Is PlayStation a good company to work for?

PlayStation has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,834 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at PlayStation to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about PlayStation have been left by employees working as Animator , Intern and Software Engineer .

Does PlayStation pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, PlayStation employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at PlayStation. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PlayStation?

82% of PlayStation employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated PlayStation 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at PlayStation?

Software Engineer (76) , Senior Software Engineer (38) , Manager (31) , Project Manager (19) , Intern (16) , Product Manager (15) , Senior Manager (15) , Marketing (14) , Animator (13) , Game Tester (13) , Director (12) , Producer (12) , Program Manager (12) , Internship (10) , Software Developer (10)

What are the pros of working at PlayStation according to real employee reviews?

"Great for people without experience to get a head start and move up in a corporate environment." ((in 220 reviews)); "Great brand and benefit." ((in 113 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (hours are reasonable)" ((in 74 reviews)); "Team is great and supportive" ((in 63 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and fun" ((in 36 reviews))

What are the cons of working at PlayStation according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low relative to tech peers." ((in 58 reviews)); "low salary and hard to progress" ((in 47 reviews)); "You need to find a good team and manager." ((in 37 reviews)); "The result is there is no leadership at Sony because the focus is all on managing down to control the Engineers and tell them how to do their job." ((in 25 reviews)); "Senior management tends to micromanage and does not allow staff to make critical decisions." ((in 20 reviews))

What are employees saying about PlayStation layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about PlayStation layoffs and their outlook for job security at PlayStation in 2026.

What are the top reviewed PlayStation locations?

San Diego , San Mateo , San Francisco , Foster City , Los Angeles , New York , Aliso Viejo , Rancho Bernardo , Santa Monica , Bend , Madison , Austin , San Antonio , Culver City , Chicago , Dallas , Pacifica , San Jose , Seattle , Portland , Miami , Miami Beach , Chantilly , Melville , Staten Island , Crowley , Fort Worth , Frisco , Texas City , Cortland

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PlayStation reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,336 total reviews)

Jim Ryan

78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.4

Senior management

PlayStation has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,336 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The PlayStation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

2.0

Apr 2, 2015

A great company with way too much drama

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great business model/framework, reasonable workload.

Cons

Drama drama drama: Ever changing upper management and shuffle around people at regular basis; A few groupies that hard to work with or talk with; Incompetent middle management walk around like HR nightmares....

1.0

Aug 24, 2020

Politics! Politics! Politics!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get some games for free; they pay pretty well

Cons

Everything is a political war, between departments, between groups, between managers even. Trying to get anything done is a tightrope walk over a pit of alligators.

2.0

Mar 31, 2012

Uninspiring place to work where mediocrity is tolerated and excellence is discouraged

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The perks are nice. The work environment is extremely lax. Expectations are low and there is little accountability. Middle management is mostly clueless so it's very easy to slack off during the work day. You will never get fired. If you are writing a comedy series or a comic strip about indifferent workers and clueless managers, this job could be an excellent source of material.

Cons

It is an extremely political environment driven by insecurity and paranoia. If you can tolerate being in the right clique, you will do okay. You will also do okay if you are indifferent about work and are just there to collect a pay check. It is not the place to be if you are a high-achiever. You will be seen as a threat by middle management, lose what little autonomy and decision-making power you had, and get criticized when your less-capable peers complain about you refusing to do their jobs for them. Most of the high-achievers have already left so what remains are lazy "lifers" and the naive who do not know any better (do a search on the "dead sea effect").

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