I don't like how consumers are made out to be the bad guys every time a magazine closes. Should I apologise for not buying three single-format magazines for ancient consoles on top of Edge during the last year while I was out of work? These are hard times and it's been a very long hardware generation. There's only so much consumers can do if Future have a lack of vision regarding independent magazines, which they clearly do.
"ERE's like Mr. Muscle, he loves the things he hates"
Some people have an aversion to official mags and vice-versa. With the shared overheads and low actual cost of print it's not a bad idea to double up on official and unofficial.