You wait for one announcement about a bigger hard disk and then two come along at once!

The Internet is awash with stories about Microsoft's special edition Xbox 360 bundles right now. It appears that flush gamers will not only soon be able to get their grubby mitts on a specially-designed Modern Warfare 2 Elite but for the racers among us, a Forza 3 bundle will also be available. Both come with all the usual sundries (headset, two(!) wireless controllers and a copy of the respective game) plus a whopping 250GB hard disk!!!

On hearing the news, I was pretty excited and ready to consign my paltry 20GB premium version to a well-known auction site... but after the initial euphoria had passed, I wondered what the point of upgrading would be.

Both bundles will no doubt sell by the bucket load - and granted, the limited edition machines in the past have looked pretty stylish - but why will the gaming public see these as a must-have addition to their living room?

I must admit that my 20GB gets full fairly often, and that I have to occasionally sift through my installs and save files to free up some space. Perhaps a 60GB drive should be on my shopping list to give me some breathing space and save those vital minutes...

... I can even see the point of the 120GB for some die-hard downloaders who populate their hard disks with all manner of trailers, music videos and demos; even more so now that the (hugely overpriced!) Games on Demand service is in full swing.

But who on earth NEEDS 250GB???

The downloadable films you can rent only remain on your machine for a matter of days before being scrapped. Games bought online just occupy a few measly GB so unless you're rolling in cash, that shouldn't be much of an issue either.

Microsoft made a big song and a dance about being able to fully install your games when the new dashboard launched - but the fact that you still require the disk to be in the drive, and notice only a minimal improvement (in my eyes) with loading times, makes this largely redundant too.

Perhaps only those who use their beloved Xbox as a multimedia hub, interacting with a PC and storing all kinds of photos, films and files, would need such a generous amount of space?

There are suggestions that the mammoth 250GB peripheral won't be available on its own but only with a shiny new console, which is slightly disappointing. But at around £249, with the game, controllers etc...I guess it isn't bad value for money.

Ultimately though, it's all very well that yours is bigger than everyone else's... but remember, it's what you do with it that counts!

(Photo credit: Yoppy)