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 212 reviews)); "Good benefits if you are a gamer" ((in 110 reviews)); "Good work/life balance (hours are reasonable)" ((in 76 reviews)); "Great People and team to work with" ((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 58 reviews)); "low salary and hard to progress" ((in 46 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 26 reviews)); "Senior management tends to micromanage and does not allow staff to make critical decisions." ((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

PlayStation reviews

4.2

82% would recommend to a friend

(1,336 total reviews)

Jim Ryan

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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4.0

Apr 17, 2015

Fun and challenging company with a bit of an addiction to managers.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very laid back environment - Challenging work - Small, fast-moving teams - Get to work with and develop some extremely cool tech - Since being acquired by Sony, work hours have been reduced to "normal". - Lots of company sponsored events for the employees.

Cons

- Company is a bit "top heavy". It feels like every new person who gets hired is a manager or a manager or managers. Most of which, I am not even really sure what they do on a day to day. - The release process is a bit painful, but it is improving.

2.0

Feb 16, 2015

Not a place for ambitious people

Engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

* Amazing product (PlayStation!!!) * If lucky, you get to work on very visible parts of the products * Get to try pretty cool games or tech (Morpheus) * Nice campus

Cons

* Work/life balance can be poor - a few people do all the work - others do the minimum * Don't even think about being a contractor there: you will be treated like garbage * All key decisions are made in Japan, no involvement of US people in the decisions * Impossible to have a relevant role or any ambition - dead end for your career * Low compensation compared to the rest of Silicon Valley * Management aware of all these problems - not doing anything about it.

1.0

Oct 2, 2014

Joke!

Technical project manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Some nice people to work with.

Cons

Management is clueless and ego's are rentless. In addition, there is no work life balance whatsoever.

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