Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Blu-ray SteelBook) (Best Buy Exclusive) [USA]

[kryptonite]

Release date: April 5th, 2016
Purchase link: Best Buy.com
Price: $27.99
Group buy: Hosted by apsmith21

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[tono06]

you guys think this will be a massive production just like the others?

 

[IRON MAN]

you guys think this will be a massive production just like the others?

I think so.

 

[Bobthesub]

Fairly new to this, but is this version of the steelbook going to be locked to region A?

Disney releases are usually region free, their marvel releases are region free so I'm guessing it will be no different (I could be wrong but I'm hoping not as I don't have a region free player yet!) I have the uk edition on order too so it's no biggie, I'm buying it for the steelbook anyhow...

 

[apsmith21]

Fairly new to this, but is this version of the steelbook going to be locked to region A?

Disney releases are usually region free, their marvel releases are region free so I'm guessing it will be no different (I could be wrong but I'm hoping not as I don't have a region free player yet!) I have the uk edition on order too so it's no biggie, I'm buying it for the steelbook anyhow...

I think it's very likely to be region free

you guys think this will be a massive production just like the others?

probably even more so given what it did at the box office.

having said that, I would also expect a lot of defects given the huge print run and just the volume of these that will be created.

might be prudent to order 2x and then return one later if they both show up OK

also, for USA members, I would not take the chance on trying to get one release day without any backup order

 

[vega2k]

Hard call on this one because of the price, premium offerings yet to come and the apparent 3D release later this year. 1st world problem.

 

[kryptonite]

Hard call on this one because of the price, premium offerings yet to come and the apparent 3D release later this year. 1st world problem.

Just ditch the DVD and replaced it with the 3D disc.

 

[Marc Dooley]

pre-order placed yesterday

 

[charleybusko]

If this is a large print run, then $19.99 should be the selling price, but knowing the Mouse and their marketing trends, it's more likely going to be $24.99

 

[ash333]

Since there is no 3D disc, it might very well be close to the $19.99 price point. Just saying...

 

[apsmith21]

From our friend @zerox39 on instagram - steelbook is FULL gloss and debossed title.

 

[Noodles]

Another photo from BestBuy...



Glad to see the background is darker than in the mock-up. The title looks awesome debossed too! Now is definitely the time for me to cancel my Zavvi order and join the GB for this one instead.

 

[zesty]

From our friend @zerox39 on instagram - steelbook is FULL gloss and debossed title.

I'm tempted to ask you to delay my winnings now

 

[rj531]

Neil @zesty your slip will be perfect for this!

 

[nefilim]

Just ditch the DVD and replaced it with the 3D disc.

unless 3d ships with better/cooler steelbook

 

[zesty]

unless 3d ships with better/cooler steelbook

They may recycle all the unwanted UK editions for the 3D release

 

[Flloydo]

Happy it's gloss and debossed.
Just hope it's region free now

 

[Basil]

cheers to @zerox and @apsmith21 for showing us some quality detail something tells me this is goona be the one

just be nice if could get a confirm on region free, i suspect is but a confirm would be nice

cheers
basil

 

[nafosb]

This design awakens nothing in me. Totally uninspiring. Too bad.

 

[bloodsnake007]

From our friend @zerox39 on instagram - steelbook is FULL gloss and debossed title.

Full gloss?! Hell Yeah!

 

[BDDB]

Happy it's gloss and debossed.
Just hope it's region free now

It's highly unlikely that it will be region locked.

9 out of 10 reasons for locking is due to different companies distributing throughout the world, no problem here as it is Disney world wide.
Another reason is if the release date in the country that releases first is vastly different from other core sales zones, again I don't think that applies here either.

Also, I can't think of the last time that Disney released a major Block-Buster that was locked when it didn't match either of the above reasons.
It was a lot more common practice in the early 00's and on DVD but less so on BD.