[lostruinsofraku]

Its odd to me, but I would describe VR as not addicting. Its a very fun experience when you are there, but I never really feel the pull to go back. Also, the amount of stuff you can do in VR is not much. People act like you can have a fake VR house and have apps on the wall in each room you walk through. Can't do that. I should be able to do scrolling RSS feeds on the walls of my room like a poster, but I can't do that yet. What about paper documents on the floor that you can point at and select and then MS Word opens? Any type of interaction like that is not there yet really.

[rchaud]

VR gaming reminds me of coin-op arcades. Those games were never as fun when they were ported to consoles. There is something about having a dedicated hardware (seats, steering wheels, light guns) that goes away when you have a home system and have to purchase all those accessories and play at home by yourself.

Also, with 55" 4K TVs and 3-monitor setups becoming common, there's plenty of immersion available with last-gen technology. Maybe for most, VR is something that's better as a one-off sort of thing.