Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo 44

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Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo 44

Languages supported:
English: SCED-52052 & SCED-52377
German: SCED-52052 & SCED-52377
French: SCED-52052 & SCED-52377
Spanish: SCED-52052 & SCED-52377
Italian: SCED-52052 & SCED-52377
Region PAL:
Serial numbers: SCED-52052
SCED-52377 (France)
Release date: March 2004 (UK)
April 2004 (EU)
CRCs: 90C0E5F1
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

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:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
PAL Windows 10 Pro x64 21H2
  • Intel i7-9700k @ 3.60GHz
  • NVIDIA GTX 2070 16GB
 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


Test configurations on Linux:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
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Test configurations on macOS:

Environment Configurations Comments Tester
Region OS CPU/GPU Revision Graphics Sound/Pad
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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.

Dot Hack trailer

  • Status: Active
  • Type: Minor
  • Description: The audio of the trailer has crackles every two seconds approximately.
  • Workaround: No known fix.

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 version of PCSX2.

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.

Gallery

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