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PSExtreme / Dimension PS-X / PSE2

 Series
Identifier: MAG-PSEXTREME

Scope and Contents

This collection includes ever issue of PSExtreme and Dimension PS-X, as well as a small number of issues of PSE2. Dimension PS-X only ran for three issues, and the numbering for PSExtreme continued with Volume 1, Issue 4.

Issue numbering restarted when the magazine became PSE2. It is unclear how many issues of PSE2 were published. The current latest known issue of PSE2 is Volume 5, Issue 5 (February 2005).

Issue numbering restarted again sometime between 2005–2006 when the magazine became PSE1. The latest known issue of PSE is Volume 2, Issue 1 (May 2006).

Dates

  • Publication: December 1995 – May 2006?

Creator

Extent

66 Magazines

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

PSExtreme (sometimes written as PS Extreme) was a PlayStation magazine by Dimension Publishing. Originally launched as Dimension PS-X, the magazine was quickly renamed by the fourth issue. The staff of PSExtreme included several alumni from GameFan magazine.

Around the launch of the PlayStation 2 console in fall 2000, the magazine was relaunched as PSE2: PlayStation Extreme Magazine, focusing on PlayStation 2 games and later PSP games. It was relaunched a second time around 2005–2006, this time simply known as PSE (or PlayStation Extreme Magazine).

Holdings

Held:

  • Dimension PS-X:
    • Volume 1, Issues 1–3
  • PSExtreme:
    • Volume 1, Issues 4–12
    • Volume 2, Issues 1–12
    • Volume 3, Issues 1–12
    • Volume 4, Issues 1–12
    • Volume 5, Issues 1–9
  • PSE2:
    • Volume 1, Issues 3, 6, 12
    • Volume 2, Issues 1–2, 5
    • Volume 4, Issue 6
    • Volume 5, Issue 5
    • Special Issues:
      • PSE2, Special Launch Edition

Known Missing:

  • PSE2:
    • Volume 1, Issues 1–2 (October–November 2000)
    • Volume 1, Issues 4–5 (January–February 2001)
    • Volume 1, Issues 7–11 (April–August 2001)
    • Volume 2, Issues 3–4 (December 2001 – January 2002)
    • Volume 2, Issues 6–12 (March–September 2002)
    • Volume 3, Issues 1–12 (October 2002 – September 2003)
    • Volume 4, Issues 1–5 (October 2003 – February 2004)
    • Volume 4, Issues 7–12 (April 2003 – September 2004)
    • Volume 5, Issues 1–4 (October 2004 – January 2005)
    • Volume 5, Issues 6–onward (after February 2005)
    • Special issues:
      • PSE2, Special Launch Edition
  • PSE2:
    • Any issues, at least far as Volume 2, Issue 1 (May 2006)

Creator

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Video Game History Foundation Library Repository

Contact:
P.O. Box 22458
Oakland California 94609