| Pristine20 said: Gaming magazines are slowly dying. Who still reads these when you can find all the info you want on the internet? |
Yeah, the internet has taken a lot away from gaming magazines. They're never going to die off though. Reading a magazine is a different, more relaxed feeling than reading an internet page, imo. I can sit on my bed and read the magazine and it's far more comfortable than having a laptop sitting on my lap.
Chris Slate, the editor-in-chief of Nintendo Power, can explain this better than I can.
"The simple answer is that print is never going to go away; it's a different type of experience and has a unique relationship with the reader. I check several Web sites every day to keep up with the latest news, but when I sit down with a magazine it's different -- it isn't about actively searching for things, but passively relaxing and enjoying the experience. Magazines used to be the only way that game players could get information or feel like they were part of a larger gaming community, but now the Internet serves those needs better than we ever could. However, [print] can filter out the endless noise of thousands of online game previews and blog entries, zero in on what is most important to readers for that specific month, and give the biggest stories the extra space and unrestricted design options to present more satisfying articles. That's the goal, anyway, and we work our hardest to reach it each and every issue. And I still get a big kick when I open my mailbox to find my favorite magazine inside. " - From an interview on Crispy Gamer.
