The year of technology ends and a new one begins. Throughout 2022, there have been great successes and epic failures. Here are the winners and losers for 2022:
It was the year that PC handhelds redrawn the gaming landscape, the cloud took over, and smart TVs became the destination for all your gaming needs.
The smart home has taken a giant leap to end a decade of complex fragmentation, and consumers finally have the tools to repair their mobile devices with all official partners . After years of promise, Google’s line of Pixel phones has come of age.
But the technology storm clouds have also gathered. 2022 has been a barren year for one of gaming’s biggest names, but one entrepreneur’s upheaval in the social landscape has gone as most expected. The streaming pioneer also suffered from a bit of buffering…
Read about the winners and losers of 2022…
Winner: Steam Deck
Valve’s handheld PC gaming machines are boundless successes in 2022. Steam Deck has exceeded even the most reasonable expectations for a new form factor, finally allowing PC gamers to take their library with them on the go. Valve has done a great job validating games on their devices while handling the backlog of orders in a very impressive way. It almost defies the belief that this is first generation hardware for a company that has been focused on for a long time.
Winner: Google Pixel 7
The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro finally saw Google’s range of in-house smartphones come to maturity. Both phones earned 4.5 star review scores. trusted reviewspraised for its Tensor G2 processor, excellent camera, and affordable price compared to other flagships.
Best of all, the first few months of release are free from the endless bugs that have plagued the Pixel since the series’ inception. All that’s left is the best version of Android.
WINNER: RIGHT TO REPAIR THE MOVEMENT
Our wildcard pick is the story that flew under the radar in 2022, helping Apple, Samsung and Google device owners repair their gadgets with official tools, the right parts and clear guides. It’s an official program that allows you to deploy.
For those who have campaigned for the right to fix their own gadgets, this is a big win. Parts are expensive now, but hopefully it will lead to a more sustainable environment where users are less inclined to throw out old technology.
Loser: Elon Musk
Masks were stinking in 2022. Tesla’s stock bounty plummeted, his questionable views robbed him of his grace as a potential savior of mankind, and his long-running $44 billion Twitter acquisition was a carnage.
This year saw Musk lay off many of his employees, free all the bad guys from Twitter jail, ditch many key standards and safety departments, and poll Twitter users asking if he should stay. Lifted by his own petard, the year ends. responsible person.
Ten million voted for him to step down in a landslide victory. Musk has promised he will step down if the new CEO proves to be “stupid enough.”
Loser: Xbox
Xbox users who have spent a fortune on the Xbox Series X have every right to be upset about 2022. Despite totaling zero high-profile first-party releases that year, PS5 gamers got God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon. Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, The Last of Us Part 1.
Game Pass continues to offer some gems old and new, but it’s certainly been a tough year for the company. Microsoft also faces the possibility of regulators blocking its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. 2023 should be better.
Loser: Netflix
Many would argue that the Netflix bubble really burst in 2022. Growth bottomed out and subscribers ditched the streaming service for the first time. I came to It launched an ad-funded layer (which was completely opposed), cracked down on password sharing (which was both cool and encouraged for years), and expanded into gaming I stepped on the trend.
It also accommodated the influx of new competitors into the streaming space and high-quality, high-profile programming from Apple TV, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Amazon Prime and more. Netflix is no longer the ultimate destination for streaming.
