[scrollaway]

Calling VR insubstantial is absurd. Just because VR helmets won't be as popular as mobile phones doesn't make them so. It's like calling an Xbox insubstantial.

What VR lacks in game variety, it makes up for in how unique the experience is. VR consoles will be able to get new games and apps, while "regular" consoles won't get more unique without releasing new models.

Gaming in VR is also a lot more beginner friendly. Console Controllers are not intuitive, whereas VR controls almost always are.

In short, VR is already very viable and its future is extremely promising. But if you want to short stuff, be my guest.

[mbank]

I get your point. But with all due respect, the comparison is unfortunately off by a substantial magnitude: overall VR devices sold world wide in 2019: <6M (https://www.statista.com/statistics/671403/global-virtual-re...) xbox sales alone are quite constantly at 50M per month (!!!)

(https://www.statista.com/statistics/1005403/global-xbox-one-...)

VR seems to be one of these things that keep on being promising I suppose...

[scrollaway]

Then it sounds like you're not really getting my point.

VR as is today is a new tech. The Quest 2 is a recent release, second model of a new lineup. Xbox 360 was released in 2005 so look at xbox sales in like, 2006 instead. Which… checks numbers, hey look, 4 million units.

[selfhoster11]

> Console Controllers are not intuitive, whereas VR controls almost always are.

Almost all console controllers follow a similar control scheme for decades (minus the front buttons like "share" or the touchpads). I don't see them as unintuitive.

[Duralias]

They are for someone who hasn't ever played a game, easier to get them to learn how to do stuff with vr controllers than with a console controller, vr incorporates far more normal movements that everyone already knows how to do, like picking stuff up or aiming a gun/bow, shooting is easy it is aiming it that is hard.

[scrollaway]

Billions of people have never held a console controller. For them, VR will be far more intuitive than controllers. VR is intuitive for all humans.

I invite you to watch this extremely enlightening video: https://youtu.be/nyJUza39ELE (it's also a good channel in general)

[spywaregorilla]

> whereas VR controls almost always are

hold wand to chin to Doubt