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Sony PlayStation produces gaming consoles and software. Since the launch of its first console in 1994, it has developed subsequent generations, including the PlayStation 5. The company also offers a subscription service for online gaming and digital content.
- High-quality graphics performance
- User-friendly interface
- Good selection of games
- Poor customer service experience
- Frequent product malfunctions
- High repair costs after warranty
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Reviewed July 9, 2026
Horrible business practices by corporate. Stop killing games. I for one will be spending money somewhere else.
Reviewed July 6, 2026
Canceled my PlayStation Plus and will no longer buy your stuff. Your decision to go digital only is a mistake and I will have no part in it. Also your customer service is garbage. Try to talk online and all you get is an AI chatbot that can't help you with anything. If you call good luck. You'll be waiting on hold for 2 hours or more waiting for someone to answer. Trying to get a refund is a hassle if you're even able to. Sony just like any other corporations are all greedy and only care about profits before their customers.
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Reviewed July 3, 2026
Sony has always been a money-grubbing company. This is nothing new. The only digital era they are trying to bring about... it's a bad thing for them to do to us. They have already started to delete your digital movies that you purchased. Digital purchases don't belong to you people. And that's what Sony wants.
Reviewed July 2, 2026
Used to be my childhood. Sucks now. Steals your digital purchases, is stopping the usage of physical discs, charges a exorbitant amount for games. Sony might as well bend me over and ran me dry.

Reviewed July 2, 2026
I was a victim of PlayStation being hacked; my account was compromised on their end. When I reported this, they "Permanently Suspended" my account, and I lost all my games. After two days of trying to resolve the issue. The only response I could get was that, "Due to the security protocols, we can't help you." Won't was more like it. I was a customer of Sony Interactive Entertainment since the '90s. Keyword: 'was'.
Reviewed July 2, 2026
I haven't had tech issues the PS4; it worked great. I played GTA Online, and it was great for a long time. Then I was required to do the two step sign which I never added. I put in my email and password, then they wanted me to put in the code they text to me. Only problem is it was under an old phone number. The only way you can change it is logging in to the network. I went to the app horribly unhelpful. There is no way around getting a phone text. You need it to get a pass key or recover your account.
There is no contact phone number or a way to talk online to a person. I searched on the internet and found a number. Went through hell trying to get an operator. Had to outsmart the system. I barely could understand her, a little language barrier and could hardly hear her. Went back and forth with my problem and she said she would email me a link. Never got it; then I realized she got my email before she hung up. You pay $10.99 a month plus the hundreds of dollars on the PlayStation; you should be able to get helped by a live person without jumping through hoops.
Reviewed June 15, 2026
HORRIBLE customer support! My PlayStation plus subscription auto renewed yesterday and as soon as I noticed it, I called to cancel and get a refund. I was told that there is NO way to get a refund and that I have to pay for the subscription for the next year at $169! They told me that there were NO exceptions even though I'm within my 14 day period after purchase. I even asked to speak to a Supervisor and was told, "NO!"
Reviewed June 15, 2026
As a Destiny 2 player. I do not feel like Sony cares at all about the huge amount of gamers who mostly only play Destiny 2. I find it very disappointing that Sony is about to let Bungie completely collapse. Unless we all start playing Marathon. Destiny is by far the best first person RPG ever made if not the only First person RPG ever made. Over 30 million players worldwide. Why do you hate your gamers Sony??...

Reviewed June 8, 2026
Sony allows hackers to call and steal your account over riding all security protocols like passkeys and 2FA. With a push towards digital games I now have a PS pro that is useless and a portal that is now a paper weight because my account was stolen. A paid service with such expensive components should not see this. Support lines say they are closed well into operating hours. Chat bots do not work.

Reviewed June 2, 2026
Bad customer service, only a chatbot and they will not escalate to a supervisor when you request. Sony steals people money with their policies and when you ask them to refund something on day 0, they refuse. This is illegal and shady, and no other business in America is still doing this because of the huge lawsuits involved when holding money that was improperly obtained or held.

Reviewed May 29, 2026
Completely useless customer support. Managed to get all of my card numbers all of which have been closed as it’s an old bank with Monzo. Managed to contact an old bank to provide information for PlayStation which all ended up being useless. Monzo had been a massive help in this case but yet again as PlayStation are renowned for useless. My brother managed to get back into his old account but I’ve wasted hundreds of pounds and time over the years for absolutely nothing. They don’t care in the slightest. I don’t get how a passport or any form of ID can’t help in the slightest. Been a lifelong PlayStation fan but this has seriously put me in a bad mood. Doesn’t let me give 0 stars so they are lucky they get 1.

Reviewed May 22, 2026
I am starting a BOYCOTT SONY Movement. They have the Worst Customer Service ever. Sony makes Comcast look like the most competent customer service in history. My wife's account has been hacked for the 3rd time this year. I CHALLENGE anyone to ATTEMPT to CALL SONY CUSTOMER SERVICE and GET a PERSON. They ask what the phone call is for, then say, "Go online to fix". Which of course, you can't. So you end up trying all the options until you get one that has a person answer after a long time on hold.
Then they connect you to the correct department, after another long wait. They give you a rude person, maybe with the name Sophia. They make you spell everything out slowly. Then she tells me that we're a SECURITY RISK, mumbles a number off, I say, "Wait I need to write it down." She quickly says it again, I ask her to wait so I can get it and ask her to speak slowly so I can understand what she is saying and she just hangs up on me! Sony made 31.1 BILLION in 2025 ON PLAYSTATION ALONE, so why CAN'T THEY AFFORD to SUPPORT their CUSTOMERS!
Reviewed May 13, 2026
I’m not just writing this review because I’ve been an Xbox user for 15 years. I recently switched the PlayStation, enjoyed it for a month or two and then it started acting, weird color, wise screen size wise I called in to try and see what was happening. I have to ship my PlayStation five for repairs after just a couple months of use. Their customer service reps over the phone are completely unknowing of their job. They are unwilling to give any kind of reimbursement or refund for PlayStation network or the device itself. I never had any of these issues with Xbox and 15 years. I got a PlayStation to play online with my brothers since we all live in different states, and they swear by it. I knew they were the runts of the litter. I do not recommend a PlayStation for anybody who enjoys gaming. I don’t know how many times PlayStation has interrupted my game and shut off. Now I’m out over $1000 in games console and controllers. Sony get your shit together!
Reviewed May 11, 2026
I got wrongfully banned and they don’t wanna do anything about it. I’m going to get a refund and complete the part ways because company. I hope everyone else did the same.

Reviewed April 25, 2026
Sony PS customer service has become an absolute joke. They have turned everything over to ai chat boxes that are unable to anything at all. Apparently all employees have been laid off because no matter what time or how often I try to connect I am told that I am outside of business hours despite their listed hours. 3 day and counting. Sony logged an account out for a new user agreement and now we are completely locked out of the account and unable to receive the requested reset emails. I have tried chat box and phone for days and nothing at all. There is absolutely no help to be had. We have basically lost an account with thousands worth of content with no way to recover or be reimbursed. Sony Playstation has become one of the worst companies for customer service choosing to hide behind Ai loops.. If I could give less than 1 star I would.

Reviewed April 22, 2026
So you're rolling out the age verification. None of the options work, keeps saying ''⚠ The connection to the server timed out.'' in red letters. I contact your customer service, they ask me every single question there is, suggesting my internet or devices are faulty. I have smart devices everywhere up and down the house, all running perfectly with zero issues, but you suggest it's a me problem. I get your email saying ''it's now fixed'' - so you admit it's not a me problem. I give it another dozen tries on every other age verification option: ''⚠The connection to the server timed out.'' In red letters. I contact you again, bot makes me run in circles for 1 hour, asking me to click on irrelevant matters to explain the problem. I keep copy-pasting PlayStation Support Case **'' about 200 times before it decides to put a human on the chat.
Customer service agent then says it's a me problem and my internet problem. PlayStation Support Case ** now telling me to go use someone else's internet to plug my 4 playstations, my 3 laptops and my 2 phones on that, to double-check that it's indeed a you problem. Trying another 5 times right now: "⚠ The connection to the server timed out.'' In red letters. Why am I paying you to block me, and if he keep getting blocked you're going to block my access to communications, as part of a service I am paying for in the first place? ''Play Has No Limits'' I found yours.
Reviewed April 18, 2026
No help from customer service whatsoever about warning email which I received completely wrongful. Seems like chatting with a bot, not human, as you'll receive the same chat and questions multiple times by "different agents."
Reviewed April 8, 2026
My ps5 wouldn't play ps5 games, only ps4. I called a bunch of times with no help. My final call the representative listened and instead of ignoring me, saw my issue and extended the help I needed. I just received my ps5 back yesterday fixed and I can finally play my games. I wanted to thank her for helping me and going beyond to keep a PlayStation customer.
Reviewed April 8, 2026
Horrible customer service, you're telling me they're a multi million dollar company and can't stay open 24 hours to help their buyers. I'm selling my Ps5. By far the worst dog shit company there is.

Reviewed March 30, 2026
Probably the worst company support ever. Wouldn't even try to recover my account that has games worth a lot money, when I confronted them they said to create a new account and "have a good day." Also response times made me want to throw my phone at the screen. Never buy again. Would not recommend.

Reviewed March 24, 2026
I recently purchased Crimson Desert on PS5, and my experience has been extremely disappointing. The game was not advertised as having the level of performance issues and bugs that I encountered. From the moment I started playing, the controls felt clunky and unresponsive, and the movement mechanics were frustrating and inconsistent. On top of that, there are frequent bugs and noticeable performance problems that make the game feel unfinished and far below expectations.
For a game priced at around $100, this is unacceptable. I feel misled, as the product does not match the quality that was promoted. It honestly feels like I paid full price for something that is incomplete and poorly optimized. What made the situation even worse was my experience with PlayStation support. I initially contacted them to request a refund, and at one point it seemed like it would be processed. However, after that, support agents began avoiding my questions about the refund. During calls, they would talk over me instead of addressing my concerns, and in some cases, the calls were disconnected without any resolution.
I was repeatedly told to call back during operating hours, but even when I did so throughout the day, I kept getting the same responses without any real help. It felt like they were deliberately avoiding resolving the issue, leaving me stuck with a game I do not want and cannot properly enjoy. Overall, this has been a very frustrating experience, both with the game itself and with the way customer support handled the situation. I would strongly advise others to be cautious before purchasing.
Reviewed March 23, 2026
PlayStation (Sony) told me that they could not help me with a fraudulent charge when I got hacked. Told me to go to my credit card company to get a reimbursement. Once I got reimbursed, PlayStation blocked my account and all my paid content due to account Chargeback and now want me to pay them back. This is why they want to take away physical CD games. They can lock you out of the content you paid for and refuse to help you. I will never buy playstation again. Dishonest, fraudulent, horrible company. I hope someone who cares enough and has a big enough following reads enough of these to get people to wake up and Boycott Sony.

Reviewed March 15, 2026
Hi PlayStation. You are my favorite people but listen. If you want people to buy the PlayStation Six you need to add way better air vents 'cause everybody that I have talked to hated the air vents. They say that after a week it just picks up so much dust and another thing. Please make the button to turn on the PlayStation more clicky and not just the regular super loud beep noise when you turn it on. Maybe make the sound just a calm little bloop or make it customizable in the settings. That would make everybody happy. And please make it if you can take CDs 'cause I have them, but my PS3 is not accepting them for some reason so please add that. I have more to say but I don’t want to yet because I might run out of room but please reach back to me.

Reviewed March 8, 2026
Bad every way possible. Got hacked. All my stuff stolen. Didn’t do nothing about it. Never trust or get PlayStation again. They just steal your money and leave you hanging. I wish I never bought any systems from them esp the 5. If y’all can give me a refund on PS5 and games and all my PS4 games I lost that will be amazing and I’ll never get a PS again.

Reviewed March 5, 2026
Updated on 04/13/2026: I changed my gamer's name on my PS5. They made me pay for it four times. Then you didn't credit me back any of the money and my name is still the same. Then if they give me some bull crap thing that now you got to talk to somebody else it's just having a system sucks really bad. I never had this problem when I had the Xbox 360 but the PS games sucks. I do not recommend it to anyone. They ask too much money to do anything. They do too many downloads. You downloading everything every time you go get on it. You have to download something. It just it's horrible.
Original Review: PlayStation don't you deserve to get a one-star that made you pay three times for one thing. Won't refund it. Then when you get your bank to take the money back they suspend your account and want you to pay more to get your account back. I never had this problem with Xbox. The gaming system is completely crazy.

Reviewed March 2, 2026
If you enjoy long wait times and getting hung up on then you would enjoy calling PlayStation Sony support. Absolutely ridiculous that I cannot even speak to someone who wants to help customers. I did not raise my voice once, was super calm and sweet and the three times I called after hold times of 20+ minutes I was hung up on as soon as I told them the issue. I will NEVER buy another PlayStation again. EVER.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2026
Dealing with Sony is truly a horrible experience. Has been forever. My recent experience occurred yesterday as I was scanning my bank account. My subscription expired Dec. 25' and I am not on auto renew. Sony charged me for Jan and Feb 26. You can only chat with them online. No way to submit supporting documentation of the charges. They want the emails confirming purchases (ya didn't send one, imagine that). I return. I have to declare fraud with my bank, cancel my card, and am never able to purchase through Sony with my bank again. Makes me wonder how many people they do this to over and over again. Nice stream of revenue for them I imagine.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2026
Playstation need to step your game system up. Need to make a crazy features with at least a 2TB and led display on the console and controllers. We will pay any price for a badass high technology design and storage. 8k graphic design and realistic games.

Reviewed Feb. 17, 2026
I will no longer be purchasing the monthly extra PlayStation Plus. What you are doing is stealing, and a scam. You put an title in the extra catalog for several months. My son bought many packs for said title. Now he can't play said title and what suppose to eat the money!? I don't think so. The only games that remain in the "extra" catalog are old outdated, under performing games. If you want to pay monthly fees for old out dated games that's on you. This is why Japan kicking USA ass undisclosed funds. What scanners and crooks you have turned out to be.

Reviewed Feb. 15, 2026
I downloaded a game and paid. It said I needed a patch, downloaded and paid again. The game won't play without a subscription apparently. After paying 2x, they won't refund the $60 I 'downloaded'. Now I have $60 worth of meaningless code.

Reviewed Feb. 5, 2026
PlayStation refuses to recover my hacked account. They won’t tell me why they are letting the hackers have my account. I have been through dozens of customer service reps.

Reviewed Jan. 30, 2026
If I could give them a 0 I would. Worst company out there. Told me I couldn’t get my money back after a game was downloaded on my account without my permission and then accused me of not paying attention to who was using my console. Then proceeded to say I couldn’t get a refunded even though the transaction was unlawful. Then because my bank deemed the transaction as fraudulent I got my money back and PS put my account on suspension. Now in order for me to get my account back I have to buy a voucher which is more money than what is owed!! They are greedy and scamming people!!
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2026
They will not give you a refund no matter what. The game literally has more bugs than section 8 housing and they will look you dead in the eye and ask for you to delete your PlayStation software and redownload the entire thing. Juice.

Reviewed Jan. 7, 2026
We purchased a second PS5 so that two people in our household could play ARC Raiders at the same time. We already pay for PlayStation Plus; however, when attempting to download the game on the second console, it would not load unless we subscribed to an additional PS Plus account. While we understand this may be policy, it was not clearly communicated or expected. As a result, we returned the PS5 and instead purchased the game on Steam, where no additional subscription is required.
We then requested a refund of $33 for the PlayStation version of the game. This refund was denied, despite the fact that the game was never fully downloaded or played, solely because it required purchasing a second PS Plus subscription—which we chose not to do. Sony is sacrificing customer loyalty and long-term revenue over $33 by rigidly quoting its own policies instead of exercising reasonable judgment. Enjoy the $33, because this decision has cost you thousands of dollars in future purchases and goodwill. I don’t say this lightly—I know exactly what I’m talking about.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2026
I bought a game since a sale just started so I figured it wasn't going to go on sale, so I bought it full price. Went on a couple hours later after all other games listed for no reason. I contacted support and just asked for the difference in credit. They sent me the return policy (that didn't cover this issue) and said they can't issue a refund. I said I wasn't asking for a refund. They said "I'm afraid I'll have to close this question." That's like hanging up the phone on me. I've given them a lot of money, so I had some choice words for them.

Reviewed Jan. 1, 2026
My PlayStation account was suspended over a Crunchyroll charge I did not want, did not authorize, and did not use. Someone else used my console and started a free trial under a different email. As soon as I saw the charge, I canceled immediately and followed Sony’s refund instructions. The service was never used. Despite this, Sony suspended my account and is now demanding repayment to restore access. They refuse to accept the exact amount and instead force me to buy a $25 gift card—more than the original charge—to unlock my account. They are effectively holding years of purchased games, trophies, and account history hostage unless I overpay for something I canceled right away. This is an extremely unfair and frustrating experience. Be very cautious—there is no reasonable dispute or refund process.

Reviewed Dec. 29, 2025
I want people to know that this is a very high price to pay for the worst service I've ever seen before. I've been around too. They have the computer to take away your wins or scores. I've watched it a thousand times. I don't have a reason to lie to you. Just wanted you to know what you're getting into before you spend thousands of dollars on Sony Playstation and the service is rude and will not help you in the manner that they should, the price, they should come to your house and cook your dinner and paint the whole house inside and out. You think I'm kidding? Go ahead and make your mistake.

Reviewed Dec. 23, 2025
So I contacted Sony PlayStation because my PlayStation, which I have had a little over a year and was told that according to the PlayStation app, they will not repair or service my product so when I called, they stated that that’s not true about according to their app, that’s what it says. Then on top of that, they stated they can service it, but you have to pay shipping both ways on top of cost of repair so here’s is where the problem lies.
PlayStation apparently is having an issue with their units where they will turn off and all you will get is a blue light blinking on your PlayStation and that is as far as it goes and according to them, that is a rare thing and they will not cover anything when it comes to that because they only cover a 12 month but according to what I was reading, they can’t cover up to two years, but they will not cover this when I have had this unit for a little over a year so if you run into this issue, good luck trying to get Sony PlayStation to fix your product because they will charge you to ship it to them and charge you to ship it back as well as fixing your product so you could be paying the cost of a brand new PlayStation, if not more.
The representative I spoke to was not polite about it or concerning especially when they state that is a rare occasion. Well, if it is a rare occasion then wouldn’t you think OK something may not actually be right with that unit according to them because it is a little over a year old that’s considered a very old unit to me. If it’s something that is just over a year old that is still pretty dang new I would understand if it is three or four years old but just a little over a year old system and they stated sorry we’re not covering anything. You have to pay everything to get it fixed even though it’s something that happens very rare on a system that’s not supposed to have happen.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2025
Got my account suspended for literally no reason, woke up and got on just to see I was suspended.. Called playstation support only for them to say there’s nothing they can do, what a joke. Unreal imo.

Reviewed Dec. 8, 2025
PlayStation was not like how it was before. There's so many rules and regulations. A lot of hackers and scammers that the company needs to address. I've recently left playstation and went to Nintendo's Switch. The best thing I could have ever done. Since I've been with playstation and had a ps5 my account has been blocked 6 times and now. It's permanently suspended for something that I did not do. I can't control what people do when I'm not around had to make another account. And that got blocked and suspended PlayStation caused too d*** much for bs like this to be going on. I will never again get any type of PlayStation product. Spent over six hundred dollars in games. It's ridiculous to be permanently suspended.
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