{"id":3005583,"date":"2009-08-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:d6251d35-a883-4964-b9dd-ca00348d6c1e"},"modified":"2009-08-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-19T00:00:00","slug":"join-the-reading-revolution-digital-reader-coming-to-psp-playstationportable-take-your-favourite-comics-everywhere-you-go-with-digital-comics-for-psp","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2009\/join-the-reading-revolution-digital-reader-coming-to-psp-playstationportable-take-your-favourite-comics-everywhere-you-go-with-digital-comics-for-psp\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Reading Revolution: \nDigital Reader Coming to PSP\u2122 (PlayStation\u00aePortable)\n \nTake your Favourite Comics Everywhere you go \nwith Digital Comics for PSP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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gamescom, Cologne, 18th August 2009: <\/strong>Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) and Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced the digital reader for PSP\u2122 (PlayStation\u00aePortable), a new service that will allow PSP owners to access a range of media on their PSP. The digital reader service will be launched with Digital Comics this December in select countries, the U.S, and regions in Europe with other PAL territories to follow in 2010, putting PSP owners in control of a huge library of Digital Comics from provider partners including one of the leading comic publishers, Marvel Entertainment. Content from other partners such as IDW Publishing, iVerse Media and others, as well as graphic novels for bite-sized entertainment on demand and on the go will be available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The new Digital Comics service will let you download hundreds of classic and new comics from PlayStation\u00aeStore to your PSP, to read page by page or frame by frame wherever you are. The service lets you take a huge collection of comics out and about with you, allows you to pick up the latest edition from any Wi-Fi hotspot, and gives you a brand-new way to use your PSP for entertainment on the go. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The digital reader for PSP will offer the biggest names in comics, including content from Marvel Entertainment\u2018s Spider-Man, X-Men and the Fantastic Four, from IDW: TRANSFORMERS and Star Trek and in partnership with iVerse Media, brands like Archie Comics, and Image Comic’s Proof, whilst other content will include graphic novels, comics from a variety of local publishers and the latest underground sensations.  More and more titles will arrive on PlayStation Store with monthly content updates, offering a huge choice of quality titles at your fingertips, allowing you to take your favourite comic characters with you on the move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThis is a great new service that offers PSP owners even more options for entertainment on the go and makes PSP a must for comics fans,\u201d says Isabelle Tomatis, European Marketing Manager, Hardware and Platforms, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. \n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDigital Comics will sit alongside the new PlayStation\u00aeNetwork video delivery service as yet another way that PSP offers a whole world of entertainment in your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPSP\u2019s new digital reader offers an unprecedented consumer experience that will extend the world of Marvel from print pages into the hands of fans around the world. We are excited to be part of this launch,\u201d said Ira Rubenstein, executive vice president, global digital media group, Marvel Entertainment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The intuitive Autoflow feature allows you to zoom in and move from frame to frame on each digital page, mimicking the way your eyes would move across a print page from left to right. It\u2019s straightforward and simple to use, and thanks to PSP\u2019s high contrast LCD screen, your comics will be looking better than ever as the stunning graphics leap out from the screen. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Digital Comics will be launching on the UK, US, Irish, Australian, New Zealand and South African PlayStation\u00ae Stores this December, with other PAL territories to follow, and with more and more comics and graphic novels arriving every month. Consumers will first need to connect their PSP via Wi-Fi to the PlayStation Store to download the digital reader. Once downloaded, they can return to the Store to choose from a wide variety of comics available. To find out more, visit www.eu.playstation.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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For more information, please contact your local PR manager. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE), based in London, is responsible for the distribution, marketing and sales of PlayStation\u00ae3, PlayStation\u00ae2, PSP\u2122 (PlayStation\u00aePortable) and PlayStation\u00aeNetwork software and hardware in 99 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania. SCEE also develops, publishes, markets and distributes entertainment software for these formats, and manages the third party licensing programs for the formats in these territories. Since the launch of PlayStation 3 in November 2006, over 23.7 million units have been sold globally and continue to be sold at a record level.  Maintaining its position as one of the most successful consumer electronic products in history, PlayStation 2 has sold over 138.8 million systems worldwide.  Since its launch at the end of 2004, over 52.9 million PSPs have been sold globally, highlighting the importance of the portable entertainment market.  With the huge increase in interest and accessibility of network applications and network gaming, over 27 million accounts have registered to PlayStation Network, the free-to-access interactive environment, and over 560 million items have been downloaded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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More information about PlayStation products can be found at www.playstation.com<\/a> or visit the Virtual Press Office at www.scee.presscentre.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. continues to redefine the entertainment lifestyle with its PlayStation\u00ae and PS one\u00ae game console, the PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system, the PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable) system, the ground-breaking PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 (PS3\u2122) computer entertainment system and its digital services PLAYSTATION\u00aeNetwork and PLAYSTATION\u00aeStore.
\nRecognized as the undisputed industry leader, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. markets the PlayStation family of products and develops, publishes, markets and distributes software for the PS one game console, the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PLAYSTATION 3 and the PSP system for the North American market. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Visit us on the Web at http:\/\/www.us.playstation.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PlayStation, PLAYSTATION and the PlayStation logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. PS3 and PSP are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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