At launch, the cost of the XBox One was $500 (with peripherals included, fortunately), and the cost of the PS4 was $399 (which, eh, if memory serves, didn't include any PS move controllers that have since become a staple, with their "revolutionary" DS4 controller STILL costing $60msrp. Not to mention that the bundle that included a 500GB hard drive, two controllers, and a game was $500)
I get that people are upset with the pricing, but it's ludicrous to assume that it won't come down over time. It's even worse to try to compare it with two consoles that have been out for 3 years already in a much larger form factor that have already experienced price declines.