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In happier times, Sony was courting PC gamers with lavish magazine ads for its ‘most popular CD-ROM titles’
A PC Gamer piece looks back at a vintage Sony advertisement that once promoted the company's "most popular CD-ROM titles" directly to PC gamers, a reminder of an era when Sony actively marketed its software to the wider PC audience rather than focusing solely on its own console ecosystem. The article's "happier times" framing implies a contrast with Sony's more recent, often strained relationship with PC gaming, making the old advert a nostalgic curiosity rather than straightforward news.
Unfortunately, the full body text of the article was not available in the content provided, only site navigation and membership sign-up material, so further specifics such as the exact publication, the games featured, or the date of the original advert cannot be confirmed. The piece appears to be a short, image-led nostalgia feature rather than a hard news story.
In short
- PC Gamer revisits an old Sony CD-ROM magazine advert
- Advert shows Sony once heavily courted PC gamers
- Framed as nostalgic contrast to Sony's current PC stance
Explained simply
CD-ROMs were discs used to store computer games and other software before downloads became common. In the 1990s and early 2000s, Sony published games and software for personal computers as well as making PlayStation consoles.
Sony is a Japanese technology and entertainment company; PC Gamer is a magazine and website focused on computer games. The advert reflects a time when Sony marketed some of its CD-ROM titles to people who played games on PCs, as well as to console owners.
Sony’s approach to PC games has changed over time, with many of its best-known releases tied to PlayStation. That history helps explain why an old advert aimed directly at PC gamers may stand out today.