Another official PlayStation magazine from Future Publishing this time aimed towards younger children. A  focus on games for a younger audience and recurring features where children play against their teachers and similar marked PlayStation Max out as a youth-friendly alternative to the Offficial PlayStation magazine UK. A lower pricepoint and no cover-discs also differentiate it from it's sister publication.

A design rebrand making the magazine slightly more edgy took place in 2003 following the PlayStation 2's launch and presumably to try and keep up with the advancing age of PlayStation consumers.