Oculus founder says Virtual Boy hurt the VR industry

Coming from Oculus founder Palmer Luckey...

Not really a VR device, IMO. No head tracking, low field of view, essentially a monochrome 3DTV. A real shame, too, because the association of the Virtual Boy with VR hurt the industry in the long run. It did have the first LED display in a consumer device, though - probably the best contrast of any display up to that point!

I really can't deny that opinion. The Virtual Boy really did make people quite wary of Virtual Reality back in the day. It's taken a long time to overcome that stigma, and while the Virtual Boy didn't manufacture those issues alone, it certainly had to contribute somewhat.