I don't think owning a games console is childish
No-one is saying it is. I also think the Xbox 360 Elite (the black one) looks fine it blends in with my other Enterainment equipment (Upscaling DVD Home Cinema and SKY HD box).
I think SKY HD boxes are ugly as poo too. Ah, if only Apple made game consoles - they'd look lovely but they'd feature 16bit processors, ten year old graphics chips and cost £2000
You're probably right, and I'd not buy that either! I pay for design and quality, both the PS3 and xbox have quality, it's just the design is woeful.