as a Personal column and regulars like Culture, where PlayStation super fans show off their art, models and tributes. It also shows off the latest Sony gadgets (mainly phones and cameras) as well as "Lust have kit". Previews and reviews sections. Blu-ray movies section in which the latest Blu-ray releases are reviewed. Contact, in which letters and emails from readers are shown and replied to, this section also includes a corner dedicated to "what's on my hard drive" where people talk about what games, videos, music, photos and friends are on their PS3 and several wall posts from the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine Facebook page. Directory, which houses a "Buyer's Guide" for games for the main platforms as well as for HDTVs. OPM From issues #1 to #51, the magazine followed a set format every month: StartUp (featuring a quick run through of the games featured on the cover disc and editor's letter) Update (news, interviews and first looks. With each page, a 'Loading Bar' percentage increased) PrePlay (previews) Letters (this was later moved to the back of the magazine in a section called 'Down Loading') Features PlayTest (reviews) Cheats (later called 'Top Secret', a special section which was printed on recycled paper) Down Loading On the CD (demo game controls) Next Month OPS2 Spy (news and the latest announcements) Monitor (previews, as voted for by the readers) Features Next Month Letters Replay (looking at previously reviewed titles, review A to Z, cheats) Comedown (DVD and Music reviews) On the Disc Demo disc Each month the publication comes with a cover mounted playable demo disc — a first for a console magazine. The disc contains game demos and other PlayStation-related content which have to be downloaded and installed onto the PS3's hard drive. Although some of the demos are also available on the PlayStation Network, there will be some exclusive content on certain discs. It has also been stated that the magazine will receive exclusive content in the future to be published on the disc. Reviews Usually, one member of the team is assigned to review a certain new game, although on occasion other staff members will provide "2up" or a second opinion. Sometimes there are also pie charts to describe the contents, or what you do in the game. Also used are score poles to compare reviews, as well as describing the influences. And as with the "2up" segment,