Switch everything on and the camera will display its feed on your TV and headset for you to calibrate your headset by moving into the correct box, recognising your goggles by its blue lights. I nestled my junction box into a corner of my TV unit, and while it’s not small, it is discreet enough to hide away. The headset then connects to the junction box via a cable and your earphones connect to a control widget on the wire which has your power switch and volume control. Both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift need powerful PCs to run correctly, which typically cost upwards of £1,000. There are around 40 million PS4 consoles out there already, with the RRP set at £249 for the Slim for new adopters. The Pro will apparently offer the best VR experience, but more on that later. Any machine in the ‘PS4 family’ will work, whether it is the original model, the recently released Slim or the upcoming Pro. You also need a PlayStation 4 console, of course. You can get a new pair of Move controllers for about £70, but it’s also worth scouring eBay and the like if you are after VR extras on a budget. Move controllers are not included and most games support a traditional controller but, as will become clear, to get the full effect of VR motion control is recommended. It’s possible you have some lying around from the PS3 days: they are the same controllers and will work on your new machine.

The goal is to get out, with a variety of ways available to do so.You might want to get yourself a couple of Move controllers too. You're locked in a creepy house, where there are dead crows in the microwave, burnt dolls in the hallway, and all manner of other creepy, evil things on show.

We were reluctant to give it a go, to be honest! Anyone who's seen the trailer will know the dark style and jump-out moments. Resident Evil 7 is pant-wettingly scary stuff. It's got great style and floaty movement that works a treat for a virtual reality experience - we didn't feel queasy like we have in some VR games before now. You command a tank, using your head's position to target, and the DualShock 4 controller to fire and manoeuvre around the various arena types. We think Battlezone works a treat as an arcade-style game to casually dip into and play, although there's plenty of progression and great depth too. Battlezone is based on the classic Atari arcade game from the 80s but ramps up the action considerably.

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