Sony have announced today that, later this year, the Japanese PlayStation Store will begin offering comics, which can be downloaded by PSP owners.

There's no word yet on a firm release date, or a price, or on which comics/manga will lead the charge, just a brief mention that they'll be compatible with all models of the PSP, and that users will be able to download them from the PlayStation Store.

While this service has only been announced for the Japanese market, it's not crazy to think of Sony doing something similar over here.

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