It'll become mainstream eventually, some things take time. DVD came out in 1997, it wasn't really adopted by a lot of people until 2001/2002.
HDTV took like 8-10 years before everyone had one.
For a lot of the 80s/early 90s many households didn't have a PC. The internet was around from the early 1990s, but a lot of people didn't really get it until 7-8 years later.
There will eventually be headsets that are $200, and eventually there will be headsets that are lighter with less wires too. It's not a matter of "if" simply a matter of "when".
There's definitely interest in it I think, the kiosks for the tech I see in malls or local festivals always have people wanting to try it out, it's just still tech that needs a couple of layers of refinment.
A VR headset that's lighter/less wired for Playstation 5 with PS5 level visuals and is cheaper will start to really get things going. VR on PS4 is like online on PS2 ... it's just taking it's initial steps. The gaming potential is simply too high for it.
