What a year, huh?
The Verge’s 2023 in review
It was the blurst of times.
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to look back on the year that was. It was a great year for entertainment and a not-so-great year for the people who actually made that entertainment. It was the year Twitter died, and the year Matter mostly failed to launch. Gadgets got gadgety-er, photos got what-is-a-photo-ier, and generative AI was suddenly everywhere.
Now through the end of the year, we’ll recap the highs and lows in gadgets, social media, and entertainment, and look ahead at how 2024 is shaping up (spoiler: even more AI). We’ll talk about our favorite movies and TV shows of the year, including the best stuff on Max, Apple TV Plus, Prime, and Disney Plus, and our favorite games on every platform, from PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch to PC and Apple Arcade.
The year in review
- A year in art on The Verge
- 2023’s great games were overshadowed by a dark cloud of layoffs
- Podcasts are in the middle of a numbers and people crisis
- 2023 was business as usual in the headphone world
- 2023 in social media: the case for the fediverse
- 2023 in smartwatches: the Googlefication of Fitbit
- 2023 in the smart home: Matter’s broken promises
- 2023 in smartphones: it was the little things
- 2024 in laptops: it’s shaping up to be a big year for Windows
Great entertainment
- 10 great Windows PC games from 2023
- 8 great series and movies to stream on Disney Plus
- The best shows on Paramount Plus in 2023
- 8 great games for your Switch from 2023
- 10 great Game Pass games for your Xbox
- 10 great shows from 2023 to watch on Hulu
- 8 fantastic shows from 2023 to stream on Netflix
- The year in arthouse movies
- The Verge’s favorite books from 2023
- 10 great shows from 2023 to stream on Amazon Prime Video
- The best PlayStation games from 2023
- The best shows on Max in 2023
- The best shows on Apple TV Plus in 2023
- 8 great Apple Arcade games for your iPhone or iPad