Exactly
PS1: "Oh look, it's a shiny new product, so it's naturally expensive"
PS2: "This powerful machine lets us make bigger games, so naturally, they cost more"
PS3: "Everything needs to be in HD now, which is incredibly complicated and, you guessed it, expensive"
PS4: "These visuals are almost real. Crafting them demands immense resources, making games incredibly pricey"
PS5: "Even for existing franchises, the new generation demands double the budget for that next-gen polish. Of course, it's expensive"