PlayStation Network Digital Comics Reader Service for PSP in December

Humberto Saabedra

PSP Digital Comics

As expected, Sony has rolled out PSP firmware update 6.20, which includes the Comics Reader application ahead of the official launch of the comics rental service next month in the US, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan. Mainland Europe will be getting the service in 2010 with French, Italian, German and Spanish access.

As expected, (and to clarify some doubts) the Comics Reader service in each region will offer comics from each region’s respective publishing houses and titles in one region will not be offered in another and vice-versa.

The update along with the comics reader marks the debut of the “Extras” column on the PSP, which will house non-gaming applications developed by third-parties and/or internally and integrated into future firmware updates.

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Journalist since 2006, initially covering the retail wireless sector before pivoting to anime and manga trade reporting in 2008. Founder and publisher of AnimeNews.biz (2008–2017), followed by a 13-year tenure at Crunchyroll News (2011–2024) and launching K-Comics Beat with Comics Beat in 2024. Now stripping away consumer noise to build independent, data-backed intelligence desks focused on cross-border licensing telemetry, production committee balance sheets, and industrial supply-chain forensics.

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