This Thursday, PlayStation will be holding an event to show us exactly what they mean by “following the biggest launch in PlayStation history, join us for an introduction to the slimmest.”

While speculation is running wild that we’ll see the PlayStation Vita 2000 come West, you unfortunately won’t be able to watch the PlayStation UK event live through a stream, and you shouldn’t expect any new game announcements, as SCEE Blog Manager Fred Dutton said:

No, we’ve no plans [to stream the media event on Thursday]. It’s a PlayStation UK event. In the interest of managing expectations, please don’t anticipate any software announcements.

Whatever happens to be unveiled this Thursday, we’ll be sure to let you know all about it.

Are you expecting the PS Vita 2000 to be given a Western release date this Thursday, or do you think that ‘slim’ announcement will be something else? Let us know in the comments below.