I own a GearVR, and have played with a Vive, Oculus, and PS4 VR. Of those, the only real immersive experience I've had was playing Minecraft on the GearVR. Yes,

I own a GearVR, and have played with a Vive, Oculus, and PS4 VR. Of those, the only real immersive experience I've had was playing Minecraft on the GearVR. Yes, the resolution is low, but Minecraft is pretty low-resolution to begin with. The key seems to be the lack of wires and freedom of movement. I have a SteelSeries bluetooth controller, and I sat in a swivel chair to play. I agree with the article on the whole - there is no compelling use case for VR as it exists today, or as it will exist in the near future. Higher resolution will make some uses better (e.g. porn), but it's still going to be very limited-use. I can't wait to get my hands on a HoloLens. I think AR is going to be a killer tech, though I don't think it will really hit "mainstream" until direct retinal projection or a similar technology is widely available. It's still not socially acceptable to wear an HMD in public.