# HP Reverb G2

6 Hacker News commenters recommended HP Reverb G2 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for working well on Linux via Monado and for racing and shooting games. The main caveat is that random features broke after Windows deprecated Mixed Reality services.

## Why people recommend it

- Works on Linux via Monado (2 comments): "I have both a Reverb G2 and a Pimax both working great via Monado." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46797499)) "they were extremely cheap, a great HMD for racing sims on Linux" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907543))
- Good for racing and shooting games (2 comments): "they were extremely cheap, a great HMD for racing sims on Linux" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46907543)) "I used to love shooting games in my G2" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49707218))

## What people warn about

- Breaks after Windows Mixed Reality deprecation (1 comments): "it worked great. When Windows started deprecating the Mixed Reality services random things started breaking, though." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49701344))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Valve Steam Frame](https://hackerapproved.com/p/steam-frame.md): 162 recommend
- [Meta Quest](https://hackerapproved.com/p/meta-quest-3.md): 106 recommend
- [Oculus VR headset](https://hackerapproved.com/p/oculus-vr-headset.md): 21 recommend
- [Valve Index](https://hackerapproved.com/p/valve-index.md): 15 recommend
- [Bigscreen Beyond 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bigscreen-beyond-2.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=HP+Reverb+G2+VR+headset&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "HP Reverb G2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hp-reverb-g2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).