I've been attending conferences talking about the awesome applications of VR and AR for 10 years or so and even then it was a 'mature' research topic. I remember playing in a VR-CAVE as an undergrad years before that and listening to presentations about how this technology will be 'everywhere' in just a few years. I've seen (and worked for) companies invest stupid amounts of money in cutting edge setups only to have them collect dust. I'm just fatigued and disillusioned I guess, and just don't really believe any more. Wake me when it is more than a neat, yet niche, gaming peripheral.

...All that being said, I'm definitely planning on buying a VR headset, as a neat, yet niche, gaming peripheral.