual	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
debugger	B-Application
and	O
additional	O
build	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
