![]() ![]() Version 2.70 of the PSP's system software introduced basic capabilities to the browser. The version 2.50 upgrade added and Auto-Select as options in the browser's encoding menu, and also introduced the saving of input history for online forms. The browser supports most common web technologies, such as, as well as basic capabilities. The web browser is a version of the browser made by and was released for free with the 2.00 system software update. As of Octothe Digital Comics App is no longer available for download. So although a Japanese PSP can log into the European PlayStation Store and purchase and display videos and games bought there, any comics purchased cannot be displayed. The Japanese Comic Reader will not display comics purchased from the European store, and vice versa. The choice of regional Comic Reader software is dictated by the PSP's firmware region, and cannot be chosen. In early 2010 the application expanded to German, French, Spanish and Italian languages with Digital Comics available in the respective European countries. The service premiered in Japan on December 10, 2009, with licensed publishers, (HQ Comics), and. ![]() The PlayStation Store's 'Comic' section launched in the United States and English speaking PAL regions (United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand) on December 16, 2009, though the first issues of, and were made available as early as November 20 through limited time PlayStation Network redeem codes. The system also enjoyed great success in other areas of the PAL region with more than 25,000 units preordered in Australia and nearly one million units sold across Europe in the first week. Despite the high price, the console's PAL region launch was a resounding success, selling more than 185,000 units in the UK alone, selling out of all stock nationwide in the UK within three hours of launch, more than doubling the previous first-day sales record of 87,000 units set by the. Sony defended the high price, which was nearly US$100 higher than in North America, by pointing out that North American consumers had to pay local and that the (sales tax) was higher in the UK than the US. A month later, on April 25, 2005, Sony announced that the PSP would launch in the PAL region on September 1, 2005, for 249/179. ![]() The PSP was originally to have a simultaneous and North American launch, but on March 15, 2005, Sony announced that the PAL region launch would be delayed because of high demand for the console in Japan and North America. Despite the concerns, the PSP's North American launch was a success, although reports two weeks later indicated that the system was not selling as well as expected despite Sony's claim that 500,000 units had been sold in the first two days. Some expressed concern over the high price, which was almost US$20 higher than the system's price in Japan and more than $100 higher than the recently launched. ![]()
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