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I strongly suspect that VR will take off once it can pass through facial expressions, gaze, and other body language with high fidelity. At that point it will probably be substantially better than normal videoconference, and will take off extremely quickly (first for business meetings and perhaps social gatherings; then for virtual worlds)

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Agreed, VR still has a ton of medium term improvements to make on a technical level, much more than, say, consoles. Going from PS4 to PS5, the SSD is a huge change, the controller is pretty nifty, but ultimately it's not that big of a change other than the faster loading times. And that's after 7 years.

Meanwhile, comparing a Quest 2 vs a 2013 headset like the Oculus Rift DK1 is like night and day. No comparison. Everything about it is a vast improvement that completely changes how you experience VR.

This, greatly improved comfort, and quality 3D scanning\photogrammetry being mainstream (close with Apple LIDAR) at the same or similar cost (~$200-$500 for a standalone HMD) enables a host of interesting stuff. Right now Social VR and VR collaboration software has some potential, but is more awkward and challenging to use than video conferencing.

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