Gaming in 2018?

The actual development of gaming so far seems only towards the visuals and audio. The story itself will always be something that can be originally conceived for as many years possible, but when it comes to asking ourselves what we can make realistic, visuals are really the only thing we can accept. Smell and taste really shouldn't be a component in development, and touch can cause some issues if say we were playing a game like Far Cry. Sound will always be set to recording the appropriate sounds and music, so therefore I believe visuals are what's left.

VR Headsets will definitely become more common, but more recreational than anything. No one really wants to be standing up competing against other people for hours, even though there are areas where tournaments are held for shooter/action games for the VR sets.