Modern games don't have as much immediate Christmas impact as games from the past did.
Like, when I got Secret of Evermore on the SNES, I immediately could go plug it in and play a 100% finished game the second I opened it up. Nowadays, I get Nioh, pretty much the only game I really want atm, and my PS4 needs it system software updated, then I am going to need to get the game patched to its latest patch, and then if I want to play the Full 100% Game, I'm going to have to buy DLC. Gaming hasn't gotten worse or anything but damn, I miss being able to just open a game up and play it without having to wait two hours.