Comments on: Can Print Gaming Media Survive? Maybe

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:44:57 +0000

I subscribe to Playstation mag still.The news may be out f date but that doesnt mean the reviews are. And thats the main reason i buy the mag anyway.Offentimes, magazines are better to read than internet sources

By: taco

taco — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:10:35 +0000

Why doesn't someone do a weekly gaming mag, as most of the problems stem from the fact that most news is up to a month out of date already.

It could even supplement a blog such as Kotaku by acting as a weekly wrap up of notable stories joined with some choice comments for each story.
With maybe a feature or two added (developer interview, preview, worldwide weekly sales page etc) plus a review or two, at the right price point even people who rabidly refresh Kotaku would find value in it.

Maybe Kotaku should. I think it'd be a stellar idea.

By: das.is.cool

das.is.cool — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:49:16 +0000

Every now and then I like to read off Oz's famous game magazine 'Hyper', but the outdated info and the reviews that I've seen weeks before kinda put me into a position of 'Internet is the best'.

Though, magazine do have their roles... Like if I'm in a bus on a way to uni and my PSP is dead (out of battery) or I forgot my iPod, then I need entertainment. And that's where magazine helps.

Otherwise... internet is the way the go.

By: Mr Waffle

Mr Waffle — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:27:35 +0000

@JB Hewitt- that’s what DS/PSP is for! :P

By: KroBa

KroBa — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:13:20 +0000

It's unfortunate that this is way things are going. I used to subscribe to PC PowerPlay and have every issue from 1-174. However, I just lost interest in it because I was getting my news and demos off the net as much as 4 weeks before the magazine got to my letterbox. It's a shame because I loved the writing in the magazine but it just wasn't worth me continuing paying the money for it when all I was going to do was unwrap it and put it on my bookshelf.

It won't take long for a lot of print media to go out of business or be forced to turn to electronic distribution.

By: JB Hewitt

JB Hewitt — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:50:29 +0000

Until we have reliable cheap eBook devices – we’ll always need something to flick through for the dunny.