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That 1999 Wired article predicted we'd all be wearing VR helmets by 2010
I had to choose between buying a VR headset last year or sticking with my old flatscreen for gaming. I picked the flatscreen because I remember reading that Wired piece calling wearable displays the future by 2010. Twenty three years later and I still don't know anyone who owns one. The article said we'd ditch monitors completely by 2005. My 2023 decision feels exactly like betting against that hype all over again. Anyone else ignore VR because of old predictions that flopped?
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evanpalmer23d ago
Man, I feel this so hard. I remember that article too and it really made me skeptical of VR for years. I finally tried a friend's headset last month and it was actually pretty cool, but I still can't justify spending that kind of cash when my old monitor works fine. Those old predictions really messed with my trust in the whole idea.
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