Another side effect that might not be immediately obvious to many cis people -- VR provides a safe place to explore your gender identity without fear. Want to swap out for a female/male body when you look down? It's as easy as toggling a switch in many games.
I recently tried the PlayStation VR in a store; it was a really strange experience to look down at myself when playing the EVE demo, to find out I a) had a body and b) it was of the other gender.
I thought that was the most interesting part of the experience; the spaceships looked pretty flat in the distance and I was sad that my hands in-game didn't move along with my controller (as they do in some games).
