Trying to use Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 Trial and Editor Fails to Open Every Time on M1 Max Mac

Photoshop Elements 2024 works just fine as a trial, but for whatever reason, Photoshop Elements 2025 dies when I try to open the editor application. I have tried the Creative Cloud cleaner multiple times after repeated installs. It looks like I'm too late to buy a 2024 license from anywhere, so there really is no Adobe Photoshop Elements option available to me. I don’t really want to pay for an application (even if it's on sale) if it the Editor portion won't  even open after a fresh install. I have reported the crash to Apple, but I’m not sure if there is anything else I should try. I'm on the latest Mac OS (Sequoia 15.2) on my M1 Max 14" MacBook Pro (32GB RAM, 32 GPU cores, 10 CPU cores, 1TB storage).  It's been years since I've considered coming back to Adobe to be able to use my X-rite Colorchecker Passport with RAW photos, now I'm not so sure it's a good idea.