It’s also been a year of interesting shifts.
What was proclaimed the inevitable future of VR eighteen months ago the Metaverse is now dead in the water.
Meanwhile, the headsets that have dominated this year point to the growing platform-based nature of VR.
Oh well, at least everyone in Horizon Worldshas legs now.
Indeed, VR gaming has saved all the good stuff for the last three months.
But will that remain the case?
Meta has been pushing to make the Quest its own platform for years now.
At what point does the Quest sever its connection with the PC entirely?
I think this may well happen eventually, but it’s unlikely in the short term.
Alongside its baseline audience, the Quest also has a huge user base on Steam.
As for what else the future holds, the short answer is: more headsets and more games.
It’s likely we’ll see Apple’s Vision Pro next year, possibly as early as January.
But let’s close out 2023 with a quick glance at what we’ll be playing next year.
But by far the most exciting VR prospect for next year isTaskmaster VR.
Getting chewed out by a virtual Greg Davies for playing VR Jenga badly?
That alone is worth spend 500+ on some fancy goggles for your face.
