How do you even begin to encapsulate the polarity of feelings the HTC Vive can inspire in an overall verdict? The HTC Vive is the bastion of high-end virtual reality in 2016, but its cost of entry isn't just a monetary value (despite that being the largest factor).

Truly stepping into VR for the first time; Intuitive motion controllers; Simplicity of Chaperone system

Very expensive for general consumer; Base Station fitting is a nightmare; Mediocre library at launch

We are in virtual reality's infancy, but the HTC Vive is already very capably showing off what a premium VR experience is capable of looking like. [Update: Its closest competitor, the Oculus Rift , may have seen the release of its own motion controllers and a subsequent price cut but for our money...

Valve and HTC have worked together to provide the most comprehensive virtual reality solution on the market today, capable of astonishing results that pave the way in revolutionising the way we play games.

HTC and Valve have hit a high note with the Vive Pre. It's a country mile ahead of the Oculus Rift in terms of interactivity and immersion and is simply stunning. We challenge anyone to try the Vive and not be impressed.

I bought this vive a little over a week ago and it's so fun. Beat saber is a must have game for it and I can have fun on it for hours. When I first got the Vive it came in a very nice box, it just took a while to set up and I had a few problems with steam VR but eventually managed to sort them out.

it's a wonderful bit of kit and while not perfect still blows anything else vr out of the water. feels surreal to use you have to try it to understand.

WOW im alive the best Vr headset i have seen. must have a good pc but worth it

Removing yourself from the Vive's virtual worlds is an odd, disorientating experience. Despite the fantastic worlds into which you're submerged it's so realistic it's unnerving.

I like the $2000 price tag

Having said all that, there is nothing else out there like the HTC Vive. While PlayStation VR plays in a similar space with its hand-tracking facilities, and Oculus Touch has the potential to make Oculus Rift as intuitive as the Vive when it finally launches, I confidently predict neither of them...