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Blu-Ray Player/PS3 Promotions Upcoming

June 27, 2007 in News comments 7

Sony is looking to get more people to buy Blu-Ray players instead of HD-DVD's and so they came up with this Promotional Deal. Buying a Blu-Ray player will automatically qualify you to receive 5 Blu-Ray movies free.

The list of free movies include, but are not limited to:

Babel
Black Rain
Blazing Saddles
Chicken Little
The Corpse Bride
The Devil's Rejects
The Guardian
Hart's War
Invincible
The Italian Job
Kiss of the Dragon
The Last Waltz
The Omen [2006]
Pearl Harbor
The Phantom of the Opera
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Species
Stealth
Stir of Echoes
The Transporter 2
Underworld: Evolution

If you're a fan of promotional deals that land you free stuff, than you had best pay attention. The format war has already swung heavily in favor of Blu-Ray, and Sony is looking to hammer another nail into HD-DVD's coffin. The Blu-Ray Disc Association (BDA) is preparing a great offer for consumers still hemming and hawing about purchasing a Blu-Ray player (and yes, this includes the PS3).

If you buy a Blu-Ray player (YES, it includes the PS3!) between July 1 and September 30, you will automatically qualify to receive 5 Blu-Ray movies absolutely free. That's right, no cost. Now, this can be combined with any existing retail offers, like the 5 free Blu-Ray movies you get with the purchase of the Panasonic DMP-BD10A, which means you could feasibly get 10 free Blu-Ray discs!

And it doesn't end there. If you decide on the PS3 as your Blu-Ray player, the Sony Style stores are offering another special promotion: pick up your PS3, two games, and an extra controller at Sony Style between now and July 8, and you'll get a $50 gift card. Any other rebate information can be found at bluraysavings.com (site not up yet), so you're running out of excuses to avoid placing a Blu-Ray player in your entertainment center.

These deals kick off this weekend, so take advantage!
skittles07 via psxextreme.com »
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    Krunal Jun 27, 07
    This is a bit piss-taking. I've already gotten my PS3, and I only go the ONE BD-Movie free (Casino Royale). They should make it so that people with PS3's in the last 3 months should get the free films as well.

    But great marketing ploy by Sony, it shall make them go far
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    SS4Gogeta Jun 27, 07
    I wonder how many people have Blu-ray players and standard definition TVs. I think most people still own SDTVs so I would think a HDTV BD player combo would make more sense.
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    joshthegreat Jun 27, 07
    I got Casino Royale free from Sony, and X-Men 3 free from GameStation. I'm happy.
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    Shadow of Death Jun 27, 07
    Krunal, I agree, I mean, I got mine at the end of May, and I didn't even get any sort of free blu-ray movie -_-

    I'd be happy just to get one free (preferably X-Men 3, or something similarly cool)....
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    Shadow of Death Jun 27, 07
    No, you don't understand, we don't disagree with them trying to win the format war (as well as they should, after all, they put a lot into it, and it would mean the next generation of game systems should all use Blu-ray of some form)...Our problem is that the offer wasn't made until AFTER some of us already bought the PS3, and as such the deal doesn't apply to us...I didn't get any Blu-Ray movie period...let alone 5...
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    Redemption Jun 28, 07
    Hmm... 5 free movies is an amazing deal in North America. Here in Canada the movies cost as much as $20-35CAD each so we're talking about $100+ right there. And there's so many good Blu-Ray titles out at the moment too. **shakes fist at Sony** damn you Sony for making this so enticing!
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    Synthesis Jun 28, 07
    A good time for people to go out and purchase PS3s and Blu-Ray players. Nice Job Sony. Unlike Microsoft, they actually care about their customers.

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