On the discouragement side I'll say this. I've seen multiple listings over the years on Pinside for virtual pinball setups where the seller is selling it to purchase a single real pinball machine.
I've always been interested in virtual pinball but didn't want to make the investment into a full size cabinet due to the cost and the space it takes up. I had a local cabinet maker make the front end of a pinball machine to use as a VR pinball cabinet. The cabinet can also be placed in front of a TV and used there as well. With that being said I haven't used it much lol.
