10 years ago, many people would have thought 2026 would see widespread use of VR, but we’re still waiting. Oddly, just as the tech to support already exists. 2026’s top-of-the-line VR headsets are technically impressive. However, they are still expensive and headache-inducing after extended periods of use.
It’s odd. The many possible useful applications for VR still exist. When will the tech finally take off? What will it take? I suspect that if someone could make a great headset that was in the $100 range, that might do the trick. Perhaps that is in the near future.
VR is already in widespread use, and the existing technology is great already. Facebook can go piss up a rope, they are not needed for any involvement in VR and probably have been holding the industry back. I, for one, would never buy a Facebook-associated piece of hardware or software.
Also “headache inducing” is subjective to the user and the equipment, not a universal problem with VR.