>but the truth is that VR has been tried and failed repeatedly over the last two decades. Maybe it's not VR as most think of it, but the problem has existed fo

>but the truth is that VR has been tried and failed repeatedly over the last two decades. Maybe it's not VR as most think of it, but the problem has existed for even longer when considering 3D movies in the 1950s. Since then the same cycle of new technology, hype, sizzle, and obsolescence seems to play out whenever there is a new invention. VR is not like other technologies once written off that became ubiquitous, instead it replays itself with each generation before they discover that it's terrible and not enjoyable. This article is one of the best explanations out there why it will never succeed with permanence.