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 As a VR enthusiast, I'm rather disappointed that there hasn't been meaningful progress in the past 4 years. Seems like Half Life: Alyx remains the peak of VR gaming...

I'm still using the same hardware that was top of the line 6 years ago. Unclear when we'll get next generation hardware improvements. 🤷‍♂️ 
 Curious to see where Valve is headed with the next iteration of the Index. 
 lots of people complain vr makes them nauseous 
 They need to develop sea legs, takes a few times 
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 I was a huge fan of Echo VR. It is crazy how nothing has gotten much better in half a decade.  
 I wish there was VR hardware that was built on open source, sovereign ownership of your data etc 
Pity apple and meta dominate the market so much….
I love VR…. But it sadly feels like simple surveillance to me now… 
 asgard's wrath 2 was fun for a minute. my favorite remains population one 
 Have you tried VTOL VR? The UX so good that it feels immersive even with simplified graphics. Also, good community. 
 I haven't tried it, perhaps I will! 
 AI stole the hype (and GPU product dev) 
 VR is for cockpit simulation. Flight sim, race sim, space sim. Never botherd even looking at games made specifically for VR.  
 It will never catch on if you have to put heavy, huge glasses on your head and feel sick to boot