Edge Magazine Issue 258 will go on sale in just few days time, but details regarding what it will feature has already arrived.
The publication has awarded Playstation 2 as "Best Consoles" in a special coverage on "10 best consoles of the past 20 Years". Microsoft's Xbox 360 comes in second place with original Playstation console in third place. Playstation 3 is way behind in seventh place.
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Edge magazine has exclusive access to Playdate, the new handheld from Panic, that will host games from the creators of Katamari Damacy, Spelltower and QWOP.
I think it looks quirky, absurd and utterly adorable.
But damn. 150 is not cheap for something that looks this...gimmicky.
Though, some huge names behind it, so...We'll see.
by Damien McFerran:
"Last week, we reported on the rather sad news that Future Publishing is closing its GamesMaster and gamesTM magazines, a pair of UK-based monthlies that, between them, have amassed an incredible 40 years of multi-format coverage. The former launched way back in 1993 (Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was reviewed in its first issue, in case you need to give that year a frame of reference) while the latter arrived just under a decade later in 2002. It carried a comparison of the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube – the key machines of the era."
And it's a shame that online games journalism is so predisposed with social controversy, rather than sticking to the base subject of games, and how fun they are.
I'd prefer if more were like Game Informer and stuck to the basic elements of gaming again. So many sites I don't visit anymore and paper mags have all but died due to low sales.
It really is a travesty.
i can’t say i will be missing physical magazines, but i miss journalism, too. the quality of articles reached an alltime low.
in the past they made their money by learning the chops of the business and selling ads for their magazines. today every legasthenic is able to post a blogpost and all that counts is the clickrevenue. this mentality shows and it‘s offpushing to say the least.
360 in second. I can roll with that. I did miss out entirely on the PS2 save for a few games of Madden. Went with Dreamcast and had some good times.
Only a few games were as exciting as booting up Shenmue for the first time...few games since have achieved that kind of immersion.
@ShugaCane
I wrote 8 words about the 360 and more about Dreamcast and Shenmue. Have your opinion. I'm not gonna try n convince you otherwise. I had as much fun with my Genesis as any console, but I'm not complaining about it not being on the list. It's just a magazines opinion...let'em have it.
I made some great memories with ps2
ps2 had the best games: FFx, MgS2,3 , GTA ..... etc
and some great new IP: DMC, GOW ..etc
PS2 is the king of consoles for all time ... in my opinion
How can the PS3 be seventh with the amount of great exclusives that it has?
The PS2 remains the best console ever made and I would say the 360 is my second favourite.
Hmm I don't know. I would say for me personally, PS1 first, N64 second and 360 third.