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The disc contains game demos and other PlayStation-related content which have to be downloaded and installed onto the PS3s hard drive.

Although the first issue was distributed in three-month intervals, from Issue 2 onward, it became a monthly segment.

From Issue 7 (June 2007) to Issue 84 (June 2013), 3 the magazine came with a playable Blu-ray Disc; it primarily covered PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation VR and the upcoming PlayStation 5 games and material.

However, it additionally also covered PlayStation Vita material.

Editor-in-Chief 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) Categories Gaming Frequency 13 issues a year Publisher Future Publishing UK First issue November 1995 Final issue Number March 2004 108 Country United Kingdom Language English.

It ran for 108 issues, with the last hitting news stands in March 2004.

It had 3 design changes in its lifetime: 1 to 51, 52 to 72, and finally 73 to 108.

The last game to be reviewed was Ford Truck Mania, which garnered 710.

In the month of February 1999, issue 42 (cover game: Metal Gear Solid), according to ABC the magazine managed a record 453,571, beating the UKs biggest lads magazines FHM, Maxim and Loaded.

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 last game to be reviewed was SBK-08: Superbike World Championship, which earned 710.

The magazine would go on to become the UKs best selling PlayStation 2 magazine, peaking with 197,348 readers in 2002.

Starting from issue 26, the magazine was set the task of attracting a more mass market, mainstream audience.

This included a full redesign.

From issue 34, OPS2 changed again however 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.

It also shows off the latest Sony gadgets (mainly phones and cameras) as well as Lust have kit.

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