What a year, huh?
The Verge’s 2023 in review
It was the blurst of times.
The Verge
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.
As 2023 comes to a close, the art team at The Verge looks back on our most memorable and favorite art.
Over 9,000 people are without jobs in one of the worst years for video game employment.
Ash Parrish
After a year of layoffs and canceled podcasts, 2024 may be the podcast industry’s big reckoning.
Amrita Khalid
But Sonos, Qualcomm, and new AirPods could make the next wave of devices worth getting excited about.
Chris Welch
A new kind of social internet is currently forming. Right now it might still look like ‘Twitter and Reddit, only different,’ but that’s only the very beginning of what’s to come. Hopefully.
David Pierce
This year, Apple’s subscription service got extra cozy while adding a few big-name titles as well.
Andrew Webster
Apple’s streaming service doesn’t have the biggest library, but what it does have is mostly excellent.
Alex Cranz
Max is the most essential streaming service to date, combining the quality programming of HBO prestige dramas with the everyday entertainment of Discovery network reality TV.
Ash Parrish
Amazon Prime Video is full of great shows to watch. If you don’t know where to start, here are some of the best series released this year.
Emma Roth
It’s been a phenomenal year for PC gaming, overflowing with both blockbuster titles and smaller indies alike.
Jon Porter
As always, Disney Plus is dominated by movies and shows from the Marvel and Star Wars universes — but now there’s some Avatar and Doctor Who to help round out the package.
Andrew Webster
As 2023 comes to a close, the art team at The Verge looks back on our most memorable and favorite art.
Over 9,000 people are without jobs in one of the worst years for video game employment.
Ash Parrish
After a year of layoffs and canceled podcasts, 2024 may be the podcast industry’s big reckoning.
Amrita Khalid
But Sonos, Qualcomm, and new AirPods could make the next wave of devices worth getting excited about.
Chris Welch
A new kind of social internet is currently forming. Right now it might still look like ‘Twitter and Reddit, only different,’ but that’s only the very beginning of what’s to come. Hopefully.
David Pierce
This year, Apple’s subscription service got extra cozy while adding a few big-name titles as well.
Andrew Webster
Apple’s streaming service doesn’t have the biggest library, but what it does have is mostly excellent.
Alex Cranz
Max is the most essential streaming service to date, combining the quality programming of HBO prestige dramas with the everyday entertainment of Discovery network reality TV.
Ash Parrish
Amazon Prime Video is full of great shows to watch. If you don’t know where to start, here are some of the best series released this year.
Emma Roth
It’s been a phenomenal year for PC gaming, overflowing with both blockbuster titles and smaller indies alike.
Jon Porter
As always, Disney Plus is dominated by movies and shows from the Marvel and Star Wars universes — but now there’s some Avatar and Doctor Who to help round out the package.
Andrew Webster
