I personally have had a great experience with ACE EA so far both in VR (Quest 3) and onscreen running the Ultra global preset on a 32:9 49inch @3840*1080. I did build a new PC (9800X3D/7900XTX/X670E/32GB) and upgraded from Thrustmaster to Fanatec for driving peripherals just before Christmas specifically for this game, as I expect to be spending quite a bit of time driving it, specifically in VR.
This feels like a very solid base, more so than AC or ACC ever did, the tyre model and inertia/weight transfer are on another level. After some fiddling around with some settings I found the driving to feel completely natural and the best simulation experience I have ever had in 25 years of simracing.
I highly recommend getting onboard the early access version and enjoying the ride towards version 1.0. Being a part of the AC and ACC early access versions was a great experience and I believe this one will be even better.