View Full Version : Official Playstation Magazine is back!


Slacker George
10-01-07, 10:10 AM
Well not the original OPM. This time it's "Playstation: The Official Magazine" from future publishing.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-01-2007/0004672920&EDATE=
Sony Computer Entertainment America and Future US Announce the Creation of 'PlayStation(R): The Official Magazine'



Future US to Publish First Monthly Issue in Time for Holidays

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment
America (SCEA) and Future US, Inc, the leading publisher of cutting-edge
special interest magazines and websites, today announced that they have
agreed to terms to publish PlayStation(R): The Official Magazine. The first
full Future US-published issue of PlayStation(R): The Official Magazine
will be the Holiday 2007 edition, on sale in late November. The initial
circulation will be 300,000 copies and the frequency will be 13 issues per
year. Future US will produce and oversee all the editorial and advertising
sales for the magazine.

PlayStation(R): The Official Magazine will be the definitive news,
previews and reviews publication for PlayStation(R) enthusiasts and users.
It will offer users unprecedented access to the world of PlayStation and
product special features made possible by the magazines' exclusive
relationship with SCEA. Rob Smith, formerly editor-in-chief of
PSM-Independent PlayStation Magazine, will be the new editor-in-chief of
PlayStation(R): The Official Magazine. Future US' parent company,
international special-interest media company Future plc, publishes Official
Sony PlayStation Magazine in the United Kingdom and licenses it in numerous
other countries.

"Future US has a strong heritage delivering cutting-edge insight into
the industry, and we are looking forward to a long standing relationship to
deliver unrivaled exclusive content to PlayStation fans," said Peter Dille,
Senior Vice President, Marketing and PLAYSTATION(R)Network, SCEA. "We're
very excited to be working with a group that is nearly as passionate about
our brand as we are ourselves and we look forward to working with Future on
many innovative ideas they have to create a best in class enthusiast
publication."

"We are enormously pleased to be selected to publish the Official title
for one of the world's great entertainment brands," said Simon Whitcombe,
Publishing Director, Future US. "Future's international heritage is as a
PlayStation publisher. PSM sold more than 40 million copies over its
lifetime and we have published the Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK
since 1995. We're honored that SCEA recognizes the excellence and
experience that we can bring to the license and to PlayStation fans all
over the world."

Pretty cool.

logicalnoise
10-01-07, 10:23 AM
demo discs are the only reason people buy official mags and this one wont have one.

Slacker George
10-01-07, 10:32 AM
How do you know that?

logicalnoise
10-01-07, 11:01 AM
How do you know that?

same reason sony stopped teh last one. Sony can just release demos on PSN now and get much more penetration into the market. Plus the cost of making blu-rays would just drive up the retail price of the mag even more. It's possible the mag might get an official dvd with vids on it but it'd still be a waste.

WhoMe14
10-01-07, 11:48 AM
Id buy it.

Slacker George
10-01-07, 06:15 PM
same reason sony stopped teh last one. Sony can just release demos on PSN now and get much more penetration into the market. Plus the cost of making blu-rays would just drive up the retail price of the mag even more. It's possible the mag might get an official dvd with vids on it but it'd still be a waste.It seems to work fine for the official Xbox magazine, also a Future publication. It's always had a disc despite the fact XBL is chock full of demos and videos. Also there's no reason I know of that it would have to be a BD. They could use a DVD for demos or anything else.

Edit:
The reason the original OPM folded was because Ziff Davis is in financial trouble.