FarSight Studios

FarSight Studios
IndustryVideo games
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)
FounderJay Obernolte
Headquarters
Big Bear Lake, California
,
United States
Websitefarsightstudios.com

FarSight Studios (formerly FarSight Technologies) is an American video game developer established in 1988 by Jay Obernolte. They are an official licensed developer for all current home and handheld consoles including the Sony PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and Move, PlayStation 2, PSP, and PlayStation Vita;[1] the Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, and Kinect; as well as the Nintendo Wii, Wii U, DS, and 3DS. In September 2018, FarSight announced that they will also be developing several pinball tables for the Oculus Rift.[2]

The company is best known for its pinball games that focus on virtual recreations of classic pinball machines, such as The Pinball Arcade.[3] It was announced in May 2018 that FarSight will no longer produce games licensed from Williams and Bally, leading to a loss of over 50 trademarked tables from their Pinball Arcade catalog and announced they will focus mainly on tables under the Stern Pinball license.[4][5]

  1. ^ Workman, Robert (March 15, 2013). "FarSight Studios Officially Bringing The Pinball Arcade To PlayStation 4". Prima Games. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Stern Pinball and FarSight Studios to Release New Stern Pinball Arcade Tables for Oculus Rift". prnewswire.com. September 25, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ Dyer, Mitch (April 5, 2012). "The Pinball Arcade Review". IGN. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Santa Maria, Alex (May 7, 2018). "Pinball Arcade Losing Over 50 Bally and Williams Tables On June 30th". Gaming News, Reviews, and Articles – TechRaptor.net. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Grosso, Robert (June 22, 2018). "Juggling Multiball: FarSight Studios and the Loss of Pinball Licenses". Gaming News, Reviews, and Articles – TechRaptor.net. Retrieved January 6, 2019.