Reggie is such a hater these days.

I don't think you know what VR is.... don't worry, I can help you out! V-R stands for "Virtual Reality". So with that new knowledge, you can now see that VR is out next year with loads of games ready to go.

You're welcome!

That's like saying, Kinect has games, so motion controls have future.

A bit early don't you think.

Does microsoft have 20-30 games in development for Kinect right now?

I saw forza on oculust and boy I can't see the point of vr yet

have you tried any of the recent VR prototypes?

sure, you want Matrix/SAO style VR, but what we have now already is a much bigger step into that direction than you seem to realize

HD gaming wasn't too important at launch of the Wii. Hell it took me about 3 years after the Wii was released for me to get a flat panel 1080p TV. Before that the prices were too high and I settled for my CRT 720p (component). I believe it made the Wii look better compared to the flat panel (jaggies stood out more on flat panel). Anyways HD gaming is important now because the technology is now mass market. Everyone owning flat panel 1080p TVs didn't happen till about 2009-2010.  Wii sold 100m+ so I don't think they made a mistake not making it more than 480p with component cables.

Funny you bring DVD/Blu Ray argument considering DVD players were cheap when the Wii released and Blu ray players were cheap when the Wii U released.  If you can't drop 50-150 dollars on a player then maybe you shouldn't be buying video game systems in the first place.

Nintendo already tried the Virtual Boy and have backed away from making the player look through huge goggles.  They are usually more focused on multiplayer (mainly local) and hopefully have more enjoyment in playing games with their friends/family.  VR is single player or online multiplayer focused.  There is no local multiplayer in the sense that everyone is starring directly into huge goggles and not paying attention to their immediate surroundings.

I knew virtual reality would be a success the first time that I saw it with the Oculus Rift. I can only imagine how fantastic it would be if I actually got to experience it for myself. I knew 3D was going to be a fad, but virtual reality is here to stay.

I won't say anything at the moment because some 45 years ago, people thought personal computers were a joke...now look where they are. I'm not saying that it will be an instant success but I'm not saying it'll be a failure either. It could pull a Wii or it could pull a Virtual Boy.

Watch who you're talking to. Anyway, reality is defined as "the world or the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them." or "the state or quality of having existence or substance.". As it stands, VR tech like Oculus or Morpheus don't truly accomplish those. When I wear a VR headset I don't believe what I'm seeing exists nor am I any more immersed in the world. Instead, I just have full camera movement with my head -which is more limiting than analogue sticks. The concept itself suffers from many many many issues that prevent this technique towards VR to evolve into something bigger. VR this way would involve the awkward 8 way treadmill I've seen some people use among other things. It's too clunky and people are buying into a dead end road. It's a glorified Chuck-E-Cheese game helmet. Nothing more, nothing less.