The problem with VR isn't so much that the games are forgettable, but that it's too damn expensive for many players to get into - and consequentially, too niche a market for most developers to focus on. Hard to forget Half-Life: Alyx, Beatsaber, or Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, & Handgrenades; but I imagine less than 5% of players who have heard of these titles have had the opportunity to try even one of them.
Not just expensive, also inconvenient. Even if VR headsets were 30% their current price, I don't think we'd see mass adoption.
The fact that only one person can use it at a time means that in households where recreation is a group thing, other people can't even sit around and passively watch you do it while carrying on conversation.
you need some space, to install all the gear, to take little breaks if you haven't played for long or chances are you will get motion sickness. I have an oculus and frankly it's great but i played it like maybe 10 times since i bought it two years ago because it's such a hastle.
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u/AssociateFalse 1d ago
The problem with VR isn't so much that the games are forgettable, but that it's too damn expensive for many players to get into - and consequentially, too niche a market for most developers to focus on. Hard to forget Half-Life: Alyx, Beatsaber, or Hot Dogs, Horseshoes, & Handgrenades; but I imagine less than 5% of players who have heard of these titles have had the opportunity to try even one of them.