With recent rumors of Sony releasing a 120 gigabyte and 160 gigabyte PS3 with much anticipated Dual Shock controllers, it was no surprise to see that the 80 gig model was visibly absent from their website. The 40 gigabyte system looked depressingly lonely as it sat waiting for an announcement of who else would be joining it. However, if you really do some digging, you can find the 80 gig version which still comes with a copy of Motorstorm.

The question is, though, what is the benefit of the increased amount of memory? With recent titles like Devil May Cry 4 requiring a lengthy install onto the PS3’s hard drive just to play the game we may see the 120 gig become the standard for the PS3.

While there are pros and cons to everything, the pros in this case being the addition of Dual Shock controllers, this may alienate a large majority of gamers who couldn’t afford the PS3 in its current state. The 360, on the other hand, can play titles like DMC4 without the 20 minute install and with the minor annoyance of brief loading times.

Sony is expected to announce if there will indeed be a new SKU for the PS3 at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco.

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