About the same. $499 US Dollars vs $599 US dollars, granted the PS3 had a $499 model.
Anti-Used, Always Online, Kinect Spying on you. At least the more expensive model had BC, the XB1 nor PS4 have BC (though PS4 will have Gaikai).
Since I don't buy used 99% of the time and have internet it doesn't effect me, but it seems like It's effecting a lot of people.
But yes, comparable. The PS3 hate was all over the place, and now It's Microsoft's turn to wear those shoes.
It's just that simple.