Could a PS3 actually be in my future?

So the latest rumbling in the rumor mill, surfacing basically everywhere on sites such as PS3 Fanboy, Joystiq and Kotaku, is saying that once the 60gb Playstation 3 is taken out back and shot the 80gb model will drop in price to the same $499 price point. Not bad, eh? What really makes me a happy camper is the second part of the rumor saying that a new SKU will be introduced: 40gb at a $399 price point. It would be such a great decision on Sony's part and would more than make up for the killing of the 60gb build.

In an interview with Kaz Hirai, he confirmed the clearance on the 60gb model and made the comment that the decision came being mindful of the fact that the 20gb PS3 did not sell well, while the 60gb took a majority of the pie, eating it whole. Their analysis was that the US market didn't care for multiple SKUs of the console, which fueled their decision to drop the 20gb model in the first place from store shelves. This worries me that the rumor is false, but at the same time one mouth at Sony said the 60gb was going on clearance, another rep said that wasn't true, and then Kaz drops the bomb again, so there's a lot of one hand not talking to the other.

Just so I know for sure that someone has said something about it, just in case someone from Sony is watching and finds me particularly insightful... We didn't like the 20gb because the 60gb was a much, much better value. For another $100 you get built-in wifi, media card ports, and a good sized hard drive. Not that any of those were vital, it completed the home media server package. Hell, I'm sure some people spent the money for the built-in wifi alone. It's just a much better value, unlike the 360 where the only difference between the 2 models was a 20gb hard drive. I'm sorry, that's not worth $100. So there it is. Sony. Since I know you're reading this, give us a 40gb, $399 ps3. I can swing that. I want to swing that. Just don't strip out anything (except 40gb HDD space) and I'm all in.