So I got Star Wars Imperial Assault for my wife and I go play. I think all the stuff scared her to much so I’m going to try X-Wing. Looks less complicated and easier to pick up and play a few matches where Imperial Assault would be one game a night. For a newbie, should we just start with 2.0? Will there be getting all the cool ships and waves like 1.0 did? Thanks!

Pick up the 2.0 core set and experiment. It's going to grow from there, depending on how you like it.

If you want to invest slowly, there are three expansions available in 2.0 (or 2.0-compliant) for each faction right now, and more to be released.

If you're going to make a big purchase (say 10 small-based ships) then buying 1.0 ships with conversion kits is a better deal financially.

Or, find a store that sells a 1.0 ship with 2.0 upgrades, like my FLGS

BTW -- IA can be intimidating initially, but is pretty good, and you can play cooperative campaign with the app. Once you get used to the idea of base unit + upgrade + special dice, moving from X-wing back to IA will be fairly easy.