Play at Best Buy contest The past year was great for video game lovers. Let me begin with where we left off last June. If you remember E3 was cancelled and Best Buy introduced “Play at Best Buy” to keep the momentum going with great gaming announcements and deals. Our usual June contest was late (we ran it in July last year) but it still gave everyone a chance to win a new console and some great games. The rest of the year brought some fantastic new consoles and games.

Play at Best Buy is back and on the blog we’ll be posting articles about events during E3 2021! Included will be great announcements, great gaming deals, and … this contest. Read on to learn about the amazing prizes we are giving away, then enter for a chance to win!

A year of great new gaming tech

Many of us were hunkered down in our homes playing games with new technology this past year. With the introduction of new consoles from PlayStation and Xbox and new VR tech from Oculus, the year certainly delivered! I remember the excitement in our gaming community last September when these announcements were made. That was a crazy month: PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and Oculus Quest 2 were all announced within a couple weeks of each other.

Of course, they weren’t available for purchase until later that fall, and we were quick to get reviews posted for each new device so you could learn more about them. Here are links to those reviews.

Oculus quest 2
Oculus Quest 2 Review
Sony Playstation 5
PlayStation 5 Review
X Box
Xbox Series S Review

 

Pokemon Snap
Nintendo did not give us a new console this year, though they did release many new games including the New Pokémon Snap! for the Nintendo Switch. We have reviewed almost all of the games and will be anxiously awaiting new games or console announcements from Nintendo over the following month (who knows what surprises they will bring!).

 

 

Taking gaming to another level with amazing new home theatre and router technology

Sony Bravia XR

Adding to this is the outstanding new televisions that came out this year to turn your gaming into a more immersive and entertaining experience. The Cognitive Processor XR in the newest Sony Bravia XR televisions, for example, enhances your experience by optimizing the image based on how human perception works. This is the first television with Cognitive intelligence!

 

NETGEAR XR1000 Pro RouterBringing it all together in our homes are the newest routers boasting Wi-Fi 6 technology to optimize your streaming so you get the most from your internet network no matter if you’re watching Netflix or streaming Stadia in one room, Xbox live in another etc. For example, the new NETGEAR XR1000 Pro gaming router has a triple core 1.5Ghz processor and allows over 5Gbps data transfers—imagine downloading a huge game in seconds instead of hours!

 

Serious prizes for serious gamers

We know that many very serious gamers are not playing with the best equipment available. First of all, the new consoles have been release in limited quantities, so you might not yet have been able to get one for yourself. Secondly, the new Sony TVs and NETGEAR routers only just became available this spring. However, with this contest, everyone will have an equal chance to win the best gaming technology available in the world. Here are the prizes:

  1. Oculus Quest2 64GB VR Headset, Elite Strap, Carrying Case, Link Cable
  2. PlayStation 5 Console, DualSense Controller, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Returnal, MLB The Show 21, Demon’s Souls, Destruction AllStars
  3. Xbox Series S, Game Pass Ultimate (12 month subscription)
  4. Nintendo Switch Console, New Pokémon Snap, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
  5. Sony Home Theatre including Sony 75″ XR75x90J TV and Sony HT-Z9F Atmos sound bar with sub woofer and Sony SA-Z9R Bookshelf speakers
  6. NETGEAR XR1000 router

KontrolFreekAdditionally, I’ll be adding to each prize a selection of gaming accessories from KontrolFreek including Cat-8 Ethernet gaming cables, Thumbsticks, and more.

What new tech and games will be offered over the next year

The month of June is known for gaming announcements and usually a few surprises. Follow our coverage, and contribute your comments to the discussions on our articles. First, I’d suggest you enter our contests, which require a blog comment to have a chance to win. Second, I’d suggest you contribute to the conversation on other gaming articles. I have a bunch of gaming related samples at my desk and I’ll be surprising several people who leave clever, interesting, and thoughtful comments placed on E3 2021 articles with great gaming gear like headsets, gaming mice, and more.

How to enter our Play at Best Buy contest

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two different ways:

  1. In a comment below this article, tell us what new tech or game announced during our Play at Best Buy event are you most looking forward to in the next year.
  2. Send an email to bestbuyblog@bestbuycanada.ca with “Play at Best Buy Contest” in the subject, and tell us what new tech you are most interested in that is available at Best Buy; you must include the link to that product from the Best Buy website in your email. This could be a game, a console, a home theatre item, an appliance (airfryer!) etc … anything that will make your gaming experience better.

What you can win

At the end of this contest we will randomly draw six (6) winners from all eligible entries posted on the blog (in English and French) and sent via email; each will receive one of the prizes listed here: Oculus Quest 2 package, PlayStation 5 package, Xbox Series S package, Sony Home Theatre package, Nintendo Switch package, or NETGEAR XR1000 router.

This contest runs from June 3rd until June 27th.

Remember you can enter once in a comment here and once in an email (following the direction above). Also, tell your family, friends, followers on social channels, and anyone you pass on the street: this is a contest that everyone will want to know about!

Play at Best Buy Gaming Contest Rules and Regulations

Good luck

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
Editor in Chief
Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  2. I’m looking forward to seeing the new game mechanics introduced to the Pokemon genre in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. More specifically, I’d like to see how the encounters with Pokemon in the wild go. In older games, encountering a wild Pokemon usually resembled an ambush by the Pokemon and it gave the games a bland feel. This game offers excitement in encountering Pokemon! You get to research them and study them before you sneak up on them. It feels like a more logical and realistic approach to how a new species would be approached. The smooth transition into the battle phase sounds promising; instead of the intense ambush of yesteryear that seemed like an attempt to add intensity to non-intense moments. It’s going to be a long wait for the game, but I suspect it will be worth the wait!

  3. My son won’t stop asking for a PS5! The game I’m most interested in is Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

  4. That Nighthawk router looks pretty sick, but that home theater? Oof! I’d go for that too.

  5. I’m interested in the stadia content we will see, I primarily play on console but I feel like we might see some cool cloud games. I do hope halo will be shown in great detail

  7. I was lucky enough to get a PS5 from Best Buy on day one, as I had preordered it. I’d love to get my hands on the Sony Home Theatre package including Sony 75″ XR75x90J TV and Sony HT-Z9F Atmos sound bar with sub woofer and Sony SA-Z9R Bookshelf speakers. Sounds awesome.

  9. Looking forward to Horizon Forbidden West and sonic Colors. Far cry looks stunning too. Thanks for giving us a chance BB.

  14. I am most looking forward to Horizon Forbidden West and Far Cry 6! I’ve been waiting patiently since they were announced last year, can’t wait to get my hands on them!

  15. Dying Light 2 and Far Cry 6! Loved the previous games and I’m really looking forward to playing them on the PS5 if i get a chance of winning one or buying one eventually! Great Contest and thank you!

  17. Our house could use the new Sony Bravia TV to play the new Mario Golf game on the Switch, and of course looking to get a PS5 as well!

  20. I would love to finally get my hands on the sony 75 4k led tv to play my series x on. Or a ps5 to play returnal and spiderman

  22. Really looking forward to Farcry 6! Been a long time fan of the series, easily some of the best written antagonists in gaming.

  24. I would love any of the they are all great products but I would love the ps5 as.my son just moved out of the city for school and we play games together but I’m using a ps4 that’s about to die so this would be perfect ty so much for the chance

  26. Man, if I had to choose, it would be Pokémon Legends: Arceus that I’m looking most forward to. I mean it looks like the Pokémon BotW game we’ve been waiting for and I couldn’t be more excited to hear and see more about it!

  27. Horizon Forbidden West looks glorious! Did you see those underwater scenes??? I can’t wait!

  30. So far I am looking forward to both Far Cry 6, it looks wild with all the crazy weapons, and Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West, I can’t wait to adventure again with Aloy. The Graphics in both games are looking amazing too.

  32. I am most excited for Oculus Quest 2 and all the freedom that VR can provide. PS5 comes in second, the Nintendo Switch combo pack in third, and xbox seies console in fourth. All of tem are amazing tech options.

  33. I’m looking forward to trying Dying Light 2: Stay Human. I love that player decisions determine storyline! As a lifetime horror fan, an interactive horror experience is as good as it gets. (I’ll have to wear my big girl pants as it also looks pretty scary!) I’m really hoping to be able to get myself a PS5 this year to get the full visual experience! Thanks for this amazing opportunity, everyone! What a contest!

  39. I would love to win the PS5. My husband wants to replace with our old PS4! The PS5 is so pretty!

  40. I’d definitely love to win a PS5 for our family. It’s really interesting technology.

  41. I’m definitely excited about the new Playstation 5. It’s tough to find them in the wild.

  43. I have been wanting to get my hands on a Playstation for years now. And I keep seeing all these sweet games that I cannot play… Anywho, tough choices but POS5 is my Answer to what I would love to get my hands on in the next year.

  45. I’m most excited about the new Horizon Forbidden West game! especially how it’ll be on the ps5!
    truly next gen experiences are coming up over the horizon!!!

  46. Man, after seeing the coverage of Far Cry 6, I’m sold! The CD launcher makes me laugh so hard and Chorizo the dog wins most cute game character ever. Thanks for the chance to win anything in this list. They are awesome prizes! I need a 4K TV still… that Sony pack is crazy!

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