The Reverb FOV is not as wide in practice as advertised (though third party visors can help with that for most people by moving the physical screens closer to the eyes), but yes, still the only I way I will play a sim nowadays

The downsides are what you would expect (lower res/higher system requirements than 2D, some discomfort over extended, multi-hour wear), but now major issues or bugs. For me, the feeling of actually being in a cockpit, of having to stop myself from reaching for the in game gear handle because it is right there in front of me, finally being able to deflection shoot consistently as I can judge 3D relative motion and distances accurately, getting a feeling of ground rush when I try to pull out of a dive at the last minute to shake a bandit, is totally worth the trade offs.

Do not get me wrong, it is still not nearly as much fun as flying for real, but until Bill Gates names me in his will, this is probably as close to flying a P-38 as I am likely to get.

The G2 is on sale on the HP site. $150 off. I just ordered one to replace my G1.