There are a coupe drawbacks to VR (lower graphics settings, harder to interact with the cockpit, etc.) but I think folks will be creative as time moves forward solving all of those issues.
I’m fortunate I’m on a top-end rig (i7-10700k and a 3090) and even I had to tweak it a bit to get smooth visuals.
I’m not quite as hardcore as some (a lot?) of the guys here. I have a lot of pilot friends tho I myself am not one - I find myself considering going for my PPL some day so I do try to fly “realistically”.
I’ll say with VR, and given my own personal insane stress levels… I’ve been literally able to make myself feel like I’m somewhere else. Flying some of the bush trips in VR, or just a random flight down the CA coast, or over Arizona somewhere… I find myself with lower blood pressure, lower heartrate, I’m relaxed just looking out the window as it gently floats by, piston engine(s) gently humming in the background.
I know I won’t get that experience with a monitor. It’s a difference between “Hey wow that looks exactly like California!” and “Hey wow I’m IN California!”