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We're still extremely early into gaming. More realistic graphics and more immersive sounds are all well and good, but they still fall well short of the real-life-like sensorial experience you'd have if you truly embodied your character in a meaningful sense.

VR is the first baby step toward that, but then what? We still need much better science and tech, especially in BCI, for one.

But one day the likes of Elden Ring and GTA6 will have much more in common with the Atari 2600 Space Invaders port than whatever's the state of the art by then.