Long-running Official PlayStation Magazine becomes Play Magazine Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Long-running Official PlayStation Magazine becomes Play Magazine And now no more official magazines are left. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Published on 1 May 2021 70 comments The long-running Official PlayStation Magazine has become Play Magazine - marking the end of official video game magazines. OPM, which has been going for 25 years, was the last officially-licensed console magazine in the UK after Official Nintendo Magazine closed in October 2014, and Official Xbox Magazine closed in March 2020. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer news cast: are 'metaverse economies' the future of video games? In a FAQ, Future Publishing said: "All good things come to an end, and along with Sony we felt that the Official PlayStation Magazine had finally earned a well-deserved retirement. However, we still love PlayStation and magazines, and we know you do too, so Play Magazine came to life." OPM issue 1. Image credit: Fandom. However, the same editorial team behind OPM is making Play, with previous editor Ian Dean at the helm. It's a better outcome than that experienced after Future folded Official Xbox Magazine, letting its staff go. In a statement issued at the time, Bath-based Future said the decline in video game retail had impacted the sales figures of its magazines. Official PlayStation Magazine began life in November 1995 to coincide with the launch of the PSone in Europe. The officially-licensed magazine model involved the publisher, in this case Future, paying the console manufacturer, in this case to Sony, a licence fee in order to slap the word "official" on the cover of the mag. At its peak before the emergence of the internet, OPM was comfortably the best-selling video game magazine in the world, and by the end of the '90s was shifting half a million copies a month - more than the likes of FHM. According to Future, OPM had a circulation of 21,117. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store