Watching a video of something and using VR personally are two hugely different experiences.

If you're genuinely interested in forming an opinion, some of the larger computer stores will have the Oculus Quest available for customers to demo.

Far from a gimmick. You need to try it. My girlfriend who is not even a gamer has put down hundreds of hours and she didn't even want to try it at first.

When the first ps3 motion controllers came out, we played <that game with the swords and shields> until our hands hurt. I'm still surprised we didn't break any furniture or the controllers.

Lasted like 3 days though.

The fact that I do actual sports, including stuff with swords occasionally, might contribute to my "gimmick" opinion :)