I have been playing online multiplayer VR games for years, with servers full of people who would beg to differ. The things you report (initial novelty, nausea,

I have been playing online multiplayer VR games for years, with servers full of people who would beg to differ. The things you report (initial novelty, nausea, uncanny valley, little justification for the expense) simply are not applicable to anyone who plays VR for longer than a few Beat Saber sessions in front of friends & family. Of course it's a niche, but there is demand. Especially in Gen Z, many of whom received Quest HMDs over the last few years and have been rabid adopters who will grow up to be committed customers. Lobbies for basically every game on offer are full of them (for better or worse).