At best, Project Scorpio and Neo will become the next-generation consoles slightly ahead of schedule. At worst, they will be the first step in a new business model which will confuse consumers, complicate development and usher in an artificial arms-race where specs matter more than gameplay design.
During each console cycle, there is a genre which rises above the rest in popularity - mainstream appeal, quantity of releases and impact to the industry. We have seen this occur multiple times already and chart the progress from platformer to FPS, but are still curious as to what will come next.