Consider this: soundwaves for example, such as music, are an analog medium that is digitized and sampled in order to be enjoyed on the internet for example.

I am pretty sure that if you tried to digitize and sample shit (the physical item), you'd end up with this list.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signal_processing

Usually I like EDGE, but what the hell? That's a rough list.

No Deux Ex. No Halo: Combat Evolved. No Final Fantasy VI. No Super Mario Bros. 3. No Chrono Trigger. No SoulCalibur. Portal, but no Portal 2.

Inclusions like Battlefied 4, Tearaway, Transistor, and Destiny.

I agree with #1 so I guess that's something. 

I actually applaud the following criterion: "Each game had to stand up today rather than making the cut for reasons of nostalgia or historic significance." But a lot of older games are worthy of inclusion because of great game design, not because of influence or nostalgia.

Take a look at EDGE's 2007 list. What a difference a decade makes.

100. Crackdown
99. Psychonauts
98. Sensible Soccer
97. Tekken 3
96. Wipeout
95. God of War
94. Gitaroo Man
93. Paper Mario: Thousand-Year Door
92. Resident Evil
91. Super Smash Bros Melee
90. Devil May Cry
89. Tomb Raider
88. Sega Rally Championship
87. Mr Driller
86. Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast
85. Silent Hill 2
84. Phantasy Star Online
83. Nights Into Dreams
82. Lemmings
81. Robotron 2084
80. Virtua Tennis 3
79. The Secret of Monkey Island
78. Doom 2: Hell on Earth
77. Football Manager 2007
76. Ikaruga
75. Burnout 2: Point of Impact
74. Thief: The Dark Project
73. Puzzle Bobble
72. Killer7
71. Ninja Gaiden Black
70. Ridge Racers 2
69. Pilotwings 64
68. GTR - FIA GT Racing Game 2
67. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
66. F-Zero GX
65. Darwinia
64. System Shock 2
63. Lumines
62. Jet Set Radio Future
61. Manhunt
60. Pac-Man VS
59. Star Fox 64
58. Tempest 2000
57. Soul Calibur
56. Guitar Hero
55. Counter-strike
54. Chrono Trigger
53. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
52. Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
51. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
50. Shenmue
49. Animal Crossing
48. Puyo Pop Fever
47. Far Cry
46. Quake III
45. Company of Heroes
44. Super Monkey Ball
43. Bomberman
42. Rome: Total War
41. Gran Turismo 4
40. Warioware, Inc: Minigame Mania
39. Secret of Mana
38. Virtua Fighter 5
37. StarCraft
36. Battlefield 2
35. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
34. R-Type Final
33. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
32. Project Gotham Racing 2
31. Katamari Damacy
30. Shadow of the Colossus
29. Deus Ex
28. Perfect Dark
27. Rez
26. Advance Wars
25. SimCity 2000
24. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
23. Metroid Prime
22. World of WarCraft
21. Okami
20. Civilisation IV
19. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
18. Final Fantasy VII
17. Goldeneye 007
16. Street Fighter Anniversary
15. Pro Evolution Soccer 6
14. Super Mario Kart
13. Ico
12. Grant Theft Auto: Vice City
11. Yoshi's Island
10. Super Metroid
9. Tetris
8. Final Fantasy XII
7. Halo: Combat Evolved
6. Zelda: A Link To The Past
5. Super Mario World
4. Half-life 2
3. Super Mario 64
2. Resident Evil 4
1. Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The only Final Fantasy to make it was XII, hahaha.

I can't take a list serious if it doesn't have Final Fantasy IX and Suikoden 2

so MGS5 is the greatest MGS according to them?

No

Edge was always a click bait magazine. It seems they like Tetris more and more, now at #7.

Seeing these lists always make me feel like finding someone's unattended cart at the grocery store. I mean...it's cool, maybe I want some of it, but I'd rather finish shopping on my own rather than care about someone else's groceries.

Nice choice for #1 though.

The 2007 list is funny. What I notice most, FF12 went from top 10 to in the 90s while Advance Wars apparently, even though 10 years have passed, is 3 places better.

Yet, the games haven't changed.

No ratchet and Clank makes this list invalid

Well, unsurprisingly I don't really agree with the list. Edge has always rated Final Fantasy XII as the best in the series, which I've never understood, and I like the game a lot. The fact that no other game from the series is in there already makes this list poor in my opinion.

Arkham Knight being rated as the best game in that series is also weird, and by their own criteria of games having to hold up today rather than ranking based on historical significance should mean that Super Mario 64 wouldn't be anywhere close to that high. As much as I really like that game, it does not hold up nearly as well as people think. The Last Guardian above Shadow of the Colossus is stupid as far as I'm concerned. The more I look at the list the less I like it.