I'd love to see the King of Payne dethroned, but it's not happening anytime soon. Too much emphasis is placed on the LCD in modern games. In my opinion, pinball missed a step, from DMD to Colour DMD with higher pixels. Not DMD to LCD, it's like going from VHS to Blu-ray, and skipping DVD.
I find it amusing that every JJP gameplay vid I see, the player hardly ever looks up at the screen. All those wonderful (and very expensive) animations for the entertainment of spectators only. Madness.