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I mean, VR has happened, and been happening for like a decade... is what's not happening that it hasn't replaecd every system and been the only or even primary method of gaming... no. Is it mark zuckerbergs "metaverse" where we start working from home, by wanting to go into a VR virtual workspace or hold our productivity meetings in VR... no obviously not.
Is it a viable option of gaming, along with mobile phone games, PC games, Console games, and portable console games, yes it has a place there right now.
I assume they meant more that it has never really become mainstream but idk
Tell that to apple, microsoft, metaverse hype, nintendo virtuaboy, google glass, sony and the year to year decline in headset sales for the niche products that exist lol
Umm... what the heck are these choice of examples. Mainly we are talking gaming VR devices. we can basically scrap the "metaverse", apple, microsoft, google glass off the list.
Virtualboy? we're talking an attempt to make VR in the days before anything close to a viable technology even existed.
Realistically the products I'd say are actually, modern VR gaming are more or less oculus, valve index, and maybe the playstation VR thing?
Really though, not a huge shocker that sales are declining, as a gaming niche, I don't see them as the kind of thing people are likely to upgrade on the regular. Least not unless/until someone majorly blows away the weight/bulk of them. Say take me, I'm probably a typical user, I bought a quest 2, about 3 years ago... happy with it.
am I buying a quest 3, nope, bought my son an index as a big christmas gift 2 years ago... is he going to upgrade his, probably not.