I grew up reading the official uk ps1/ps2 magazines but the internet has made them redundant. The reason I never buy the magazines that cover multiple consoles(the likes of "Edge" in the uk) is that I find the writers are Nintendo fanboys who every so often like to have a litetary group masturbatory session over the new mario/ zelda/donkey kong et cetera. Not that i am saying the likes of ign arent ninty fanboys but at least online i can pick and choose what to read.