I have been really tempted to jump into VR for a little while now, I tried it when the quest first came out, the very first one but it was too blurry and made me dizzy. I've considered getting back into it again, but the thing that has made me really hesitant is I've heard that VR is not in the greatest place and that it's really tough to find good VR games to play. For example, there's Fallout and Skyrim VR but they're not really in good shape, and it takes a lot of modding and tweaking to get them to actually work properly. But I'm curious what other people think. Do you think VR is in a good enough place to be able to play it and enjoy it long-term? Or is it some sort of short-term hype thing?

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Started with a Rift way back and recently got a Quest 3. As you're already aware, it comes down to the games you want to play. I've invested a bit in a setup for flight simming, because I love helicopters. Because helis are so sensitive, VR actually gives you much better control (it also increases your immersion, obviously). I replayed Half Life Alyx recently, and it's still great. And then I spend a bit of time in Beat Sabre several days a week. Oh, and there's a puzzle game where you just use your hands to match a set of blocks to a 3d shape. It's great not always using controllers. In terms of the quality of VR - it might not have improved enough to 'cure' your nausea yet. The quest 3 was a big step up in clarity compared to the Rift, but your peripheral vision is cut off, and it's still a ways off from normal vision.