So there was vhs, beta, laser, dvd, blu, 3d..when is VR coming?
Is Cameron going to release Avatar 2 with VR support?
So you list a couple of formats for data storage, randomly 3D and VR. Neat.
So let's make this clear. There are storage formats. Most of them were decided by the porn industry. Almost all. Actually the first time the porn industry didn't decide what the next storage unit would be was bluray, movie industry decided on that. However, internet was in every home by then already so who the fuck cared. Porn industry was not bound to any way of storage anymore, thanks internet. So that. And yeah people still think PS3 was important for success of Bluray. Cute.
Then you say 3D. This is a way to display things. The way how you show content. Not related at all to your format of storage (besides that it needs more space to be stored but whatever). This is in line with color television, 540p TV, flatscreens (LED/plasma/LCD), digital signals, 60fps and bla bla bla. The way content is shown.
Then VR. Aswell a solution for showing content. Not related to how you store the actual content.
If you want to compare it to television/movies, which you obviously want because you talk about Avatar 2 and not about games: Display solutions always came down to best cost/quality-efficiency. 3D was cinema before it was in your living room. 4K the same. 48fps the same.
The trick is to produce for as many people as possible while its cost efficient. Making movies for the cinema is ok. 3D-content is cool when you need one single device (a projector) and some cheap glasses produced in asia (1 cent production value). Cinemas pay for the equipment, audience pays the fee and you are good to go. More fps need a new projector and thats it. Go for 4K and you can sell it as a novelty. One new projector. Still you reach thousands of people with that stuff.
Now think Avatar 2, think movies with VR. Glasses are at least 400 Dollar expensive (retail), plus camera (individual for every user. If they cannot look around, which demands a camera per person, people will start throwing up). This stuff should not break or be hard to clean/use because hundreds of people should use it. So you need a product that is easy to maintain. VR? No, it is not.
I imagine all kinds of content for VR; but no one will seriously produce for it. Actually, seriously produce for it. No Avatar 2 and no big games that sell the hardware. By the way, porn is still defining it all. You can consume it in 4K and 3D, but it is not the mass and not important for the market. Mass is still the shit you stream from various sides, free and in ok-quality. People want stuff that is easy to consume and cheap. You think VR is the solution for that?
