VR is not even remotely like 3D TV's or Cinema's. Funny that you mentioned the matrix, it is much closer to that spectrum, a scary thought when you consider this is just the beginning, but quite amazing at the same time considering we have free will to enter and exit potentially infinite environments whenever we want.
My initial thought was this will be huge with corporations, hospitals, airline training centers etc, that is pretty much what you are seeing in many parts of the world.
As far as gaming goes, I have a triple screen setup, my DK2 & Ordered CV1 combined cost less than 1 of those screens, so cost is a moot point, most gamers with disposable incomes will spend money on a good screen at some point.
As far as spending money on a beast card, asynchronous timewarp has pretty much solved that issue for CV1 users, the performance boost is massive, check the VR forums, people are running ultra on 970's, moderate settings on lower end cards. My plan was to get a Pascal, I'll be sticking with a 980TI for a while now.
It is certainly not a fad, the leap is bigger than going from top down early GTA style games to viewing full environments in the newer versions. You are there in 1:1 scale, not merely watching a screen.
Thankfully mate, I am less than 2 minutes from a beach, and 1 hour drive from some of the most amazing Deserts & Canyons on the planet. I do miss green fields though, have to wait for my Summer fix in good ol England
Have to admit, you do sound like a bit of an old grumpy technophobe. My old man was quite anti technology, retired F4 Phantom & Jaguar pilot, Just writes books now, slightly worried about keeping himself amused in his old age. Showed him DCS and demoed VR, he was blown away, plan is to build him a VR/HOTAS simulator rig to help keep him entertained during those long winters up in Northern UK.
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