Why VR Gaming Still Hasn’t Gone Mainstream
Virtual reality has been labeled “the future of gaming” more times than most players can count.
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Virtual reality has been labeled “the future of gaming” more times than most players can count.
For decades, PC and console gaming followed largely separate paths. Consoles offered fixed hardware, standardized performance, and simplicity.
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For most of gaming history, platforms were walls. You picked a console or a PC and that choice quietly shaped who you played with, how competitive your matches felt, and even how long a game stayed alive.
For decades, the line between console gaming and PC gaming felt clear and rigid. Consoles were defined by simplicity, fixed hardware, curated storefronts, and tightly controlled ecosystems.
Console gaming has always sold itself on simplicity. You plug it in, you sit down, and it works.
In modern games, very few things feel as immediately satisfying as landing a hit.
For decades, competitive gaming lived inside carefully guarded walls. PC players competed with PC players. Console players stayed in their own ecosystems.
Few topics in modern gaming spark debate as consistently as the question of controller aim versus mouse aim.
For more than two decades, open world games have represented a promise. Vast landscapes. Total freedom.
For as long as console gaming has existed, debates about performance have followed closely behind.
For most of its history, PC gaming has thrived on a simple promise. If you were willing to learn, tinker, and upgrade over time, you could get better performance, more flexibility, and longer system lifespans than any closed console platform could offer.
For decades, console gaming and PC gaming lived in clearly defined lanes. Consoles were built around controllers, designed for couch play, split screens, and accessibility.
For decades, the console vs PC debate has been framed as a rivalry fueled by tribal loyalty, spec sheets, and internet arguments that rarely evolve.