I can understand them wanting to curate at the start, first impressions are critical and shovelware (quickly ported existing Android games and apps) could pois

I can understand them wanting to curate at the start, first impressions are critical and shovelware (quickly ported existing Android games and apps) could poison the well. I'm personally highly interested in developing for Daydream and VR in general, I believe Google's trying to make VR affordable for the masses. Waiting a few months isn't a big deal, if it will help establish a quality bar for what is a good mobile VR app.