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by peoplearepeople 1112 days ago
There is a really compelling use case for VR that is under-exploited due to low resolution and heat output of various non-apple headsets:

Driving video games.

Driving in VR is 1000% times better than on a 2D screen, you can actually judge breaking distances, and you feel like you're actually going through the corner.

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Even taking this claim at face value, this is too niche of an audience to make VR compelling for investors.
I don't know about the absolute numbers but my general sense is that the market for harder core flying and driving and other simulators has actually declined at least as a proportion of the absolute market in the past 10 to 20 years.
Also flying. Flight simulators and space simulators are a blast in VR.