The document compares and contrasts the covers of three gaming magazines: PlayStation, Xbox 360, and PC Gamer. PlayStation has a plain black background and only reveals two inside stories on its cover. In contrast, the Xbox 360 and PC Gamer covers feature more colors and pack their covers with multiple story headlines. Additionally, the Xbox 360 and PlayStation magazines include age ratings on their covers, while PC Gamer does not. Overall, the author chooses to recreate the PlayStation magazine cover because it is simple, different from the competitors, and aligned with their interests as a PlayStation gamer.

1. Differnces:
The “PlayStation” magazine only has 1 main colour, black. The background is plain black, perhaps
because it is associated with power and also is well known for the colour of their console. “XBOX
360” use black, green and white also ascociated with their console colours. However “PC GAMER”
uses general, attractive colours instantly attractng their potential customers but not using any
recognizable console coluring. The “PlayStation” cover only reveals two inside stories and lacks in
left and right thirds, whereas the other two magazine covers are packed with stories and coverlines.
The console magazines insert use age ratings onto the cover, unlike the “PC GAMER” cover that
perhaps doesn’t want to turn away its customers before buying the magazine.
XBOX 360 PC GAMER Playstation
The XBOX magazine
features 2 characters
Lifelike charcters
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Main coverline
Streaks of light
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PC GAMER only has 1 main
character.
Cartoon character
2 main attractive colours – Red
and Yellow
1 stand out cover line, many
little cover lines (“how to”,
“Hands-on reviews”)
Plugg
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PlayStation has 1 main
character at the centere of
the cover.
Celebrity character
Lacking in Left/Right
thirds
Only revealing 2 inside
stories
1 main coverline – no
other eye catching
coverlines
Plain black background
colour
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2. I have decided to choose this magazine better than the other two that I have compared. Although the other
competitive magazines have more attractive and original magazine designs, this cover is simple and
different and there is a high possibility that I also choose to re-create this. I am into gaming, football and I
play PlayStation so this magazine is a perfect choice. I believe it will simple to re-create and therefore it will
be easier to make an identical copy.