Sony PlayStation 2 - Magazine Coverdisc Lists
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Official PlayStation 2 Magazine was released in the United States as well as many PAL territories with accompanying demo discs.
This list includes coverdiscs included with all official PlayStation 2 magazine coverdiscs. For unofficial PS2-centered magazines with coverdiscs, see Coverdisc List.
The PAL territory releases are particularly confusing for several reasons:
- Discs were often re-released in different regions.
- Discs were sometimes unique to different regions.
- Discs were often released with a different Issue number on packaging versus disc label. This occurred because UK discs were often repackaged to other PAL regions which followed a different numbering system.
- Usually serial numbers can differentiate whether a disc from one region will match a disc from another region. However in some instances, the same serial number from different regional OPS2M variants have different hashes [1].
- Serial numbers on the spines of some cases were sometimes not updated between issues, leaving an incorrect serial number on the spine (versus the disc), often repeating spine serial numbers across Issues. This phenomenon was noticed in Australia, but may extend to other regions.
The goals of this checklist:
- Dump all unique serial numbers. They will all be unique dumps. Serial number extensions (example: SCED-12345-ANZ) are NOT likely to differ from their non-extended counterparts (SCED-12345).
- Confirm regional variants with entries of matching serial numbers. For any regional variant verifications, please add the regional details to the master entry which is being verified.
- To be accurate. Please only add data to this list if it can be confirmed coming from regional original packaging AND disc label info.
Since many regions have different Demo# on the Packaging vs Disc Label, an important question when building this list may arise: How do I know a disc hasn't been mixed up with the packaging? Compare the what game demos are listed on the packaging with the contents of the disc. You cannot rely on numbering alone to match up Packaging Demo # with Disc Label Demo #.
Legend
| Description | Status Indicator |
|---|---|
| Regional variant dumped. | Dumped |
| Alternate region with same serial number dumped. | Serial Dumped |
| Serial number unknown (needs research). | Serial# Unknown |
| Dumped but MIA. | MIA |
| Undumped, known to be unique serial. | Undumped Unique |
- Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine (UK)
- PlayStation 2 Official Australian Magazine (Australia)
- PlayStation 2 Official Magazine-Australia (Australia)
- PlayStation 2 Officieel Nederlandstalig Magazine (Benelux)
- PlayStation 2 Officielt Dansk Magasin (Denmark)
- PlayStation 2 Le Magazine Officiel (France)
- Das Offizielle PlayStation 2 Magazin (Germany)
- PlayStation 2 Magazine Ufficiale Italia (Italy)
- PlayStation 2 Oficjalny Polski Magazyn (Poland)
- PlayStation 2 Revista Oficial - Portugal (Portugal)
- PlayStation 2 Official Magazine Russia (Russia)
- PlayStation 2 Revista Oficial - España (Spain)
