<s>
Qore	B-Device
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
core	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription-based	O
interactive	O
online	O
magazine	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
and	O
replaces	O
the	O
Jampack	O
series	O
of	O
disks	O
offered	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Underground	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Available	O
only	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
offered	O
high	O
definition	O
videos	O
,	O
interviews	O
,	O
and	O
behind-the-scenes	O
footage	O
pertaining	O
to	O
upcoming	O
and	O
recently	O
released	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
to	O
purchase	O
individual	O
episodes	O
or	O
an	O
annual	O
,	O
13-episode	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Plus	O
subscribers	O
received	O
Qore	B-Device
free	O
of	O
charge	O
for	O
the	O
duration	O
of	O
their	O
subscription	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qore	B-Device
aired	O
its	O
47th	O
and	O
final	O
episode	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
service	O
,	O
Qore	B-Device
,	O
which	O
launched	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
press	O
release	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Blog	O
,	O
Qore	B-Device
:	O
Presented	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
highly	O
interactive	O
,	O
monthly	O
lifestyle	O
gaming	O
program	O
covering	O
the	O
world	O
inside	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
episode	O
included	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
behind-the-scenes	O
videos	O
,	O
previews	O
,	O
interviews	O
and	O
news	O
related	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
who	O
purchased	O
a	O
one-year	O
subscription	O
to	O
Qore	B-Device
gained	O
access	O
to	O
exclusive	O
playable	O
and	O
downloadable	O
PSone	O
games	O
,	O
demos	O
,	O
betas	O
,	O
and	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
content	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
downloaded	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
while	O
signed	O
in	O
through	O
Qore	B-Device
's	O
Download	O
Center	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
purchased	O
,	O
Qore	B-Device
programs	O
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
's	O
Download	O
List	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redeemable	O
codes	O
for	O
Qore	B-Device
episodes	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
included	O
free	O
with	O
each	O
issue	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Episode	O
7	O
,	O
Free	O
episode	O
-	O
Flock	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
FirstPlay	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
HD	O
or	O
OPMHD	O
)	O
was	O
an	O
electronic	O
magazine	O
similar	O
to	O
Qore	B-Device
,	O
produced	O
by	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
users	O
via	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Store	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Qore	B-Device
,	O
FirstPlay	O
offered	O
exclusive	O
videos	O
,	O
demos	O
and	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
confirm	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
then	O
yet-to-be-named	O
service	O
would	O
replace	O
FirstPlay	O
,	O
its	O
focus	O
shifting	O
to	O
SCEE	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Access	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
Future	O
Publishing	O
and	O
delivered	O
via	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
however	O
unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
is	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
that	O
Qore	B-Device
subscribers	O
will	O
have	O
advanced	O
access	O
to	O
exclusive	O
betas	O
and	O
demos	O
has	O
triggered	O
a	O
mixed	O
reaction	O
from	O
the	O
gaming	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
users	O
believe	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
covert	O
way	O
of	O
introducing	O
a	O
premium	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
subscription	O
model	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
on	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	O
Live	O
Marketplace	O
service	O
where	O
premium	O
subscribers	O
get	O
game	O
demos	O
one	O
week	O
before	O
they	O
are	O
fully	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming	O
commentators	O
have	O
also	O
attacked	O
Qore	B-Device
for	O
being	O
light	O
on	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
containing	O
too	O
many	O
advertisements	O
(	O
two	O
20-second	O
spots	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
skipped	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
5	O
seconds	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
15	O
second	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
download	O
section	O
"	O
which	O
cannot	O
be	O
skipped	O
by	O
the	O
viewer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
have	O
said	O
that	O
because	O
Qore	B-Device
is	O
a	O
paid-for	O
,	O
premium	O
service	O
,	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
contain	O
so	O
many	O
"	O
intrusive	O
"	O
adverts	O
.	O
</s>
