watching someone else play a video game is honestly one of the most boring and ridiculous past times I can think of. But I went for option 3
Fundamentally, its the same as watching other humans play sports (or paint / cook). (which I do - so Im not knocking that).
Also, one cannot learn how to play basketball without ever watching a good team play basketball, watching high skill gamers does actually help.
I have one particular friend (not you Shady if you read this! lol) who will probably never understand how to play apex...watching Shroud / Doc / etc play if for 1 hour, will show you that. You will hear call outs, what weapons they like, how they use skills, how they engage etc.
Now, its on 'you' to git gud. Watching Steph Curry come off a screen, and watching his shot in slo mo gives you the idea, practice completes it. But sometimes, such as with Steph, the greatness is simply unattainable, and watching it is really fun..thats why we have Shroud lol
My son refuses to play a game until he's watched someone else play it first. I don't understand it.
Would you just hand him a new piece of sports equipment he never used before, in a sport he never played / saw, and expect him to go compete and feel comfortable? I'd take this as a good sign he's competitive and is smart about things.
My son is 7, plays Bball, and before practices ( I coach) I show him YT's on the new drills and skills, I even send them to the team, the kids who watch them are so far ahead. So its like that I think