Hard Drive rumor maybe.
We recently spoke with a Sony representative concerning the PS3's hard drive. At that time, the Sony representative's response was "it is our intention to have the HDD installed but we will look at territory conditions before launch."

It seems that situation may have changed. The UK branch of Yahoo News is reporting that a Sony contact "confirmed this morning that PlayStation 3 will come with a 60GB HDD as standard," and that the hard drive can be upgraded. To leave no room for misunderstanding, the Yahoo article refers to the fact that that US websites were describing the hard drive as "optional," but that Yahoo News "can confirm this morning that all PS3 consoles will be sold with the HDD out of the box."

We will confirm this information with our Sony representatives; it's possible it's a case of trans-Atlantic miscommunication. But if this information is true, and every PS3 is shipped with a 60 GB hard drive, it will be interesting to see how this development will impact the final price of the PS3.