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 210 reviews)); "Good benefits if you are a gamer" ((in 110 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (hours are reasonable)" ((in 79 reviews)); "Great People and team to work with" ((in 57 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and fun" ((in 38 reviews))

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

"Pay is low relative to tech peers." ((in 56 reviews)); "low salary and hard to progress" ((in 41 reviews)); "You need to find a good team and manager." ((in 36 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 28 reviews)); "I stay because not all the senior management is bad, but SNEI has some of the worst senior managers ever." ((in 19 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?

São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Fortaleza , Amparo , Itapevi , Campinas , Brasília , Recife

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4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,336 total reviews)

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78% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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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 Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

2.0

Aug 17, 2016

Bottom Line

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people, Fun atmosphere, Flexible environment, Events, Discounts

Cons

Low pay No benefits Lack of opportunities to move up - despite their facade of "attempts" to promote. Layoffs abound Be prepared to do the job of a higher paying position, without the pay increase, benefits or title.

3.0

Jan 7, 2016

Lucky that games are selling so well

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salaries, benefits, work/life balance. Exciting technical problems to be solved. Engineers work well together and have respect for each other.

Cons

You know if the company has to pay for a featured review to refute the other bad reviews and blame existing problems on past management (even though new management has been around for over two years) then there is probably a problem. Almost all middle level development managers (who have been there more than a few years) have left (or fired) because of contention with upper management. Development direction is based on good principals, but lacking in details and leadership.

1.0

Nov 1, 2015

We are here to make money.

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Free 12-month PS Plus .

Cons

A good example that shows this company's ethics: About 1 year ago the company provided free 12-month PS Plus to its employees. What they did not say is that this will be an auto-renewal subscription. After 1 year employees have been charged $49.99 for the PS Plus renewal (BTW PS Plus really sucks), and If you request a refund of your money you have to wait 2 months. The company literally calls this refund a " Gesture of Goodwill." Like if it is coming from a higher power. This is how this company cares about its customers (its employees), they simply don't. They are in business to make money, they care less about your experience as a customer or employee.

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