Farewell to the Not-So-Great Tech Year of 2024
Welcome to the dawn of 2025. As we reflect on the past year, it’s hard not to acknowledge the significant disappointments in technology. Selecting our most notable offenders from 2024 proved challenging, particularly considering it was less than stellar for innovation and progress within the tech realm. With social media caught in a troubling downward trend, persistent debates over the potential banning of TikTok in America, and an overwhelming flood of edited and deepfaked media content, the online landscape has become overwhelmingly chaotic. Are we experiencing a digital wasteland? Is tech fatigue setting in? Or are we simply observing artificial intelligences engaged in conversations that are entirely self-referential? Amidst this backdrop of turmoil lie outdated technologies struggling for relevance, Intel’s ongoing battle to reclaim its competitive edge, and those oft-criticized AI assistants that seem more burdensome than beneficial.
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A Nod to Nostalgic Gaming Hits and Misses
This month marks Sony’s unveiling of their latest lineup for PlayStation Plus subscribers as they venture into 2025 with offerings that include Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered, and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. The inclusion of Suicide Squad, however surprising due to its tumultuous journey marked by numerous delays and predominantly unfavorable feedback—which reportedly cost Warner Bros around $200 million—has raised eyebrows among fans.
The developers have confirmed that while current content updates will cease after this season, there aren’t any immediate plans announced regarding shutting down gameplay completely just yet. So enjoy it while you still… can?
Status Update: Keep an eye on these titles as their futures remain uncertain amidst fluctuating player interest.
