As far as things go neither will be doing native 4k gaming, both current systems just about manage 1080p and sometimes 60fps, hell X1 at times gets 900p for some and then of course we have slowdowns for a few games, imagine what native 4k gaming would do to those systems?.

I think you're right but the expectation has been set with Spencer's comments on Scorpio being designed for people with 4 k tvs. 

I find it weird how he thinks we'll be doing 4k gaming on the system with a 4k tv without any issues, for 4k media sure that goes without saying with what is coming out on the market for 4k media but for 4k gaming, that's a different package entirely.

MS has the deepest pockets of the big 3 so if someone can is them.

I agree but he has set the expectations for it with his comments. 

“Scorpio is for the person who's got a 4K television, who's really focused on 4K gaming. It's going to be a premium price over what we're selling this one for, and both of them will exist in the market at the same time. Scorpio is for your 4K gamer. And that's what we designed it for.”

He's going to end up in for a long haul when the perf results don't hold up across the board. 

or backtrack comments which will be bad also. 

there's no VR @ 4k, I think he meant VR and 4k seperately

anyway, there's a year and half before the OP will need to consider this. by then we will have specs for all the machines, so just sit back and enjoy the rest of the games coming out :)

Why? RX 480 sits at aroung 5.5 - 5.6 tflops, the full chip with 40 CUs and 2560 SPs (RX 480 has 36 and 2304) should hit 6 tflops nicely without the need of Vega. Obviously, I'm not discounting the possibility of Vega, but I don't think they have to go that far. It's a console after all, it will get better perfomance in games than RX 480 gets in a PC.

Both the Neo and the Scorpio will launch at $499.99.

These are enthusiast level devices that are built to make a profit on every sale, and meet the demands of people wanting the best home entertainment experience. They are not trying to sell these devices in mass quantities. Would they be happy to see these consoles move PS4 or better numbers? Hell yeah. Do they expect that though? Not by a long shot.

Both companies are going to offer exceptional experience at a premium. They will also continue to offer a great entry level experience with the OG hardware, which will be priced much lower, and should be the majority of sales for so time to come.

This strategy gives people options, options that have been seriously lacking in the console market up to now.

So what is better? Just like always, it is up to each individual. For me though, Neo + PSVR + Gran Turismo Sport is what I have been waiting for since x86/scalable platfotms where announced in 2013 and PSVR in 2014.