Game Informer magazine downsizes

[E-Day]

I was in a local EB Games this evening, perusing all the stuff in there, and decided to pick up an issue of Game Informer. They had the August and September issues, so I grabbed both. Then I realized that something was off. The September issue was smaller. Not in thickness, but in dimensions. The August issue is the usual Game Informer size, but the September issue is now the size of a regular magazine.

[DPsx7]

I have a sub and picked up my issue for the first time this morning. Didn't even realize it at first.

[RetroDefense]

Glad to see this! I've never been fond of over-sized magazines - I prefer something I can store easily in standard magazine boxes.

'Course, for all I know, they now manufacture magazines boxes to fit over-sized magazines.

[ctophil]

Yeah, everybody is downsizing these days. My local newspaper got smaller as well. I hope it's not a sign of Game Informer going digital-only as well due to losing money on the print edition. They are the only mainstream video game magazine left in the U.S. that has print.

With rumors of the next Nintendo system (code name: Nintendo NX) going digital only (no disc drive), I wouldn't be surprised that Microsoft and Sony will follow suit with their next consoles.

[Leathco]

Kinda unfortunate, but I stopped reading Game Informer thanks to them being owned by Gamestop. Retro is my new read, although I also read anything from Hardcore Gaming 101 and some random kindle books.

[E-Day]

Yeah, everybody is downsizing these days. My local newspaper got smaller as well. I hope it's not a sign of Game Informer going digital-only as well due to losing money on the print edition. They are the only mainstream video game magazine left in the U.S. that has print.

Well, the page count is still the same. I think they went down to a standard size again because that is what all the printing houses are set up to print on. So having an oversized magazine surely costs more to print. I would rather see this than a reduction in pages to save money.

[RobertDuncan]

Simple really the are trying to cut covers to make profits. They probably figured that by downsizing the mag a few inches vs cutting out pages saved them x amounts into their yearly earnings. I rather they shrink it than slim it to be honest.

[RobertDuncan]

*covers meant corners.