I had absolutely no problem setting up the HP with any of my flight sims. It was the most straightforward headset ever.

Getting ready to jump into the VR world. I have done a ton of research but really depend on MSFS 2020 simmers to provide their feelings on the actual product. You have just helped me a great deal and I will make the purchase of the HP Reverb G2. Thank you very much for your honesty and candor of your experience.

So glad I found your channel. I've already use most of my morning watching your videos. Can't wait for more from you.

I've been using the Occulus Quest 2 and LOVE it!! Easy to use, crank the graphics up to Ultra and you're soaring.

Just some feedback, with your initial introduction and comments constantly bashing the G2, I was reaching for the stop button just when you started change over to giving it a chance. Ten seconds earlier and I would have never gotten the information you finally provided. In the end, your review was great and it has helped to convince me that this is the VR headset that I want to get for DCS and Helicopters with my new PC build, but I almost missed out.

I have to say the microphone in the Reverb G2 is amazing!. I use VoiceAttack in some games like Elite Dangerous using Voice Packs to issue commands, and I was struggling while playing in VR with an Oculus Quest headset, many times it didn't "hear me" right and I had to repeat commands many times, even while using over-the-ear headphones , so it was not a noise feedback issue with the speakers. Well, not anymore since I got the Reverb G2 V2, the microphone quality is great and it recognizes all of my commands accurately, even while using the headphone solution of the G2, which doesn't isolate sound at all, so the microphone is great to recognize my voice commands well even while having a relatively high speaker volume. This is imppresive.

Great video. I just ordered the G2 on sale for Canada Day to replace my Index. Originally VR was only room scale for me which the Index is amazing for but I've purely been doing Sim racing with it and the screen door effect and terrible blurriness at a distance makes the $1200 headset feel like I have a $100 screen attached to my head. Very excited to get it!

Thanks for an honest and good info review, some reviewers test it for a half day and review it without using it. Gj man

I also had no problems with my HP G2 V2 headset. The only issue I have with the G2 is the visuals with the lenses. I find it has a small sweet spot in the lenses even with that plastic insert removed to get eyes closer. I dont wear glasses. I find my Rift S is better in visual quality than the G2 even though the G2 has higher resolutions. Still playing around with the G2 to see if I can make it better, but not holding my breath. thanks for the video and take care.

personally i found the G2 v1 very easy to set up, it was as simple as down loading windows mixed reality, steam vr, open xr plugging it in and going through the setup, i had everything running within 1 hour, i mainly use it for DCS and flight simulator but i do enjoy alyx and derail valley, my v1 cable gave me static lines so i called hp and had a replacement within 5 days. i7 9700k 32mb 3200mhz ram 1080ti 1tb samsung 970 evo plus 30 -50 fps in dcs with open xr 25-45fps MSFS

G2v2 owner, no issues apart from the ‘wobble’ which I remove using OpenXR. NVidia RTX 3080/ i9 12900, 32GB Ram.

love all your videos, always look forward to next one, to the point i just purchased a new pc and reverb g2v2, but not getting the clarity you describe, do you have a note of your settings please

I upgraded from the original HTC Vive to the HP G1, and then to the G2 and had no problems setting up either of them. However, I ended up replacing the G2's uncomfortable faceplate with a leather one and the head strap/harness with a new 3d printed one as I found that extremely uncomfortable and heavy after wearing it for a few hours. Squadron mates have the Varjo and other brands of headsets but it appears that the G2 still provides the best price for features IMHO.

Looking forward to the setup video. I literally just purchased right now, a G2 V2. And have a very nice flight sim at home with Honeycomb throttle qaudrant and yoke, cruddy logitech pedals, but they work... Currently in triple screen monitors. Not a stranger to VR by any means. Owned a Rift, Quest, and Quest 2. But ready for a good headset. It was just time. New PC build with an RTX3080.

Sounds like the process I went through. Took a long time but the end result is worth it. Now I just fly. 👍

Would you recommend this for xplane / DCS too, also did you do a set up guide?

Love my G2! I had very few issues in the year I've had it. I only use it in msfs2020 and DCS Edit: I too had to call HP tech support during my setup. And they were 100% knowledgeable and helpful

@Virtual Reality Pilot did you made the video with the detailed setup guide?

Ok i been looking for The setup guide for the Reverb G2, where is it? you decided not to make a video for it?

A great review! I have a pretty low end Acer Nitro 5 with 1050 graphics card. I am able to use quest 2, not with MSFS2020 but with Plane-X. Plane-X is much easier on my system and I am getting 20 to 30 fps in VR at almost the lowest settings. One issue that I have with Quest 2 is that the image is not very clear. Do you think that this VR headset (version 2) will give me a better performance and graphics than Quest 2 when I am using Plane-X? Thank you!

From Spain: congratulations! I will get my reverb probably today. I am ready...with all my patinaje too! Thanks a lot

I just bought one today... after 5 hours of fixing and updating things, I managed to just get it working... still very poor quality. hopefully, I will get there... it just gives you that little real feeling that even my detailed cockpit doesn't give you! thanks for your great video!

My brother brought his over this weekend, for me to try, and I have never run ANY VR on my machine before. We went from complete nothing, to up and running and flying in about 15-20mins. No issues whatsoever. I can't understand how you could have so many problems. We did all the VR things Google Earth VR, BEAM NG, MSFS2020 Apollo 11, all worked and ran flawlessly.

I have never used vr so should I avoid this kit? All I want to play initially is dcs

Did you ever make a video showing us how to make it so awesome? That would be sweet as I am trying to figure this all out just with this video

For now I’ve given up on the more expensive Varjo Aero and Pimax 8KX both of which I have returned in turn. This video convinced me to concentrate on the G2 for now, so I’ve ordered one - at £600 it’s a very reasonable option. I’ve been using a Quest 2 until now. There are just too many compromises with the ‘top end’ headsets for now, another year hopefully will produce some improved options. My Q2 is frankly, amazing value for money. I’m not a fan of Facebook or their plans but that aside. I would like a headset whose backers do not require a ‘sign up’, that has something like Aero clarity, G2 audio, a FOV around 140/110(deg) horizontally/vertically with steady tracking and comfortable/light, I’m not bothered about being cable free as I am almost exclusively a flier only, MSFS & DCS. All that having been said I find the technology amazing, and I just am so grateful for those who make it possible. For me, it has brought to life some lost dreams and treasured memories.

OK... did you go back to the Valve Index after you fixed the bugs????? I have one and the XR toolkit was the missing link i needed ..... just asking and curious TT

Question, does the type of graphics card you use matter? I have a 3070ti so I can’t push my graphics too hard or it’ll become unplayable. Should I also upgrade my graphics card to make the best out of the sim?

Just used the HP sale to replace my Q2 with the Reverb G2. You mention at the end you'd put up a detailed setup guide for the G2. Can't find it... did it ever happen? Btw - great vids!

Funnily enough i got both my Reverb G2 and Quest 3 on the same day last week and tried both straight away on MSFS/4090/13700k . I played about with a lot of settings on Quest 3 but could not get near the clarity of the G2 , everything is so clear with the G2. It does have a small sweet spot which seems to be straight ahead so you do have to get used to moving your entire head to look at things rather than just your eyes. The alien invasion game that comes with the Quest 3 in augmented reality is quite cool though.

Will this VR work on a RTX 2080 card?

Hi, do you run your g2 at 2232*2184 or set the thing at 100% super sampling ( wich is the reason why people keep complaining about frame rate on most of the games running at 90 HZ even with a 4090) ? the g1 has a 100% resolution of 2208*2160 and it was presumably recognized that way by steam cause HP would have tweaked the g1 firmware to communicate to steam vr that the native resolution was indeed 2208*2160, as the 1000 gpu card generation was not powerfull enough, nor the 2000 or the 3000 and my 4090 can't do the job for a 3156*3088 resolution on the g2. I wonder why they haven't tweaked the g2's firmware to do the same ? MY question is : as a g2 user do you consider 2232*2184 is half resolution even if it more or less matches the 2160*2160 panel of the device ? thanks.

On the OpenXR toolkit, it says that I can use this with any VR Headset with some standard requirements. I have the HTC Vive Pro (1) . Do you think I will see a performance improvement by using that vs. SteamVR custom resolution multiplier ?

The G2 was very easy to setup on my intel/Nvidia system.

If only you could cover Steam VR set-up within FS2020 and, what programs I need and, importantly, what order do I open them?

I'm sorry I'm late seeing your video! It would be helpful to see a video showing all your new settings for the g2 v1!!! Clarity is still an issue for me, and fps! I have the tool kit but not the latest one. I only do flight simming! I'm running a i9, 32gigs, 2070-super! A video or suggestions would help greatly! Thank you!

What were the settings? What was the cable? Where does one go to get an actual understanding of all these settings that you used?

I have the Samsung odyssey from 2017 and i am pretty happy with it. works great in FS2020 with my 1080ti blower edition. res 2880 x 1600, dual AMOLED screen display, 101 degree fov, 90 hz refresh rate, WMR controllers Samsung custom. i have the same smooth fps and details you have in this video.

Hi VRP, did you publish your Reverb G2 settings ? I don't see them in your videos. Thank you.

HP's $400 G2 Memorial Day sale had me order one. Due to arrive in July, I'm looking forward to your Setup video. Currently I'm using my son's Oculus Rift.

I use the Reverb G1 at the moment and I'm waiting for my G2 to be delivered. The OpenXR toolkit changed VR totally for the better for me. I don't do flight sims but sim racing, as for some weird reason I get motion sickness in flight sims but not race sims. I am astounded by the what the G1 is capable of so I'm really looking forward to getting the G2. But that being said, even the G1 was not exactly a walk in the park to get going albeit perhaps less so than what I believe the G2 would be. Great vid, thanks a stack.

For the money I would say it represents the best value. I had an occulus rift before buying the G2. Never looked back. Yes there are sets with a wider field of view and sharper clarity but you need and absolute beast of a PC to run them at anywhere near max capacity. VR is a hungry beast there will always be a trade off between FPS and graphics detail. I can run IL2 BoS on Ultra in VR all day long and get a steady 45 FPS using repro, I only get get 90FPS in an uncluttered sky. This with a 10900k processor, RTX3080, fast RAM and an ssd. We are back to the bad old days of continually tweaking settings to get the graphics/fps balance just right for our individual PC set ups. In the end I turned off the VR monitoring software and just went with look and feel. If I’m happy with the look and the feel of the way the sim plays that’s good enough. Took a while but once you hit that sweet spot then dogfighting VR is an unparalleled experience.

When will the follow up video be posted? I am not super tech savvy. I work in finance but would like to add a vr headset to my Alienware aurora r12. I do not VR game nor intend to do anything other than MS flight. I appreciate any help in advance of making a big purchase for my sim.

Very informed tech people often take longer to solve problems than people who know very little. You know too much. Don't blame the product for that. It's the price you pay knowing stuff. 😏 Glad you made this video, and now you are too!

Is this the v1 or v2 version of it?

My last flight I had to do without sound. 2 reboots and still can't get it working. I spent more time on tech issues than flying tonight

Never had a problem with the G2 in MSFS. It did work out of the box for me. I don't know what all the fuss is about. I think most peoples problems come from their pc hardware/specs not being up to snuff/compatible, WMR issues and the fickleness of the VR integration from Asobo. The headset is a great piece of kit. The Quest2 on the other hand was a total ball ache for me in MSFS. The G2 was a breeze in comparison.

I was hoping for more out-of-the-aircraft window views, though I'm sure you have to talk about it too. I just wanna know what it looks like?

Do you think G2 clearity is noticeably sharper than Quest 2 on pc?

I had never problems with install, i have v1 and from first 100 in the Nederlands

Do you have a guide for how you did it step by step? Can you at least share the email that the tech guy sent you? Thanks.

I am new to PC gaming and know nothing about computers, I want to buy a good out of the box VR headset that I can use for flight sim games and not have to mess around with it, what would you recommend?

Guys please help me understand My GPU is 3070 and i have the quest 2, The G2 v2 is double the price in Dubai Is it worth selling my oculus quest 2 and get the reverb g2? Shall i get the reverb G2 V1 or V2 even though its double the price?

You should make a tutorial on how to fix all of the problems.

i have quest 2 no issues at all end hp reverb g2 pice crapy lans than 1 year i change cable 3 timme now i have issues my rigth leans side

Looking forward to the g3

Anyone have the link to the XR Open Tool Kit?

The G2 was very straightforward for me. My valve was not as good at tracking and i found it very heavy.

I wish I could get ANY image on the G2. Well, I can if I set the OpenXR runtime to SteamVR and use the SteamVR to Mixed Reality software. But any attempt to use Windows Mixed Reality OpenXR directly just puts me in a black void in the headset when turning MSFS VR mode on. I reinstalled all the Mixed Reality stuff, no help. Very frustrating. Windows 11, all up to date, latest Nvidia drivers for the 3060.

How many real Flight Hours this gadget cost in you country? Here in Brazil it costs 7 hours on Aero Boero AB 115.

thank you

@4:50 so the question is how did you reduce the wobble in the headset? Seems like my tracking is not working (only in this sim) the cockpit also moves around, any ideas!?

Thank you for the Video!! Can you maybe publish the problem fixing or the mail?

I just got the quest 2 primarily just for simming (msfs & dcs), just cuz it was only 500aud new (g2 is 900ish), but i wish i had got the g2. The quest 2 is hard to read a lot of the info on glass cockpits, and having gone from 4k oled with head tracking its felt like a huge downgrade. If anyones looking at both go G2 (although ive not tried that tbf)

The perfect combo is when we can run Fs2020 with HP G2 in 90 FPS in "Ultra" with Vsync. Today, even if i run 10700+Rtx4080+32Gb is steel 40-50FPS

Able to provide a link to that phone number for HP? I think my cable might be my issue

Never had a single problem. But then again. My first Reverb G2 was Version 2.

Please post the setup guide when you can. Really looking forward to it :)

Yeh I got no problem with mine, I probably only play like once every few months and it just works. The worst problem is waiting hours for MSFS updates...

The big thing with the G2 is the frickin cable. Lots of people have problem with it, giving the 4-1 error (plug into a faster USB port). Had to shell out 150$ for a new cable because it was out of warranty and that cable wasn't available for months. And the the new cable as chances to give up too. How does a cable gives up? No idea but it's poopy.

Once I had mine setup, it's been the easiest headset to use by far. I was running a different CPU though.

I appreciate this video very much, and i love that we fly the same exact planes. that was very cool for me to see, i have some questions about the quest 2, can you message me?

Yeah... Im afraid that new valve headset gonna come soon... and In my country I would pay like 600euros for G2, 1300 for index and 500 for Oculus... I own 3080 so Performence should not be an issue... BUT Im not really into sim games... probably more like Alyx and stuff... and I just cant decide what should I get :D

I got a G2 at launch to replace my CV1 for simracing. The G2 was a nightmare in the beginning. For one there’s really no documentation from HP on base line settings. Like what to set the resolution to in Steam vs the per game vs WMR. Then I had tracking issues like crazy until I added a studio light above my monitor. Sh*tty FOV and sh*tty sweet spot as well. Connection issues with a Z370 mobo. WMR doesn’t recognize a HMD plugged in kind of thing. I recently got a V2 version of the G2 last December when it was on sale. The increased fov is a plus but not game changing. The sweet spot still sucks. Once again I had tracking issues for about week until I figured out my once necessary studio light was freaking the tracking out. Once I shut it off I never had another problem. Unfortunately the HMD stopped working one day. It was only 2 months old. It was working one minute and not the next. Dealing with support was a nightmare. It took over a month to resolve the issue and get a working headset again. I have a pretty decent system. 5900X, 3080ti, 32GB 3600 C16 ram but I still have weird performance problems in all the titles I play. I have to have the settings turned down so low its almost pathetic. I’m sure there’s something I’m doing wrong but thats kinda my point here. The Reverb G2 is not a user friendly mainstream HMD. I’m not a stranger to tweaking stuff. I have a crazy simulator with motion, 12 usb devices alone for just the sim. However, figuring out this G2 wasn’t something I can recommend to anyone.

What about the Varjo Aero

una lastima que no se pueda aplicar a la consola XBOX series

yes sometimes hp products causing this kind of problems I do not know why but maybe software and drivers are not build well or strong but delicate... but some do not have any problems..

Thats a surprise considering the Reverb G2 was developed in collaboration with Microsoft. Should have been plug and play really.

Have you heard anything about the HP Reverb G3?

Need a new video on what's the best VR headset today and what is coming in 2023. I'm a real life amateur pilot and a hardcore sim player. It is time I move to VR, but I just don't know what to get. Quest 2 seems to be the best at this point, but perhaps I should wait a little bit and get Quest 3 which is coming in 2023? Hopefully in Q1 or Q2 of 2023...

Yeah no problems here! Plug and play and away we went

V2 of this headset solved many of your issues. Tracking is still not the greatest tho due to lack of camera numbers on the headset itself

What are you going on about? The Reverb has been the easiest to use VR headset I have owned. And like you I have owned them all, except for the Vives. Especially with MSFS the Reverb setup was seamless. Setting up those Index sensors was PiTA and the Quest with Airlink is nothing but a mess. I do agree with your take on the Reverb for simming and the Index for everything else. Racing and flight simming are just incredible in the Reverb, but yes the Index is a far better all around headset.

I gather your G2 is Version 1 not Version 2. Have you had any experience with the Version 2 headset? I believe they have a better field of view.

i give up on MFS2020 and DCS, right now im having more fun with VTOLVR... dont ask me why, because im speechless, oh yeah i will make G2V2 review later on... i agree with u 99% G2 is the best for sim.. and index is the closest mainly thx to its ecosystem and fov... as for Q2 ah.. dont bother with that.. too much headache to do everything right, esspecially if u dont have a beefy PC

I tried the Reverb G2 but returned it because I just couldn't get it to show me the resolution and detail I needed. Everything would be a blurry mess no matter what settings I tried. The only part of my view that would have a usable level of detail/clarity would be the X-axis. Anything above or below it was like wearing someone else's prescription glasses and I couldn't see shit. Even with the object in the dead center of my view range, the detail just wasn't there. I couldn't identify other aircraft until it was far too late for me to avoid their guns/missiles. It was simply unusable for a combat flight sim. I tried everything and came to the conclusion that everyone else simply has much lower expectations than I did. I expected the headset to be competitive in terms of being able to spot and identify aircraft at a similar distance to what I can do without VR and it couldn't.

Yes I wanted the $2000 head set. But I decided to get a simpler set up. I see that I will need a need a new PC to start with, then the game computer, and it goes on from there.

It was so easy to setup. I dont agree its hard. I have 3 vr glasses and this one is the easiest. I use it for sim racing and not flying

you are a real VR veteran could you tell me if upgrading from rift s to reverb g2 is worth it?

why has VR got so damned expensive? I bought my first headset for a little over 200 GBP (I gave that one up due to it not working with the games I wanted it to work with) and the 2nd for much the same (I gave that up due to motion sickness as I was afraid of it causing epilepsy - yes I had read it could at the time and as a driver I didn't want to risk it); yet now they are no less than 500 to 700 GBP. Crazy.

I had issues setting it up from the start. BLame the v1 cable. Got a V2 and it all went like a breeze (I had to pay for it tho'... HP sent me to hell)

can you share that email from the HP engineer? I'm sure that would help a lot of people. :)

careful with that cable don't bend it too much

Thanks! this is great info. Ive been using my quest 2 in VR with MSFS and love it. What's your secret to screen recording your VR without getting two windows like you would be looking into your head set?

I love the Reverb G2 but I often get blackouts for 1 to 2 secs I have downloaded and upgraded the firmware as HP said there was an issue with the audio when set to full, this made no difference. Just would like to know if you have experienced this, as it appears others have and have not yet found the answer. Also others where sent new cables which also made no difference. Looking forward to seeing your setup video Cheers

Wow, HP engineers actually know the details of how their product works? That’s crazy, our engineers don’t know what’s going on at any given time 😂

G2 reverb now 319.00 from HP

Bloody Mixed reality error!! Spent days trying to get the bloody thing instaled and working! many hours online! tried everything! In the end I had to wipe my machine and rebuild it to get the forking thing working!!! rem my CV1 installed no problem and had much better controllers IMO!

HP is the best headset if you like your eyes medium well. Unit gets way too hot to use it for more then 10 minutes.

Sorry you had issues. My G2v2 didn't have any problems for MSFS or games like HL Alyx. Tracking is spot on. OpenXR toolkit is a must though which may be a challenge for non-power users.