https://modretro.com/blogs/blog/the-future-is-retro
Looks pretty cool. Plus, Palmer seems like an ok guy: https://archive.is/LMNJF
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey donated $100,000 to fund Donald Trump’s inaugural celebrations through shell companies named after elements from classic video game Chrono Trigger, The Washington Post and Mother Jones report.
He's rich enough that I doubt he's out to make a quick buck or grift nostalgia. He's just doing what he enjoys now. He certainly wasn't the first person to hack together a VR headset either (he used a lot of free advice and build instructions from the VR forum he was participating on before starting Oculus) but props to him for actually making a business out of it. Ideas are nice but successful execution is far more important.
That is something that MANY people don't think about or downplay. It's not enough to be right or to have the right idea. You also have to put in the work, put in the follow through, and add a bit of luck too.