LOL, what a joke, it seems like since they have switched from Intel to M1, things are only getting more expensive. They ask 2200 euro for the MacBook 14 inch and 2700 euro for the 16 inch model, simply outrageous. And to make things even worse, I think the new webcam ''display notch'' looks ugly, bad design choice in my view.
Insanely great performance/price ratio though. If you consider them too expensive you probable don't need a MacBook Pro; at best you just want one (like me). With shipping dates already being end of November instead of next week there seems to be quite some demand for them...
The thing is, I can afford it, but I just don't think it's worth that much. And next year they will launch the new Macbook Air, which will probably be too expensive either. The thing what makes me interested in the MacBook Air are the good quality screen, the M1 chip and that it's fanless. On the other hand, I think I will eventually buy the HP Envy 13 or 14 inch, you simply get a way better deal in terms of memory and diskspace, see link. My activities on PC's are 90% web browsing and 10% playing video games, and I use my laptop only at home. So I probably indeed didn't need the MacBook Pro. https://www.coolblue.nl/en/product/871003/hp-envy-13-ba1980nd.html
