I have not heard anything about a new 80gig bundle, only on here.
Personally I think it is BS ..... but we will see.
I can't see Sony NOT bringing it in. It's more obvious what is available elsewhere with the Internet generation, it's very easy to check so people aren't so easily screwed.
People WANT Backwards Compatibility and a lot of people aren't happy at us not having it. Bringing in the 80gb with BC at a higher price (so Sony can make more money) is also a good way of bringing in DS3 controllers.