Pros
Now called Sony Interactive Entertainment, here are just a few of benefits to working at their headquarters in Japan: 1) No suits and flexible hours You have to show up to work a certain number of hours per month, but it's much better than the traditional 9-5 at some other Japanese companies. Video game companies in general tend not to require suits in Japan. 2) Global and Diverse team Anyone in video games that wants to leverage English or foreign language ability can find a place at PlayStation HQ since they're working with a number of organizations and branches worldwide 3) Internal movement and opportunities Fairly responsive to employee desires for trying new opportunities within the company 4) Open to new ideas (relatively) Compared to other Japanese companies, can be receptive to ideas or prototypes made by employees (on employee's own time)
Cons
1) Management doesn't advocate for workers Various reasons for not improving working conditions, reducing overtime hours or improving efficiency are present among middle management. Upper management is receptive, but culture of asking workers to put up with it and push through. 2) Not yet global Lack of understanding about global markets in a majority of job tiers so most likely you'll end up working with individuals who've made their entire careers in Japan and don't quite understand the global picture for games industry just yet 3) Hours Overtime hours are a significant problem depending on department
