As many of you are no doubt aware Virtual Reality is back! The mediocre headsets from the 1990s are back. However, unlike the 90s we have excellent products like the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift. They are excellent headsets and are in glorious HD resolution. But will these reborn headset be successful? Lets look and see what is required for VR to remain and not return to obscurity. There are three important factors to VR’s Sucess.

First is Affordability. You want you product to have a reasonable price to the general public can enjoy your product. For Example, When the PlayStation 3 was announced it was at an infamous retail price of 599 US Dollars, since the price was too high for many during a recession economy the PS3 was for a period of time a failure. Reaching an affordable price is great because you will have the product in more hands.

Next, We have Accessibility. This is important because it determines who will be using your device. Video Game Consoles are an excellent example of this. Consoles are easy to use all that is required is that you plug the system in your TV and play it. Having you device be easy to use provides you with an enormous advantage.

Whether VR headset will be a commercial success or failure will depend on if it reaches the benchmarks of Affordability and Accessibility. So if you are flying in a VR spaceship in three years is entirely based on VR meeting these standards.