Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo 44
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment, Future Publishing
Genre: Demo
Game description: Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine (often abbreviated to OPSM2) was launched in December 2000 as the sequel publication to the Official UK PlayStation Magazine to coincide with the launch of the PlayStation 2 console. It ran monthly for 100 issues (note that some numbering confusion occurred in issues 2 and 3), with the last issue out on August 2008. Each issue has cover-mounted playable demo DVD. Some issues vary between the countries (Germany has the highest number of unique issues, save for issues 1-10, 23, 44, 46, etc.). Until around February 2005 UK magazines were issued a month prior to European counterparts.
- SCED-52052 contents:
- Demos: 007: Everything Or Nothing, Crash Nitro Kart, Downhill Domination, Kill Switch, Nightshade, Rainbow Six 3, Urban Freestyle Soccer, Whiplash
- Videos: Dot Hack, Driv3r, The Hobbit, The Making Of Forbidden Siren
- Saves: Chaos Legion, Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King, Medal Of Honor: Rising Sun, SSX 3, Timesplitters 2
Test configurations on Windows:
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PAL | Windows 10 Pro x64 21H2 |
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v1.7.2952 QT | Software | Cubeb | BIOS Europe v01.60, all demos are playable. Only the DOT HACK video shows unfixable audio stutters every 2 seconds. | IlDucci |
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Trivia
- Also known as OPS2M Demo 44, UPS2M Demo Italia 04/04, OPS2M Regular Edition 04/04
Known Issues
Urban Freestyle Soccer: Black trails
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: In Hardware Mode, characters and objects leave a black trail behind, leaving the screen darkened.
- Workaround: Play in Software Mode.
Fixed Issues
Whiplash: Distorted textures
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: In Hardware Mode, mipmapping issues cause several object and character textures to appear distorted from a certain distance. This issue also happens with the full game.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Dot Hack trailer
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: The audio of the trailer has crackles every two seconds approximately.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
- Last tested on: v1.7.5863
Non-Issues
- Crash Nitro Kart demo's screen will be displayed stretched out if your BIOS' language is anything other than English. This issue also happens in real hardware.
- Downhill Domination will glitch out when exiting this demo if your BIOS' language is anything other than English. This issue also happens in real hardware.