PLAY Magazine’s upcoming 46th problem on October 15 will be its last.
“The regrettable reality is that at some time all video games should concern an end,” composed editor Oscar Taylor-Kent. “That time has actually now come for PLAY too.”
The initial version of PLAY launched in June 1995, and has actually concentrated on Sony’s PlayStation systems and video games. It was at first thought about a competitor to Future Magazine’s Official PlayStation Magazine.
PLAY marks the 2nd significant computer game publication to end in 2024. In August, Game Informer was shut down by GameStop after 33 years.
A brief history of PLAY Magazine
Throughout its very first run, PLAY ended up being the longest-running PlayStation publication in the UK. It stopped offering print editions in 2016, and briefly ended up being a digital-only publication before closing down later on that year.
In 2021, Future (which had actually gotten PLAY’s owner Imagine Publishing in 2016), reanimated the publication as a replacement for Official PlayStation Magazine UK (OPM). Personnel from that group were brought over to direct the brand-new PLAY.
According to Taylor-Kent, the restored PLAY was at first suggested to be called PSM, owing to Future’s then-magazines PSM2 and PSM3, which concentrated on Sony’s particular consoles and closed down in 2012.
Rather, an abrupt pivot led to the name modification, which he states “implies every PLAY concern has actually been covertly moonlighting as PSM. It’s why I’ve constantly considered this variation of the publication a combination of the traditions of Official PlayStation Magazine, PSM, and PLAY.”
The last PLAY concern on October 15 will include eulogies from present and previous personnel at the publication, in addition to alumni from PSM and OPM.
We hope you delight in reading this historical problem,” composed Taylor-Kent. “It’s been a blast, really. In the meantime, I’m signing off. Enjoy playing the next one!”
About the Author
Contributing Editor, GameDeveloper.com
A Kansas City, MO native, Justin Carter has actually composed for various websites consisting of IGN, Polygon, and SyFy Wire. In addition to Game Developer, his writing can be discovered at io9 over on Gizmodo. Do not ask him about just how much gum he’s had, due to the fact that the response will be more than he’s prepared to confess.