I wish tabletop video games were more of a thing. I remember a local bowling alley had a version of classic arcade games built into the surface of a small table-style cabinet. The interaction of facing my friend as we played - talking during and between games - always felt a little more personal and board game like than playing console video games (even if next to each other rather than via the internet).
There are lots of board games that can fill that role. Sure, it's not digital or on a screen, but it leads to quality time talking to each other. Actually there's a really good one right now that just hit retail: Gloomhaven.
