My recommendations:

Walkabout Minigolf - No real excuse not to own this. Unless you're a heathen who finds no joy in the magic that is minigolf.

Real Fishing VR - I was skeptical about this as someone who isn't into real fishing, but it has a bit more of an arcade feel than I expected, and I dig it. You grind XP and money to buy new gear and unlock new fishing spots. There's two main zones to fish in (with 20 levels per zone), different fishing styles, cosmetics, etc. Great game to listen to a podcast to, or you can open a browser in game and watch a movie/YouTube/etc.

Beat Saber - It's arguably the most iconic VR game, and it's a ton of fun. If you aren't into music games in ANY capacity, you can avoid it. But if you've ever played Guitar Hero/Rock Band/DDR/Bemani stuff at all and had any amount of a good time, you owe it to yourself to buy it. Or at least try the demo.

ForeVR Bowl - It's like Wii Bowling, but better.

In Death: Unchained - This is my "serious gamer" suggestion. It's got the best archery in VR, and it's incredibly rewarding (but difficult). If you like Soulsborne stuff, Binding of Isaac, that sort of thing...It's worth checking this out. My most played VR game hands down.

Absolutely. I'm usually one to "go big or go home", but the 128GB model is more than enough.

PCVR2 for PS5 is going to be my next big purchase.

PCVR2 will require being wired to your PS5 according the leaks and rumors so far. The primary reason I'd be getting it is for more AAA experiences.

I've been considering them. I also thought about getting into VR Pinball via VPX or something, but I've heard that's a LOT of work.

Here's a post on another forum I'm on that describes your situation pretty well:

1. Glowy Text

As you noticed, this "god ray" effect is something that happens in any headsets that use what are called "Fresnel Lenses" to bend the picture into the right shape. Most headsets use this style of lens (including the Quest 2) however a few headsets (like the PSVR, for example) do not. All headsets that have Fresnel Lenses will have some amount of god-rays whenever there is a high-contrast part of the screen. It's most noticeable when you have pure white text on a pure black background. No amount of adjustment will make this go away. It's just the nature of the lenses and you'll just have to deal. Trust me, it seems like a big deal at first (it really bothered me when I moved from PSVR to Oculus) but after a while your brain just sort of ignores it.

2. Blurry picture

Again, this is due to the lenses. It's called the "sweet spot." Unlike glasses that keep your vision sharp no matter where our eyes look through the lenses, VR headsets have to bend a 2D image into a shape that gives the illusion of 90° field of vision. This bending causes the outer edges of the lens to be out of focus. The solution here is to train yourself to not look around with your eyes and instead always stare forward and look around with your head. It sounds like a big deal at first but it's another one of these things you just adjust to over time.

3. Weird colors

Chromatic Aberration is exactly what you're talking about and while these headsets use software to compensate for this, it's not 100%. Again, it's an issue of bending the light as well as trying to combine two images (left and right) into one. You should expect some level of chromatic aberration, especially at the edges. However, like I said in the previous point, you shouldn't really be moving your eyes to look around to the edges of the lenses. You should be looking forward and moving your head to look around. There is the least amount of chromatic aberration in the sweet spot at the center of the image. If there is a lot there, then you should check your IPD is correct.