This point in time is, hands down, the best time to be interested in video games. The sheer breadth of games to play compared to any other era makes it a complete non-argument.
I could quit my job tomorrow and play games all day, every day and still never be able to catch up and play every notable release. And no matter what niche you're interested in, chances are you're being pretty well catered to at the moment (obviously there will always be exceptions to this).
Add on top of that services like Gamepass, PS+/XBL Gold free games, even Nintendo's NES/SNES games service and it's pretty clear that there's not really any argument to be had.