I can't believe the Elite is still 299 USD in the US. MS must make some profit with it.
I heavily disagree with the design though. I actually think the PS3 slim is ugly. I liked the original one much more, but thats just me (piano black-style was cool).
A Xbox360 slim could really happen next year. I hope they make it look better than the current one. The power brick is HUGE, but it is behind my TV station anyway.
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...