Esports at the highest level: SK Gaming equips new company headquarters with BRAVIA and LED displays from Sony
Several BRAVIA displays and a twelve square metre Crystal LED wall from Sony unleash unlimited creative possibilities at SK Gaming’s new company headquarters.
- To equip eSports headquarters with contemporary, future-proof and trend-setting display technology – flexible to use, intuitively networked and easy to operate
- Support the multifunctional approach of the building
- A high-contrast modular Crystal LED video wall (C-Series) welcomes guests to the versatile lobby
- Numerous 4K displays from the BRAVIA BZ30L, BZ40H, BZ40L and BZ50L series spread across the company’s three floors
- Remote-controlled PTZ cameras support SK Gaming in the production of video and live content
- SK Gaming can now fully realise the multifunctional approach of its new headquarters thanks to Sony: Event spaces, showrooms, production studios, training rooms and back offices – display and LED wall, as well as presentation and camera technology from Sony ensures the best working conditions in all key areas for customised visual experiences. This takes the eSports community to a new level
Creating a new productive environment
SK Gaming GmbH & Co KG has moved into its new headquarters in the west of Cologne, close to the 1. FC Köln football stadium. 2,000 square metres of space that packs a punch. The three story, esports talent factory offers its esports teams, customers, and employees an expo area, event and presentation space, production and training rooms, meeting rooms and office space. When it comes to high-performance display technology, Sony is also involved. Sony Professional Displays & Solutions has equipped the building in Eupener Strasse with numerous BRAVIA displays and a twelve square metre LED wall. All of which are networked, flexible to use and easy to operate. In addition, professional projectors and camera technology from Sony are also used in production environments.
eSports pioneer to new shores
SK Gaming is one of the world’s leading eSports talent brands. Founded more than 25 years ago by early eSports players, the company has produced some of the most iconic personalities in eSports history, paving the way for the industry in many ways.
The company plays a key role in the professionalisation of eSports, brings talent to the top of the world and offers eSports players everything they need to be successful and continue to write eSports history. Today, teams managed by SK Gaming are firmly at the top of the eSports world. Championships in games such as World of Warcraft (WoW), Clash Royale or Brawl Stars are regularly won by SK Gaming teams. In 2023, an eSports team from SK Gaming won the Prime League (DACH league) in the game League of Legends (LoL). SK Gaming is emphasising this position with its new company headquarters in Cologne.
From the very first meeting with Sony, it was clear that this would be a great and fruitful collaboration. Sony has this enormously important basic understanding of professional visualisation of virtual worlds. This, coupled with its leading expertise in display technology, made it clear to us that Sony is our partner of choice.
Alexander Müller
CEO SK Gaming GmbH & Co. KG
Connected experiences for the eSports community
As soon as you enter the lobby, you are immersed in the eSports world of SK Gaming: a 4×3 metre Crystal LED display welcomes visitors. Individual LED panels are characterised by high-contrast and deep blacks, offering an unforgettable visual result. Professional sound is provided by the SLS-1A speakers from Sony. Professional 98-inch 4K HDR displays from the BRAVIA series complete this expo area. The displays, which are mounted on columns in portrait format, can be networked and content can thus be choreographed.
Further BRAVIA displays are located on the first floor of the company, where production and training rooms as well as a lounge area are located. A highlight on the first floor is a mosaic of BRAVIA displays of various sizes, all of which deliver high-contrast images and razor-sharp text and graphics. PTZ cameras from the SRG and BRC series are installed in the production rooms, all of which can be controlled remotely via the RM-IP500/AC camera control system.
The office area on the 2nd floor is equipped with additional BRAVIA displays, which can be used to play razor-sharp, high-contrast videos and live streams. In the meeting rooms, VPL-FHZ85 laser projectors ensure crystal-clear presentations and the highest image quality for employee video calls.
Thanks to the Sony solutions, all areas of the SK Gaming headquarters can be used in a variety of ways, whether as an event space, showroom for partner events, training sessions for the eSports teams or for employee communication.
