Editing PC Format (section)

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Aimed at a reader with an age of around 30, ''PCF'' was far more irreverent and opinionated than its competition, edging it towards being a lifestyle magazine as well as a computing one.  In its earlier days, it promoted itself as a PC entertainment magazine - meaning it was not aimed at the business market, and it was not aimed at solely games. This included content such as [[non-linear editing system|video editing]], animation, [[web design]], and others - many of which were not very common on the PC at the time.

''PC Format'' included a cover disk or cover CD, similar to many other computer magazines.  Initially these were in 5¼" and 3½" inch [[floppy disk]] formats; this standard progressed to [[CD-ROM]] and [[DVD-ROM]] as technology advanced.

''PC Format'' prided itself on being unbiased with its reviews, and frequently gave low scores to blockbuster games its reviewers considered poor quality. It used the full range of 0-100% for its game reviews, rather than having 50% for a bad game and 100% for a great game. The magazine rarely awarded anything between 30% and 50%, showing radical scores for games with the belief mediocre games are difficult to review. Scores over 90% were very rarely granted. If a game scored above 90% it received a PCF Gold award. Before the magazine was redesigned in January 2007, the magazine also awarded 80% plus scores with a high score or top gear award.

Immediately prior to ''PC Format''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s launch, the ''Format'' series encompassed three platforms - ''[[Commodore Format]]'', ''[[ST Format]]'' and ''[[Amiga Format]]''. The magazines in the 'Format' series on the date of its last publication were ''[[MacFormat]]'' (launched 1993), ''[[Linux Format]]'' (launched 2000),  and ''PC Format''; as of 2023 only ''[[MacFormat]]'' and ''[[Linux Format]]'' are still published.

PCFormat's website was part of the [[TechRadar.com]] network of sites, Future plc's technology portal.