Play (stylised as PLAY) was a United Kingdom magazine which reported on Sony's PlayStation product range. It was produced and published monthly consecutively by Paragon Publishing, Imagine Publishing and Future plc. It featured news, reviews, and previews concerning upcoming PlayStation titles. In addition to being sold in the UK, PLAY was also sold in Australia (as PLAY Australia) and as an import in the United States.[1]
History
Paragon and Imagine Publishing
The magazine was first launched in 1995 by Paragon Publishing (which was later absorbed by Imagine Publishing) and was closed in 2016. Before it closed, the magazine had become the UK's longest-running PlayStation magazine.[2] Issue 269, the magazine's final printed edition was published in April 2016 when it become a digital only publication for a short time.