There might be a tethered version of Alloy for high-end gamers at some point in the future, he also said.
Another issue with a standalone headsets is battery life, as is often the case with mobile devices.
Nevertheless, with Alloy, Intel is taking advantage of virtual and augmented reality trends.
"Over the next few years, VR and AR are going to start to merge functionality," said Gartner's Blau. "These all-in-one VR headsets are going to be important for that.