Evidence.zip:
http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=39378.45I was fairly close to convincing my parents I wanted a Sony HMD (Head Mounted Display, if you didn't know) in 2004. Shame new ones were like $1400 though lol.
Not to mention the most viewed version of the Nintendo ON video is on my old YouTube account, uploaded in 2006:
VR and me are best buds. I took a wait and see approach to the Oculus because it was in dev mode and then eventually released for a crazy high price, not to mention the PC rig needed to run it. Same with Vive and PSVR.
If I had a Samsung phone I'd definitely have gotten full-steam on Gear VR (especially with Dead Secret.) Thankfully Daydream standardizes the concept for all flagship Android phones going forward.