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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 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 The only games that remain in the "extra" catalog are old outdated, under performing games.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.

Reviewed Dec. 7, 2025
I can see why the majority of the reviews are 1 star. Their customer service is appalling and they refuse to help in genuine cases where real customers need help. Such a shame that a corporation making that much money can't handle their customers and outsource them agents who can't and refuse to help. We make 3 purchases. One was on accident. They are refusing to refund that purchase. For what reason? To make an additional 6 bucks? Very disappointed in this company.

Reviewed Dec. 5, 2025
I recently bought nba2k26 and bought all the bells and whistles that comes with it. The game was 99.99 and the Vc was 99.99. Fast forward 2 weeks and I look at my bank account and it looks like they charged me twice for the game so I call my bank to report that maybe I’ve been charged twice. It looks like a duplicate. A week later my account gets suspended and I see the mistake which is my fault so I pay for the charge back and my account is still suspended even though I followed their policy and I’ve already been put to the side and hung up on when I say it’s gotta be a faster way to recover an account, it’s already been 2 business days and it’s Friday and I’m in danger of not being able to play the games I paid for till next Tuesday.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2025
Call twice to speak to customer service. Both times they hanged up this happened after business hours. So maybe that's why they do it because all the bosses are not there. They should be fired barely could understand English, they like to talk over you. And did not resolve my situation very unprofessional. My taking is mostly due because it's after hours. I called around 9pm so they figured they could just hang up on customers because nobody is watching. They should monitor and record these calls after hours. So the big managers and bosses know what's going on at the job when they are home. I'm sure if they find out a lot of stuff, it will flip the head
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2025
The assistant that's supposed to help won't give you answers to the right question, and require you to pay 50$ upfront just for talking to them, it's straight robbery, same as PlayStation for having the ability to lock you out of your games you paid for and have a say when you defend yourself from cyber attacks by banning you instead of the aggressor. If I knew how to sue both companies properly I definitely would sue PlayStation.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2025
I’ve been a loyal PlayStation user since 2013, and I’ve never once asked for a refund until now. I recently purchased Flight Sim 25, launched it for less than a minute, and immediately realized it wasn’t what I expected. Despite explaining the situation politely and providing all the details, I was denied a refund simply because the game had been “downloaded.” It’s ridiculous that a company I’ve supported for over a decade can’t make a single exception for a loyal customer who made a one-time mistake. Other platforms, like Steam or Xbox, at least offer a short playtime refund option — PlayStation should too. This experience honestly makes me reconsider continuing with PlayStation in the future. Customer loyalty should mean something, but right now, it feels like Sony doesn’t care at all.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2025
I think Sony’s PlayStation Plus auto renew policy is absolutely unacceptable. They automatically charge your credit card for another full year without clearly asking for your consent, and they make it confusing to find or cancel the renewal option. I believe this kind of practice should be illegal and it feels completely unethical and borderline unconstitutional.
I contacted Sony about a refund and they refused to do anything. I even went through the Better Business Bureau just to get a response, and Sony still would not make it right. If this happens to you, file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. If that does not work, contact your State Attorney General’s office. Do not let them keep charging people like this without clear permission. Consumers deserve transparency and fairness.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2025
If I could give 0 stars I would. I guess I’ll accept giving 1 since the 9th rep finally was able to fix the issue that they caused in less than 5 minutes compared to the other reps who refused to assist. PlayStation’s customer service was honestly the worst experience I’ve ever had. It’s nearly impossible to reach someone who can actually help, and when you finally do, they’re often rude, unhelpful, and show zero understanding of your issue. The lack of availability, empathy, and accountability is shocking for such a big company. After seeing countless other people share the same frustrations, it’s clear this isn’t just bad luck, it’s a pattern. PlayStation seriously needs to fix how they treat their customers.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2025
Getting suspended while the real toxicity player gets away with their bad behavior is beyond ridiculous. This isn’t the first time I’ve been messaged by someone saying awful things, I defended myself and then the next day I am banned? Make that make sense. This company is a joke and has no real resources to communicate with agents. I am selling my PS5 and will no longer give them my money.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2025
Purchased a gift card for them through Amazon! They sent me a code that says it’s already been redeemed! AMAZON said they can’t do any refunds because it was a nonrefundable transaction! I was told that they would reach out to Sony and Sony would reach out to me! I was never contacted by Sony! So I reached out to them! They basically told me to go ** myself because there’s nothing they can do! So my son is out of $100 gift card! When I asked to speak to a manager, she refused to help me! So I asked to speak with her manager and she told me that won’t happen! She told me that she is the highest! When I told her, I know she has somebody higher than her she proceeded to hang up on me!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2025
I reported someone who was harassing me, but I was the one that got a warning. When I contacted customer service to inquire why. They said it was because I defended myself but could not provide when or where I did. They then proceeded to gaslight me. If my account gets suspended for any reason after this ignorant redundant warning, I will make sure PlayStation and Sony does not get any business from the black community.

Reviewed Oct. 10, 2025
I have always been a Sony girl, owned every PlayStation and only owned an Xbox 360 that I barely played. I've always loved Sony's options of games, however I can no longer support a company who is so consistently horrid to their customers and has hands in unethical practices. Aside from how many times Sony has been hacked (it's probably more than Target or the American healthcare has been.), they consistently refuse to help their clients who have been hacked. Often shutting down people's consoles to where they can't even play. Honestly, why do we accept this? They make a system and release it while it's still buggy junk, using us as free testers. The controller's input functions when you don't even touch the controller (anyone NOT have stick drift?) Sony has gotten so bad that I don't even talk about video games anymore.
I stopped playing because I can't trust the company and the games are starting to suck. They make digital copies so they can remove your access and keep your money, effectively stealing from you. I will now only play old games on old systems. These companies have gotten away with nickel and diming and stealing and scamming from us that we seriously need to stop buying their crappy products. Because that's all it is high priced, cheaply made junk. My older comrades, how glitchy were our systems back in the day? How hard was it to obtain refunds or exchanges? It was not the battle it is now and now you don't even own your games after purchase. Why do games cost $50 or more when we no longer get physical discs and game booklets? We get an empty case with a sheet for a digital download. I love my games, I really do, but I will no longer be making purchases to a company that is morally and ethically bankrupt.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2025
Switching to PlayStation from Xbox is the biggest mistake of my life. I got the PS5 and all this piece of crap does is overheat. Nobody told me I have to take this piece of shit apart every month to deep clean it. It's very difficult to take it apart having to deal with 20 screws and the locks that won't come undone. For a company that makes millions their product is awful. They put no effort into it. I'm switching back to Xbox and not looking back. PS don't waste your money on playstation. It's worse than an Indian scam. What a waste of 500$ I wish I could get back
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2025
These ** banned my 7 year old son who has Autism for listening to his music while he was playing Fortnite & Roblox. We called several times and was told it is what it is and they can't change it. My son has been devastated crying every single day. He lost nearly $5000 plus in games and skins, "which is in theory" a crime of theft. If I were to steal or deprived someone of $5000 I'd be facing a felony conviction. But not Playstation. Then I find out it was the same Playstation investigator who targeted my disabled 7 year old son because of his choice of music, his gametag name, and race. To permanently ban a 7 year old Autistic child is shocking and Playstation should be banned in the US. I am starting a online movement against Playstation and their targeted investigations on YouTube "**", and Facebook. Please follow this review for updates.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2025
Horrible customer service!!! I felt rushed and that my concerns was of no value. Was pretty much told that there was nothing that they could do to help fix my issue because I was out of warranty (although there is a long documented history of the same issue HDMI port becoming lose) except pay and large amount to get it repaired with only a 90 day warranty for repairs. I think PS5 will be the last PlayStation console I purchase moving forward.
Reviewed Sept. 23, 2025
PS suspended my account because I got no response on why I was sold a cheaper version of the game for 2 times the price. I have two PS5. I bought 2 games because you can’t just buy 2k one time. I got the edition that gives you VC. My bank didn’t listen and disputed the first charge on my main PS, it’s my secondary PS for my kids that was the issue. After downloading the 2k game on their console they had no VC like the $69 version and I paid $139. Now my account is suspended for 3 days after spending over $1000 in just a few months.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2025
My PlayStation account got hacked, credit card stolen and purchases of 900$ were done on the credit card. The hacker also changed my email address on the PS account. Now my account got suspended and they are asking for $90 payment for something I didn't purchase and they won't disclose what I'm paying for to get my account back. When I submitted a case the reply was, no fraud or scam shows on your account! Although I reported it directly on the day it happened. When I said I'm not paying for something a hacker did, they replied we can't refund you for a purchase made more than 14 days ago, I explained I'm not asking for refund I'm asking not to pay for something I didn't purchase, but no use. One agent ended chat because they couldn't handle my inquiries. No contact for head office or way to reach a supervisor.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2025
Terrible customer service and customer service bots. The bots always ask me questions that I specifically said I don't have access to. And no one ever answers the number. Sony is a terrible company and playstation.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2025
I have a charge through my PayPal account for Sony Interactive Entertainment $86.59. I called them to find out what it is for and to dispute the account and get a refund. They said without an ID or email I couldn't cancel it. I needed to dispute the charge with Paypal. I believe if you're going to charge my account for something you should be able to find it to tell me what it is and be able to cancel it without me having to dispute it through Paypal. Poor customer service.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2025
What a horrible experience. Every single time I have to jump through way too many hoops and then they make me do it again and again as it is a broken process that seems to be made to drive me nuts. I set up a device password, which I didn't want to do. And I couldn't copy paste so I had to write it down and then type it out on ps3. Then it tells me I have to do it again!!!! What! I really am about to just chuck all my PlayStations into recycle world. And this has been a problem for me for over 10 years. Every single time I log in (sometimes it might be 6 months), I have to go through it all again and the process itself is broken. Must be made by Satan himself!
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2025
My younger sibling made a purchase on my account and I attempted to return it through my bank when I did not recognize the charges. But my account was suspended for the chargeback, and I’ve been trying to contact Playstation to try to unlock it without having to pay for a game I don’t want. They make it nearly impossible to reach them, there's no phone number or emails so you can message directly. You need to go through their stupid appeal system. I appealed my suspension, and they wrote back to me that I have to pay and purchase a 70 dollar voucher to recover my account. They gave me no further options to contact them regarding this, even the appeal section does not have the option to submit another appeal. I have hundreds of dollars spent on that Playstation account that’s all going to waste currently and it’s turned out to be incredibly disappointing how money hungry and unhelpful this company is. Gonna switch to Xbox
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2025
Refund policy is a bust. An accidental purchase happened on my PlayStation account, and I reached out to support right away. Instead of helping, they just kept saying “sorry, nothing we can do” and sent me to their refund policy over and over.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2025
If I could leave zero stars I would. I called PlayStation customer service requesting a refund for a game that I was unable to play on my PlayStation five. I was refused a refund and when asked to speak to a customer service supervisor was hung up on. I called back on two separate occasions after that to speak to a supervisor and was hung up on another two times. Based on this, I have canceled my PlayStation membership and returned my PlayStation five console to the place that I purchased it from. I strongly suggest anyone purchasing a PlayStation five console to reconsider.
Reviewed July 30, 2025
Horrible AI customer service and they made the PlayStation 5 white for no reason other than just to be doing something different and all they did was upset people. I guess the next PlayStation will be pink with flowers because that's what users who buy the PlayStation clearly wanted.🙄 Another ignorant corporate executive decision who doesn't have common sense.
Reviewed July 24, 2025
If I could give PlayStation support a 0 I would. I received a $25 gift card with an activation receipt. 2 of the scratch off numbers were destroyed, so I called support. They said they’d escalate and asked for the receipt and pictures of the card. After 2 days they emailed that I needed to take the card back to the store. I called back and explained you can’t do that which is why you have an activation receipt. They again told me to send the information again only to tell me to go to the store it was purchased from. I called a 3rd time, asked for a supervisor, and they said we’ve done all we can. They refused to put a supervisor on and disconnected.
The connection was terrible, the service reps were hard to understand and were clearly reading scripts. Also the service rep I spoke with had someone else telling her what to say. I’ve received bad customer service before but nothing like this. One other time this happened with a gift card, with another company, and supervisor took the activation receipt and credited the money. Even finding customer service’s number with PlayStation is an obstacle. Reconsider doing any business with Sony, if it can be avoided.
Reviewed July 15, 2025
The game descriptions are misleading. Bought a game description said some online services not available without a subscription. Turns out you can not even play the game without subscription. Their response is, "I'm sorry this is not the outcome you would like." Then they disconnect. Absolutely garbage.
Reviewed July 7, 2025
Writing this about Sony’s Support in specific. They locked me out of my PlayStation account without warning, and it was connected to my old school email. Support rushed through the conversation with me and then hung up on me without helping me get back into my account. 👍
Reviewed June 27, 2025
If I could give Sony a 0 for customer services I would. They are very rude, very ignorant & very unprofessional. The agents never have the answers for any questions. They seem to only hire people who can barely speak English and can’t understand it well either. I can not believe Sony I has such crappy customer service as much as people spend on their products. SMH
Reviewed June 23, 2025
I had a ps5 for 3yr. I went through 6 controllers. These controllers are crap. They last 3 to 4 months. Then the controller want to do it on thing. Whatever I do. These controllers will not let me handle my characters correctly. Something needs to be done. I should’ve to keep buying controllers every 3 to 4 months.
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