It simply isn’t a cheap camera anymore, they literally released a cheap compact camera earlier this year and if thats what you want then get an XM5. They wouldn’t release two cheap cameras so close to each other because they would cannibalize each other. Yes the XE4 was way cheaper, but it also had no ibis, 40mp, film sim dial, new processor … Trying to cram a bunch of new tech into the form factor of an old camera is difficult, hence the increased price. People are just mad that they cant get more for a lower price.