A rare internet comment that is the inverse of the now, cliche "VR is niche and AR will be (or is... if you consider pokemon go AR) mainstream" AR needs to get

A rare internet comment that is the inverse of the now, cliche "VR is niche and AR will be (or is... if you consider pokemon go AR) mainstream" AR needs to get a lot better before its immersive, and there might be limits to displays that make true hard AR impossible or unlikely. I think most of the mainstream use cases that people imagine for AR are pretty basic, ie text and icon overlays over video, so immersion isn't viewed as an important aspect. In the context of games I think it's hard to design a good AR game because you don't have control over the environment the player is in. It does open up a lot of fun location based ideas though. I also kind of like the idea of hybrid physical digital games although those will always be niche due to costs and setup friction.