<s>
PlayStation	B-Application
Broadband	I-Application
Navigator	I-Application
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
BB	B-Application
Navigator	I-Application
and	O
PSBBN	B-Application
)	O
was	O
a	O
software	O
program	O
for	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
consoles	O
that	O
provides	O
an	O
interface	O
for	O
manipulating	O
data	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
HDD	B-Device
Unit	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSBBN	B-Application
version	O
0.10	O
-	O
This	O
prerelease	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
bundled	O
with	O
Japanese	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
BB	O
Units	O
(	O
Network	O
Adaptor	O
and	O
HDD	O
bundle	O
packs	O
)	O
in	O
early	O
2002	O
,	O
replacing	O
HDD	O
Utility	O
Disc	O
1.00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSBBN	B-Application
version	O
0.20	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSBBN	B-Application
version	O
0.30	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
mid-2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSBBN	B-Application
version	O
0.32	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
2004	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
up-to-date	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
change	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
Audio	O
Player	O
option	O
inside	O
the	O
Music	O
Channel	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
to	O
transfer	O
music	O
between	O
the	O
HDD	O
and	O
a	O
MiniDisc	O
player	O
in	O
earlier	O
PSBBN	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Application
Broadband	I-Application
Navigator	I-Application
installation	O
disc	O
is	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
more	O
strict	O
region	O
lock	O
on	O
it	O
than	O
normal	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
software	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
software	O
will	O
only	O
boot	O
on	O
NTSC-J	O
systems	O
with	O
a	O
model	O
number	O
ending	O
in	O
0	O
(	O
systems	O
that	O
are	O
sold	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
software	O
unusable	O
on	O
Korean	O
and	O
Asian	O
NTSC-J	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
will	O
not	O
operate	O
if	O
a	O
non-Sony	O
brand	O
network	B-Device
adapter	I-Device
is	O
installed	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Application
Broadband	I-Application
Navigator	I-Application
offers	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
default	O
PS2	B-Device
Navigator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
released	O
the	O
HDD	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
with	O
HDD	O
Utility	O
Disc	O
1.01	O
and	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XI	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumers	O
that	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Application
Broadband	I-Application
Navigator	I-Application
were	O
confused	O
as	O
to	O
why	O
it	O
was	O
n't	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
HDD	O
Utility	O
Disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SCEA	O
's	O
response	O
was	O
always	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Application
Broadband	I-Application
Navigator	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
"	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
the	O
Broadband	O
Navigator	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
,	O
as	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
switched	O
to	O
only	O
manufacturing	O
the	O
slim	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
models	O
,	O
which	O
never	O
supported	O
the	O
HDD	O
and	O
furthermore	O
and	O
later	O
ending	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
of	O
HDD	O
units	O
for	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
HDD	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
in	O
European	O
regions	O
by	O
SCEE	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Broadband	O
Navigator	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
any	O
PS2	B-Device
by	O
using	O
a	O
fan	O
created	O
modified/cracked	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
See	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
Expansion	I-Device
Bay	I-Device
.	O
</s>
