Here’s the difference between consoles 30 years ago and consoles now:
Back in the day, the goal of consoles was to bring the arcade to the home. And games reflected that. You turned on the console, you got started right away, and the action was instantaneous.
Nowadays, consoles don’t give a damn about bringing the arcade to the home because few people go to the arcade.
Instead, the goal of consoles seems to be to bring PC gaming to the living room. Which is fine except consoles—with the exception of the Switch—now seem to be less user friendly than PCs!