Ziff-Davis considering online-only future for EGM

[xtop]

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/20/ne...future-for-eg/

As we near the end of a year that saw outspoken EGM editor-in-chief Dan "Shoe" Hsu resign his post, The New York Times quotes publisher Ziff-Davis as "considering" a course of action that would take the prominent print mag online only. The news comes in an article about ZD's decision to make a similar move with 27-year-old flagship publication, PC Magazine.

Ziff-Davis chief executive, James Young, revealed to the paper that an online-only future for EGM is a possibility, but that the publisher "would not make a decision before the end of the year." Recent months have seen the departure of staffers from 1UP, EGM's online sister publication, and a frank admission of the decreasing viability of games-related print media by 1UP editorial director, Simon Cox.

kind of sad

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by xtop

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/20/ne...future-for-eg/



kind of sad

that is sad. EGM2 was my favorite magazine when i was younger. i only switched to GI because it was cheap with the purchase of a Gamestop discount card.

[dk3dknight]

I hate both those magazines...

GI -> I never agree with any of there reviews so I find the magazine worthless.
EGM -> I use to subscribe to this, but it always lacked information.

[mikejet]

In this day and age magazine should die. Everything in a magazine is old by the time it hits the news stand.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by mikejet

In this day and age magazine should die. Everything in a magazine is old by the time it hits the news stand.

very true. i still like to leaf through a magazine tho

[dk3dknight]

Originally Posted by mikejet

In this day and age magazine should die. Everything in a magazine is old by the time it hits the news stand.

The only magazines I loved was ones with demo discs... Having a disc full of a collection of demos, was a easy way to install and uninstall demos quickly based on a mood.. I wish game discs came with a collection of full games.. lol..

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by mikejet

In this day and age magazine should die. Everything in a magazine is old by the time it hits the news stand.

That is true. also, i used to subscribed to the official PS magazine back in the day just for the demo discs every month. but now you can get those through the PS store, so there's not much point there either.

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

Well we've already seen stuff like this happen before to CVG (a British games mag if you didn't already know), but I will miss the old days when video games mags were all the rage. I just think that online reviews lack a real presentation to keep me hooked compared to mags.

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

That is true. also, i used to subscribed to the official PS magazine back in the day just for the demo discs every month. but now you can get those through the PS store, so there's not much point there either.

Well the official PlayStation magazine still puts demos on a BD disc. At least those demos don't eat up your hard drive.

[saprano]

Damn this is crazy everything is changing, i hope it doesn't happen. i've been reading EGM sinse 1994, i still have a 2 year subscription with them, just got the december issue. oh well.

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by Nerdkiller likes BD

Well the official PlayStation magazine still puts demos on a BD disc. At least those demos don't eat up your hard drive.

Really?! i didnt know they made demo discs for the PS3.

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

Really?! i didnt know they made demo discs for the PS3.

Its available over here in the UK and Ireland, so don't go looking forward to seeing it over here soon.

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by Nerdkiller likes BD

Its available over here in the UK and Ireland, so don't go looking forward to seeing it over here soon.

I would rather have the demos on BD instead of taking up my HDD space.

[Marquoz]

It's harder to read an online only magazine while taking care of well, you know where you read magazines the most.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by Marquoz

It's harder to read an online only magazine while taking care of well, you know where you read magazines the most.

thats why they make laptops!

[saprano]

LOL, take a laptop to the bathroom? no way.

[Cinema Jaguar]

Originally Posted by mikejet

In this day and age magazine should die. Everything in a magazine is old by the time it hits the news stand.

In any age magazines were considered old by atleast three weeks to a month if not more due to accumulating data and revisions but its fun reading hobbiest type magazines and sometimes even the advertisements can be enjoyable on whats new going to retail.

I dont think looking at a monitor or leaving the pc on all day or night to read blogs is that enticeing ether and outside on the porch or whatnot i prefer a magazine(s) while listening to local radio or dxing.

Though if magazines like novels were produced on sd-cards for electronic book readers that would produced a kind of new and exciting way to enjoy ones favorite mag.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by saprano

LOL, take a laptop to the bathroom?

once you've wiped you just don't touch it again until you've washed your hands. thats just gross

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by xtop

thats why they make laptops!

Eww! remind me never to ask to use your laptop! Just joking, I do like reading mags on the

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, but mostly been using my PSP now a' days.

[Steelmaker]

They are all "rags" compared to Game Fan!! THAT magazine was awesome!