Though it certainly helps, you don't have to be a passionate gamer to get a job at Sony Computer Entertainment. One of the biggest things Marcus Walton, an engineering recruiter there, looks for is how committed you are to teamwork. Currently, Walton's looking to fill job openings for graphic-engine game developers and system-game engine developers. If you're interested, here's what he told me at GDC regarding the jobs themselves, and how to handle the interviews and coding tests you'll have to face to get one of them.