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jake_the_fake1 on 07 January 2016
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Yep, I figured VR was dead on arrival!

It solves none of the problems introduced by 3D TV's but instead makes them worse. It further increases the barrier of entry as well as decreasing the ease of use making VR simply not consumer friendly, and this isn't even factoring in the required gaming PC which can handle the processing required to give a good VR experience.

VR will end up being nothing more than a novelty for some enthusiasts but nothing more, just like 3D TV's, 3D gaming on PC and PS3 was, short lived before death as the industry moved on. At best, depending on Price, the PSVR for the PS4 may give VR a blip on the consumer radar but in terms of adoption and sales i'm predicting no more success than the original Kinect. In other words, a fad that came and went but never stayed.

You want the future? You want the technology that actually solves the problems of VR and 3D before it? Then holographic display technology is what you are after!

This technology has made jumps and leaps, and once it enters the consumer electronics market, it will be that 'First colour' TV moment all over again, that's what I'm predicting. Sure it will be expensive, but unlike VR it will be a shared experience that all in 1 room can enjoy, it would also be no different than setting up a TV and blu-ray player is now, and this is a huge win for the mass consumers who aren't tech savy, so a high price would be a much easier sell seeing all the value add that can be actually advertised with it, much like how Top TV manufactures are pushing 4k displays now.

Also, the way I see it, holographic displays could lead to full holodecks just like in startreck, sure it may be limited to certain venues, but wouldn't it be friggin awesome to enter one? I think it would be much better than putting on a dopey VR helmet and looking like retards, at least in a Holodecks you'll look normal while having the same fun....that's just me though.

Japanese Researchers Are Making Holograms You Can Touch
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/119671/20151229/japanese-researchers-making-holograms-touch.htm