It’s emerged that the purpose of Sony’s recent press invitation to an event in London was to reveal news of the new, slimline PlayStation Vita model, which will be hitting the UK very shortly. As we’ve reported before, the PCH-2000 version of the Vita – revealed last year in Japan – replaces the OLED display with a new, thinner LCD screen that affords it a thinner profile and better battery life than previous models. Now hitting the UK for the first time, Sony have begun to take pre-orders here as of today, with the proper launch penned in for February 7th. However, that cruise from Asia to the UK clearly isn’t cheap, since it appears Sony are adding quite a premium to the price for us Brits – at around £180, Sony’s recommended retail price equates to an equivalent 60% markup on their native price of 18,980 yen (just over £112); and is £10 more expensive than current Amazon prices for the older model. So I’ll throw this open to our readers: Would YOU pay an extra tenner for longer pleasure with a thinner and lighter model?