You are being hostile, arrogant and irrational.
A hub needs a single port but that doesn't mean that you can get away with a single hub.Nor that using a hub for multiple devices is a good idea. As i point out for charging - maybe you use an iphone and your device is slow to charge but many more folks need more than that.
Most people don't have networked printers and will never buy a new one.
Most monitors don't have USB.
I have stated that i have no idea "how well the diff VR components would share a port" and you are not being very convincing with that tone and attitude.
There is also a difference between what isdoable and what ideal, what's possible and what's the most convenient. It's more convenient not to have to connect and disconnect things but it is true that optical or external HDDs can be connected to hub(that costs extra $) as they are rarely in use.
Anyway, i will not check your reply so as i fail to see any upside in doing so.
Wow, that was harsh. I'm sorry if I was a bit brash, but irrational? I don't quite see that. Still, I'll try to tone it down a bit. I simply think the situation you're drawing up is very, very unlikely. Why?
First off, sales of external storage has dropped significantly over the last few years. People with huge local storage needs are moving to NAS boxes, while the public in general is moving to cloud storage. Of course, loads of people still have USB drives that the use for occasional backups - but the key word is occasional. They're made to be connected when needed, then put away.
Second, if you can afford a $800 VR headset, you can afford a $30 USB 3.0 hub. Even a $35 powered one if you need to charge your phone. If not, you have some seriously odd spending priorities. More power to you, I guess. Also, I'm not saying to connect your VR headset and controller through a hub, just to get one alongside it and connect something else to it.
Third, even a $10 USB 2.0 hub will run a USB headset/headphone, printer and other various peripherals (mic, webcam, so on) with no problem at all. Unless you have a 4k or 1080p60 webcam, in which case you put that in one of your native 3.0/3.1 ports.
Fourth, I seriously disagree about your printer statement. Sure, lots of people have 5+ year-old printers. And kudos to them - throwing out working hardware to get a new shiny feature is one of my least favourite things. But even my 4-year-old mid-range consumer HP inkjet AIO has WiFi. It's really not uncommon. I've seen $60-70 laser printers with either WiFi or ethernet (rarely both in lower price ranges, though). It's not hard to find. And again, routers have printer sharing ports. Even my D-link from ~2008 has one. The crappy fiber modem-router combo that my ISP provided has one. Again, if you can afford an $800 VR headset, you can afford a router with a printer sharing port.
Fifth: this qoute:
A hub needs a single port but that doesn't mean that you can get away with a single hub.Nor that using a hub for multiple devices is a good idea.
The whole point of using a hub is connecting multiple devices to a single port. Unless all those devices are high-bandwidth ones in constant use (say, a DAS or RAID SSD enclosure used for intensive work, VR headset, 4k webcam while streaming), it'll work just fine. The USB protocol is designed for hubs to work just fine, and they do for the vast majority of devices. Most USB devices either only transmit data sporadically (printers and the like) or have very, very low bandwidth requirements (speakers, headsets, mice, keyboards). Even if you connect a blazing-fast SSD to your hub, it will perform at ~100% of its potential unless something else is taxing the hub at the same time.
And sure. Most monitors don't have USB hubs. But most >$200 monitors have USB hubs. And if you have a <$200 monitor and a $800 VR headset, again, you have some very odd priorities.
Now, get me right, I'm not saying that there are no fringe cases where people might need more than 8 ports (6 rear + 2 front) and can't afford a hub or can't use one for what they need. I'm just saying that those cases are very, very, very rare. That the average user needs fewer USB ports today than 5-6-7 years ago is an indisputable fact. And if you're a user with above-average needs - buy a hub. Seriously. It's $30. And it'll last for ever and ever and probably not need an upgrade. And it's nice to have lying around anyway.