Sony — multiple registrants (MA-L); split PlayStation (SIE) vs Sony Corporation
Summary
- // what this is
- Sony Interactive Entertainment is registered to MAC prefix
28:0D:FCand 42 more in the IEEE OUI database. When a device's MAC address begins with28:0D:FC, that block was registered by Sony Interactive Entertainment — the OUI identifies the maker of the network hardware, which is not always the brand on the device. - // analyst note
- Split the Sony classification: 'Sony Interactive Entertainment' = PlayStation (gaming console, high bandwidth, often on a console/IoT VLAN); 'Sony Corporation' = TVs/AV/phones. The distinction enables precise asset classification from the OUI alone.
About this vendor.
Sony's MAC footprint is spread across several registrant entities, and the most operationally useful distinction is between the general "Sony Corporation" registrant and the separate "Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc." registrant that covers PlayStation. Sony Interactive Entertainment holds about 43 MA-L blocks (registered at 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo), with representative samples 28:0D:FC, BC:33:29, and A8:E3:EE; Sony Corporation holds additional blocks, alongside historical Sony Mobile / Video & Sound entities. These OUIs appear on Bravia smart TVs (Google/Android TV), PlayStation consoles, Xperia phones, audio gear (headphones, soundbars, speakers), and cameras. The key device-ID point: a Sony Interactive Entertainment OUI almost certainly means a PlayStation console (PS4/PS5), not a TV or phone — which is useful for distinguishing high-bandwidth gaming consoles from other Sony AV gear. For triage, split the Sony classification: "Sony Interactive Entertainment" maps to PlayStation (often on a console/IoT VLAN), while "Sony Corporation" maps to TVs/AV/phones — the distinction enables precise asset classification from the OUI alone.
- IEEE assignment
- multiple registrants — "Sony Corporation", "Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc." (PlayStation, ~43 MA-L), plus historical Sony Mobile / Video & Sound entities [Confirmed] — IEEE MA-L
- Registry / block size
- MA-L; Sony Interactive Entertainment ~43 blocks [Confirmed] — maclookup.app (IEEE-sourced)
- HQ / country
- 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan (Sony Interactive Entertainment) [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Company status
- active [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Device types
- Bravia smart TVs (Google/Android TV), PlayStation consoles, Xperia phones, audio (headphones/soundbars/speakers), cameras [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Notable products
- PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5, Bravia TVs, WH-1000X headphones, Xperia phones
- Verified prefix sample (Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation)
- 28:0D:FC, BC:33:29, A8:E3:EE [Confirmed] — maclookup.app
- Special note
- The PlayStation registrant is the DISTINCT "Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc." — a high-value device-ID target (a SIE OUI almost certainly means a PlayStation console, not a TV/phone). The IEEE registry publishes no assignment dates, so none is stated here. [Confirmed]
- Related vendors
- Sony Interactive Entertainment; Sony Group entities (Mobile, Video & Sound)
- Analyst note
- Split the Sony classification: "Sony Interactive Entertainment" = PlayStation (gaming console, high bandwidth, often on a console/IoT VLAN); "Sony Corporation" = TVs/AV/phones. The distinction enables precise asset classification from the OUI alone.