That said...it is VR although is getting bigger still plenty of people without headsets or people with issues with them.

That was one problem yes. There isn't really any need for the metaverse to VR only, at least not initially. Even Facebook actually came up with a sort of workaround for this problem where you could use your phone and navigate an avatar around with on-screen controls. It would have probably worked better on a desktop computer which is something they never bothered to implement but it wouldn't be that hard to make.

If it was actually fun and useful and people used it on a regular basis other people would be incentivised to go out and spend big bucks on a VR headset. Trying to get people to buy the VR headset first was never going to work, only enthusiasts were going to get one that way around, and they weren't actually interested in metaverse all that much, they were going after traditional gaming experiences, watching 3D movies, and porn obviously.