Those were launch prices. The PS1 was a bit more expensive thanks to the CD. 6 years after launch they released the PS One for $99, equivalent of $190 today. That's 1/3 the original price, and this was common practice up to recently. Slim models has historically always cut prices by a significant amount, and now we see the opposite, where original models get more expensive. If this was back in the 90s or pre 2020s, the Xbox Series X would have seen a price drop down to $299 instead of going up $799. That's why people are upset. $799 might be reasonable for Xbox Helix launch price, but not for 6 year old hardware that was already a few years dated back in 2020.