If this is what I'm getting on my "abandoned" platform, I can't even imagine what I'd get on a PS5.
Dont forget FF7R and Dreams. This is great year for PS4. Not that great for XBone. Well last year wasnt great for them either. Time for a new console I guess.
Anyway, I personally dont think that 499 is expensive, considering its a one time payment for a machine that you'll use for about 6 to 8 years. Considering what people pay for other stuff.
I find it especially weird when you think about the fact that people are arguing between a range of 400 and 550 bucks. Like how much does that 150 (put in your currency of choice) really matter. I mean if the difference is too much for you to pay, than you should really just wait for a pricedrop and get some discounted older games for maximum value. I dont mean that in a mean way, but if you can not afford this, than it should not be your first priority to get a console on launch when there is hardly anything to play on. Just doesnt make sense. If you are a bit short on money, then just wait a year, enjoy the games that are out on your current plattform because I'm sure you havent played all the games yet and wait until the market has decided what a good price for these new consoles is.
That doesnt mean they should go completely nuts with pricing, but I think people who pay that amount of money to get a gaming console at launch buy a luxury product and in that context 50 bucks more or less shouldn't matter in the grand scheme of things. Especially if these system are going to be limited in numbers at launch.
I know I will piss people of with this post, because everyone is entitled to their hobby. Then again I think if 50 bucks more or less breaks your bank it would be financially not advisable to buy a console on launch. For the first 10 years after moving out from home I couldnt buy shit without savin up for several months or even a year. For the first 5 I was in university and for the later 5 I was paying back my student loan. I couldnt afford a lot of games or hardware and that was that. I had to wait or get creative. Now that I earn enough money I just dont care if these new consoles cost 400, 500, or 600. If I decide that the hardware and software is worth that price I can just buy it without thinking about it too much. Thats why I find price speculations in a vacuum quite useless.
Just my two very radical cents.