Death Adder wrote
You're right, at least with the PS3/360 era, a Game of the Year usually had all the DLC on a plastic circle. When I put Mortal Kombat XL in a couple of years ago, it was the vanilla game with a download for all the extra fighters. Very lame.
I came across some PS3 games which advertised being the new all-inclusive version only to screw me over by handing me a flyer to download the extras when I opened the case They did change the art on the disc at least, I think. I have to check Castlevania Collection.
I've said it before, but come on, 90% of us believed those unboxing videos (especially those featuring a person breathing harder than Officer Murphy after he gained the chrome dome) were a waste. Now they are informative for showing exactly what came with a game.
I've seen games with single sheet epilepsy warnings instead of a quick control guide. I guarantee collectors of the future will need that sheet--NEED it to CIB! Though I'm sure they are more prevalent than say a game specific registration card printed by Konami for the NES, Sega Genesis, Game Boy, or Super Nintendo.
You don't have to read the manual to figure out some games. However, the unnatural focus some games give tutorials takes me out of the fun of playing the games.