[Calist0]

Lots of people have long-distance relationships.

But even if you're not very into socializing online. You'll be able to sit and work at an EMPTY desk, with no monitor and no mouse, put on your lightweight headset, and suddenly have 3 large monitors appear in front of you which you can manipulate with your hands (think Minority Report, Tom Cruise), while working in a more aesthetically pleasing environment.

You'll be able to sit in your empty living room, put on your VR headset, and suddenly have a 100 inch TV in front of you to watch movies -- without having to buy this TV in real life.

Buying a monitor may seem as ridiculous as buying a fax machine.

[umanwizard]

Serious question, what DPI do you estimate VR goggles would need to have in order to replicate the experience of looking at a 4K monitor from 30 inches away?

If this fantasy technology were actually invented (and made comfortable to wear and affordable) then I'd buy it, sure, but I'll believe that when I see it.

[lordnacho]

It doesn't seem like FB is well placed to provide this experience though, aside from having a pile of money and engineers.

You'd have to think Apple could do the trick with their history of building integrated hardware/software experiences and a similar war chest, but it's also far enough away from the core products of most of the giants that some outsider might get there first.