[quote name='Wlogan31']This would be true for me if they had kept backwards compatability...now, I'm not so sure. If all I'm getting are current-gen games I might end up owning a MS console for the first time...[/QUOTE]Uh, they are keeping BC with the 80GB model (that model is staying). The 40GB was only created to give people a cheaper PS3 who don't care much about PS2 BC (although PS1 BC is there). Removing it allowed them to save the money. If you want BC, get 80GB. If you don't care, buy a 40GB.
If you wanted the 60GB badly, the overall problem is, it's technically not possible to price it cheap (even the 20GB, which is a stripped down 60GB in many ways, was very pricey to make).