PlayStation Official Magazine – UK

title	Official UK PlayStation Magazine
editor	Steve Jarratt (issue 1 to 7) Rob Pegley (issue 8 to 42) Mike Goldsmith (issue 43 to 63) Mark Donald (issue 64 to 76) Richard Keith (issue 77 to 97) Ryan Butt (issue 98 to 108)
editor title	Editor-in-Chief
frequency	13 issues a year
category	Gaming
publisher	Future Publishing UK
firstdate	November 1995
language	English
country	United Kingdom
issn	1367-4471
oclc	390817337
finaldate	March 2004
finalnumber	108

PlayStation Official Magazine – UK,[1] generally abbreviated as OPM, was a magazine based in the United Kingdom that covered PlayStation news[2] created in 1995. Although the first issue was distributed in three-month intervals, from Issue 2 onward, it became a monthly segment. From Issue 7 to Issue 84,[3] the magazine came with a playable Blu-ray disc; it primarily covered PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation VR and PlayStation 5 games and material. It also covered PlayStation Vita material. The magazine covered PlayStation, as well as all aspects of HD media in lesser detail.

Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine

Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine (often abbreviated to OPS2) was launched in December 2000 as the sequel publication to the Official UK PlayStation Magazine, originally priced £4.99, to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 2 console. Each month the magazine came with a cover-mounted playable demo DVD. It ran for 100 issues, with the last going on sale in the month of July 2008. It had four design changes in its lifetime: 1 to 25, 26 to 41, 42 to 89, and finally 90 to 100.

The first game to be reviewed was Tekken Tag Tournament, which received 8/10. The last game to be reviewed was SBK-08: Superbike World Championship, which earned 7/10. The magazine would go on to become the UK's best selling PlayStation 2 magazine, peaking with 197,348 readers in 2002.[8]

Target demographic

In the beginning, OPS2 was designed for the early adopter, encompassing hardcore gamers and previous readers crossing over from the original Official UK PlayStation Magazine.; this ran from issue 1 (December 2000) to 25 (October 2002). Starting from issue 26, the magazine was set the task of attracting a more mass market, mainstream audience, including a full redesign.[9] From issue 34, OPS2 changed again, this time retaining its recent redesign. In a drastic attempt to attract a more young male demographic — similar to that of the independent PlayStation magazines of the '90s — the publication decided to "review" readers' girlfriends and their mothers and increased the number of scantily-clad women, even to the point of including bare breasts. It received a mixed response from readers, and failed to considerably increase the readership. In turn, the magazine featured another redesign from issue 42. OPS2 would retain this middle ground for the next three years, neither employing an overly male nor hardcore adult gamer stance. In the final year, as the PlayStation 2 entered a more family-friendly stage, OPS2 changed once more, this time for its final time. Starting from issue 90, the magazine would focus on new PS2 owners and the younger gamer.

PlayStation Official Magazine – UK

Official UK PlayStation Magazine

Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine

Target demographic

Awards

Regular features

OPM

OPS2

Demo disc

Reviews

Editorial staff

Top Ten Readers Poll

Desert Island Games

Hall of Fame

Ireland

Australia

External links

References

Official UK PlayStation Magazine

Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine

Target demographic

Awards

Regular features

OPM

OPS2

Demo disc

Reviews

Editorial staff

Top Ten Readers Poll

Desert Island Games

Hall of Fame

Related magazines

Ireland

Australia

External links

References