Fortunately if you play on PC.. you get to play most of the games, from both Microsoft, Sony's PlayStation (eventually) and others via emulation.

And though I wouldn't any of the top three to go third party.. but I wouldn't be too bothered since there are so many games and platforms to play on these days. Its easy just to pick up from one another. Just enjoy the games and don't sweat it!

Sure it is weird. But the games we play, the memories we make, the feelings they invoke in us - this is what we are really attached to. 

Why are people saying Sega has been better since going third party? Genesis era was their golden age along with arcade.

Well, believe or not. Sega taught me how to be a multiplatform guy decades ago, by releasing their games something like this game is exclusive for this platform while the other game is exclusive for this other platform here, i don't know how to explain this, it's a bit strange. You'll get this what i mean.

Sonic Adventure 2 Battle was released on the GCN exclusively, i bought this console.

Virtua Fighter 4 or Shinobi were released on the PS2 exclusively, i bought this console.

And finally Jet Set Radio Future was released on the Xbox exclusively, i bought this console.

It was kinda annoying, but it felt like much better than to be the "one company fanboy". I'd consider myself as a game collector since 2004 initially.

Also, those three big companies? They do what they want. We got Halo and God of War on the PC, and we got ehhhh Super Mario Run on the smartphone, it played just like a New Super Mario Bros. but auto-run.

Sure.  But we shouldn't put videogame memories on a pedestal as though it ranks with memories made with wife, kids, parents, career, etc.  You know the actually really important things in life.  

I still remember when it happened. After YEARS of hating Sega with a fiery passion, I repeatedly tried and failed to get a PS2. The Dreamcast started looking more and more like a decent console.

I got one and thought it was the best thing ever--even better than the PS2 that my girlfriend's nephew was able to get on launch day. And the games were so cheap!! I was the happiest gamer on earth...for about a week. Then Sega left the business.

So many years wasted, hating a company for making games on a machine that I didn't own. Turns out, Sega was pretty great.

At the end of the day, if there was one platform, especially if it was a PC, that could play every game I want legally and with the full support of that publisher, I am a happier consumer. If said single platform had a subscription with all those games on it, and I paid $300 a year for said subscription instead of buying $600-1200 games a year, I'd be even happier.

My happiness as a consumer would be unlocked with all three of these:

-Digital Games (check)
-Industry consolidation
-Unified subscription service

I do not care about owning physical, cluttering my house further. I am not attached to specific hardware makers, just their software. I do not care about ownership of games, since 99% I never touch again after playing.