Editing PC PowerPlay (section)

== CD-ROM version, DVD-ROM version and disc-less version ==
The magazine launched in 1996 with a 640 Megabyte [[CD-ROM]] cover disc, which was upgraded to a double CD-ROM set in January 2000 issue.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Double The Fun! |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-044-2000-01/page/n9/mode/1up |magazine=PC PowerPlay |publisher=Next Publishing Pty Ltd |issue=44 |pages=10 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> The DVD-ROM edition joined the line-up in April 2002 issue alongside the CD-ROM version for three years,<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=DON'T MISS! DVD PowerPlay also available in stores now! |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-072-2002-04/mode/1up |magazine=PC PowerPlay |publisher=Next Publishing Pty Ltd |issue=74 |pages=1 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> the CD-ROM version finally ceased production in 2005.

The August 1998 cover disc of ''PC PowerPlay'' was infected with the Marburg virus, causing the magazine to apologise in the following issue and give away [[antivirus software]] from [[Kaspersky Lab]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title =Important Notice regarding the August (#27) CD. |date =October 1998 |url =https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-029-1998-10/page/n9/mode/2up |magazine =PC PowerPlay |publisher =Next Publishing |last =Mansill |first =Ben |issue =29 |page =10 |issn=1326-5644}}</ref> Marburg was also spread by a ''[[PC Gamer]]'' cover disc and ''[[WarGames: Defcon 1]]'' in the same year, which ''[[CNN Business|CNN Money]]'' stated caused the malware to become a "widespread threat".<ref name=cnn>{{cite web |title=Buggy WarGames |url=https://money.cnn.com/1998/08/13/life/q_mgm/ |website=[[CNN Business|CNN Money]] |publisher=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021206015004/https://money.cnn.com/1998/08/13/life/q_mgm/ |archive-date=6 December 2002 |location=New York, United States |date=13 August 1998 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1998/08/14/wargames-plagued-by-virus|title=WarGames Plagued by Virus|last=Bates|first=Jason|date=13 August 1998|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>

From April to December 2002 the DVD-ROM edition of ''PC PowerPlay'' also contained one episode of an [[Anime]] show that was licensed and distributed in Australia by [[Madman Entertainment]] such as [[Boogiepop Phantom]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=DVD Guide |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-074-2002-06/page/n111/mode/2up |magazine=PC PowerPlay |publisher=Next Publishing Pty Ltd |issue=74 |pages=112–113 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> [[Love Hina]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=DVD |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-078-2002-10/page/n109/mode/2up |magazine=PC PowerPlay |publisher=Next Publishing Pty Ltd |issue=78 |pages=110–111 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> [[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=DVD Guide  |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-076-2002-08/page/n109/mode/2up |magazine=PC PowerPlay |publisher=Next Publishing Pty Ltd |issue=76 |pages=110–111 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref> and [[Sorcerous Stabber Orphen]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=DVD |url=https://archive.org/details/PCPowerplay-073-2002-05/page/n111/mode/2up |magazine=PC PowerPlay |publisher=Next Publishing Pty Ltd |issue=73 |pages=112–113 |access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>

The November 2005 edition included the first discless magazine at a little over half the price of the DVD-ROM version. While sales were not spectacular, dropping the CD-ROM did slow the rate of decline of the non-DVD-ROM version of the magazine. This saw subscriptions being offered for the disc-less version at half the sale price.

''The Bunker'' was a section of the DVD-ROM originally compiled each month by "ROM", a respected member of the ''PCPP'' online community. However, following his retirement from the position (announced in issue #143), ''The Bunker'' undertook a drastic transformation and became the ''PCPP Community Bunker''. Readers and members of the online community produced and were actively encouraged to submit to the section.

The Bunker was replaced in 2009 with a streamlined ''Applications and Utilities'' section.