It was originally exclusive to PlayStation platforms until 2006's WWE SmackDown vs. The series began with WWF SmackDown! on the original PlayStation and has continued as an annual release (with the exception of 2021). The premise of the series is to emulate professional wrestling, specifically that of WWE, formerly known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF).
Raw, and WWE, is a series of professional wrestling sports simulation video games that launched in 2000. WWE 2K, formerly released as WWF/E SmackDown!, WWE SmackDown vs.
Visual Concepts (Supporting developers: 2013–2018 Sole developer: 2019–present)