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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at PlayStation?

80% 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 221 reviews)); "Good benefits if you are a gamer" ((in 107 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (hours are reasonable)" ((in 80 reviews)); "Team is great and supportive" ((in 62 reviews)); "Colleagues are great and fun" ((in 33 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 42 reviews)); "You need to find a good team and manager." ((in 35 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 27 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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PlayStation reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(1,335 total reviews)

Jim Ryan

78% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

PlayStation has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,335 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

3.0

Apr 6, 2010

Okay place to work. Beware of the yellow badge.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some great coworkers here who are very hard working and are passionate about their work. Also, SCEA produces some great products that you can be proud to say you help develop/market.

Cons

Being a very Japan-centric company, there are certain rules, boundaries and restrictions that keep this place from moving forward and keeping up with the competition. Also, this company liberally uses contractors as expendable workers who they run through regularly with no sense of appreciation.

4.0

Mar 20, 2010

A Good and Fun Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun industry and the ability to feel a part of the product. Good inter-functional cooperation, for the most part enables one to succeed on projects that require cross-functional participation.

Cons

Development costs have dramatically increased, making it ever more difficult to product profitable games which leads to a tendency to make "safe" bets (sequels, etc), which takes away some of the fun in creativity.

1.0

Mar 17, 2010

Firefighter

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Cheap playstation games through employee discounts - Good discounts on most Sony electronic products - Very recognizable Global Brand

Cons

- Putting out daily firedrills - Japanese communication culture (one way), ambiguous accountability from top to bottom - Lots of lifers who've never been elsewhere - Discourages employees to ask why, but just do - Data Systems never reliable = manual reconciliation most times

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