Quote Originally Posted by Rob2600 View Post
Next Generation magazine looked nice and their interviews were interesting, but their predictions, reviews, and editorials were just as lame as GamePro, Gamefan, and EGM.

I had a small collection of old NG mags from the late 1990s. Before I got rid of them a few years ago, I browsed through them and couldn't believe I ever took their opinions seriously. Of course, now I know all of the video game magazines were in the pockets of some big publishers back then (Sony, Eidos, etc.).
That's the thing, I have never relied on magazines for game reviews as they were often outdated or based on pre-release version, even ten years ago. I enjoyed Next Gen because they were the only magazine that did in-depth interviews and studio profiles and also provided solid technical information about the capabilities of new hardware, etc...Yes, their editorial content and predictions were often off-base, but I ignored that stuff in every video game magazine anyway. I will say that at least they tried to provide some analysis which is more than most other magazines did at the time or do currently.