Without these niggles it would still be hard to give the PlayStation VR five stars, but then, we're yet to give any virtual reality headset a five-star rating. It's just too early and there are too few truly killer, long-lasting games for us to not have some reservations, despite the fact that VR,...

Very comfortable; Much more affordable than its rivals; Incredibly smooth; fluid and immersive VR; Some of the early content is amazing

Some inconsistencies to head and controller tracking; Relatively small play area; A lot of the initial games are very short ‘experiences; Some odd design decisions

VR Worlds includes a series of immersive experiences designed to draw you into the world of virtual reality. Ocean Descent, for example, isn't a game so to speak, but instead a five minute or so on-the-rails experience where you play a diver in a diving cage being slowly lowered through the various...

Affordable price; Good selection of games; Immersive experience

Key accessories not included; Glasses can cause light-bleed

If you're interested in the whirlwind virtual reality trend that's currently taking the technology industry by storm, then PlayStation VR should be top of your list.

PS4, Sony; out 13 October For all the hype around virtual reality's renaissance, the currently available hardware options offer polarised entry points to embracing the medium. There are the high-end options such as Oculus Rift , which requires a costly, monstrously powerful PC.

PlayStation VR is a great piece of quality hardware supported by a strong line-up of launch games that showcase the potential of virtual reality. Sony's headset is cheaper than the HTC Vive and Oculus, but its quality is far greater than the disparity in price might suggest.

The full-fat PC VR experience has been nipped and tucked in terms of core technology and visual accomplishment, but the sense of presence required for a top-tier virtual reality experience is undiminished and there's plenty of promise in the initial launch line-up.

Virtual Reality (VR) is never out of the headlines for long, and it is often a subject viewed with scepticism by the general public. The options have been fairly limited for the most part – headsets such as the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift are expensive and require a high-spec PC making them unaffordable...

The world of virtual reality is here and, when you combine that with gaming, you've got an experience that will truly carry you away. We will look back on the release of the PlayStation VR as the time when gaming underwent one of the biggest changes the industry has ever seen.

Stunning VR quality; impressive image quality; comfortable

Not a standalone product - you need a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Camera

Ever since Sony announced PlayStation VR in early 2015, I've been excited to finally get my hands-on the final retail unit and see how it performs in my own living room. There are some definite shortcomings, but there is one thing that I'm certain of: this is the future of gaming.

Virtual reality (VR) is a massive buzzword this year. Which in itself is pretty impressive given that even though there are three major VR headsets in the market at the moment - (the Oculus Rift ), the HTC Vive , and the PlayStation VR - none of them have a single killer app to speak of.