cavalcade
It's fascinating how gatekeepy shooters have become (with the huge downloads, and endless splashscreens full of shite). I assume that as kids grow up, the format will be entirely normalised going forwards, but it's always going to be a huge hurdle for anyone who fancies just dipping their toe into a new game.
Riot, I think, do a good job in Valorant. Small, single download. The graphics are hyper simplified. And the UI is clutter free, and doesn't relentlessly pimp paid for content. There is a single forced tutorial which explains the mechanics of the game and that's it. Overwatch 2 and Apex aren't too bad either (at least the GAS stuff is hived off to an extent), but nearly all flavours of COD and MW (including the BR variants) are a shitshow.