The people of Sony Computer Entertainment are in a good mood, which is understandable enough. The launch of the PlayStation 4 was a resounding success, and it's been backed up by some eye-opening numbers. In the UK, Sony's new console outsold the Xbox One at a ratio of 1.5:1 - a clean switch from the balance between the numbers of Xbox 360s and PS3s on these shores.Sony's not stopping there, though, and this morning it announced that it's finally bringing the revised PS Vita Slim out over here, some four months after it launched in Japan. The new model's not a clear-cut improvement over its predecessor - it's slimmer, lighter and with a more appealing form, but the switch from an OLED screen to an LCD one is certainly a compromise.
We sat down with Sony Computer Entertainment's UK managing director Fergal Gara just after news on the Vita Slim dropped in London this morning to discuss PS4 to date, and where he thinks the handheld is heading.
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