Sony has unveiled a raft of new games that will be playable in virtual reality on the PS4.
New Star Wars and Resident Evil games were among those revealed at the E3 video games trade show in Los Angeles.
Virtual reality debuts for Batman, Final Fantasy and Call of Duty were also shown off.
The titles will require gamers to use the PlayStation VR headset, which will cost $399 (£280) when it is released on October 13.
"It's not for the faint of heart in terms of the type of game experiences they're going for, it's really that hardcore ethos," games industry analyst Lewis Ward at IDC told the BBC.
Mr Ward had just tried a demo of sci-fi space shooter Farpoint in PS VR following the press conference.
"It's very intense," he said. "I was sweating."
Mr Ward added that while the selection of titles was likely to attract gamers, the titles themselves might be a little overwhelming.
"The first wave of VR probably has to be careful with the amount of motion in games because of motion sickness," he explained.
In an interview with the Financial Times prior to E3, Sony confirmed that it was planning to release an upgraded PlayStation 4 called "Project Neo" that will be capable of outputting 4K graphics.
Besides the virtual reality titles, Sony also previewed several exclusives including long-awaited adventure game The Last Guardian, first announced in 2009.
The game's release date has been set as October 25, 2016.
However, highly anticipated space simulator No Man's Sky did not make an appearance.
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