Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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    Playing racing games on PC.

    At first, it’s just a few racing games with an Xbox controller.

    Then it get more complicated with the more advanced racing sim/arcade and the controller isn’t enough anymore.

    Then come a simple wheel and pedals set.

    But now the games is way more enjoyable, then up the difficulty.

    Now I need gear shifter, hand brake, better monitor, better PC.

    Then not long until I need a full racing cockpit to mount everything on.

    And now, after all that is just the beginning.

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      Preech, my simrig is the price of a modest car at this point.

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        I enjoy VR games, but I can’t get into VR racing. I can’t see the wheel, the shifter so it’s hard to enjoy immersion when I had to fumbling to find a grip. I can’t see the control buttons so navigating the menu is a pain in the rear end.

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          Similarly I lose immersion when I’m going into a corner and I struggle to see the car on my inside. That’s why I want to try VR.

          I don’t play with a shifter, just paddles on the wheel (driving F4 in iracing), so I don’t think I’d have any trouble with where the controls are. Maybe the Apple Vision Pro will end up being the best racing headset though and solve your problem.