Quoted from kmoore88:As the current generation of pinball owners ages the younger digital generation will have significantly less interest in owning 300 pound toys.
I don't know if that's the case. Take a look at heavy vinyl records. Baby boomers dropped vinyl for CDs but now young hipsters proudly display their 12" collection.
I'm sure plenty of people in the future will say things like "yes virtual gaming is fun and convenient, but I love the weight and feel of a real machine..."
For what it's worth I've been following the rebirth of VR since the Oculus Kickstarter and have bought a few of them to mess around with. There's still a long way to go for VR to take over. Once the novelty wears off you're generally left thinking "please take this silly thing off my head..."