I’ve recently switched to VS Code, and the driving issue for me was really related to the popularity of the editor. Some combination of the LSP server and the chain of emacs packages to interface with that server were constantly broken. I can’t blame the maintainers, seeing as the LSP was being implemented by a skeleton crew and the various emacs packages were abandoned short of a couple heroes fixing some of the big bugs.

I still miss things like Magit, the binds from Spacemacs, the project integration from Projectile and Ivy/Helm, and more. VS Code has some other pluses too though, like a better terminal and smooth rendering / performance. I don’t see emacs getting those features without more popularity, but I hope VS Code gets the things I miss given how many people use it.