We always make it clear when a console is too much, an example of this is obviously the PS3, seeing in how in Australia the Wii was $399, the 360 was $649 and then we get a big hunk of PS3 being $999, i reckon that these prices are getting way too high, but... if you think about it, i got a gamecube around when it came out, and i ended buying about 15 games for it, now thats $1500 i was willing to spend towards the gamecube for playing, now if we just realised what prices are in reality for consoles couldn't we
just save earlier and it wouldn't seem like a problem, the amount we spend in software is insane yet since it isn't all at once we just don't realise it.