Official PlayStation Mag Shut Down

Official PlayStation Mag Shut Down

Sony announced this morning that Sony Computer Entertainment America and Ziff-Davis have "mutually agreed" to "discontinue production" on Official PlayStation Magazine. The wording on the release was vague -- kind of left open the possibility that the magazine would be reborn as an unofficial book -- but as it turns out, the mag is indeed being shut down.

Well, that sucks. OPM wasn't just a shill for Sony, it was one of the best gaming magazines around -- well-designed, intelligent, readable. It also embodied one of the characteristics I like most about gaming publications -- they sent me money. Until recently, I mean.

The reason for the split? Sony's part of the deal was the distribution of official demo discs along with the mag, but with PS3 and PSP they're going to concentrate on demo downloads through their PlayStation Store online service.

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