Remind me...Why were you in this threat again? How many times did you tell all of us now, that you’re never going to even try VR?!

I’d actually bet 10 minutes in Skyrim and Dirt Rally VR would be enough to convince 90% of the doubters here. If the ability to actually BE in a game instead of just watching it is a gimmick, then it’s the f’in best gimmick ever.

Until Dawn rush of blood (loved it) some horror ganme with a chick in a yellow dress. Some shitty shooting game where you couldnt move only point the gun. Some playstation VR thing with diving and a shooting game and RE7.

Well i must be that 10% then. I sold mine. Seeing guns and torches floating a few feet in front of me and holding a controller whilst inside a helmet connected to 5 million cables whilst sat down on a chair doesnt really convince me im there. At first i was blown away but then it just got boring quick and a major hassle to get out/put away

It's a gimmick.

with that said, being a gimmick doesnt really make it a bad thing.

It should be. Matrix/Holodeck isn't a gimmick, it's a natural progression.

I think people have become disillusioned with what VR actually means after the release of Oculus, PSVR ,Vive etc. It's not simply strapping a screen to your head, that's just the closest we're at.

I am happy to see someone else that is willing to advocate change in the gaming industry. It has been extreamly sad over the past decade to see the core gaming community absolutely do everything they can to try destroy this industry. Hopefully, a new wave of people will start to take over the mindshare of the gaming community, and embrace growth of the medium. How amazing would it be if we embraced things like expanded functionality, Motion Controls, 3D, Mobile Handhelds, Kinect, and VR, instead of cannibalizing them?

I really hope that VR is able to battle through the typical core gamer backlash, and reach enough regular people to let it get the momentum it is capable of. It would be extreamly refreashing if VR could break through and be a huge hit on consoles and PC, and not end up taking off as either its own crap stand alone product, or yet another offspring of mobile. For once it would be nice to have something born out Consoles and Handhelds that can actually maintain a premium quality level, as opposed to being revived as absolute garbage, and finally go on to become a major new sector. 

We really need Rockstar to put their foot down and make GTA6 a VR exclusive. We need Activision to be bold and bring COD to VR exclusively. These big players need to set the standard, and show people that VR is in fact the way AAA game development is going. They have the power to make the mass market excited about VR, and I hope they come out guns blazing with Gen 2 AR/VR. For every 1 gamer they loose from the shift to VR, I can easily see them picking up 2 or 3 more. Done right VR is an expereince, and that reaches a lot bigger audeince than a game ever could. 

VR is its own thing. What does it lure to that is not itself? It's a simple peripheral that has one specific purpose and does that purpose quite well. It's not an addon.

If steering wheels and VR headsets are gimmicks then so are controllers and keyboards.

I don't think it's a gimmick gimmick, but it's very close. Where some accessories are essential for certain type of games (steering wheel, joystick, mouse) and they will dramatically increase not only immersion, but also real life results, the VR doesn't. Not because it doesn't have potential to do so, but because of present implementations and technological limitations. If anything, in current form, it can be distracting. The bottom line is that it kind of is gimmicky, but it's just a matter of time when it won't be (unless it commercially fails by that time).

Years later and its still not a Now thing.

Its not a gimmick, its just not ready yet.