Honestly, I don’t think I’ve met more than 2 or 3 people in my life who even had a headset.

In fact, whenever I see a VR headset in a TV show or film meant to depict the present day, it makes it abundantly clear that the writers are well off older people who are going to whine about the youth and are out of touch with how the majority of Americans live their life (or they’re being forced to make these choices by geezer executives that fit my description).

It’s kind of similar to how the 1980s-2000s sitcom archetype of weird hyper best friend has been replaced by the “my whole personality is social media” archetype that is frequent in lower quality media these days.

You might be right. I just took a look at the sales, and last year did see a 12% drop. Apple's Vision Pro is over priced and lacks software, and the Meta Quest 3 saw high initial sales but has dropped a lot since then.

It is definitely a very niche product with a high price point that prevents it from making broader market appeal.

But oddly, Meta is reporting increase in VR game revenue, so I guess games are still selling on its platform at the least.