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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  1. Definitely the Sony TV gets me excited. So much has changed in TV tech in the last 50 years biggest leaps I’ve ever seen.

    • Beyond pumped about Horizon Forbidden West and, even though it’s delayed now, the new God of War. Would love a PS5 to play them on!

  8. Horizon forbidden west is my most anticipated game in the coming year. also can’t wait for the PS5!!

  10. I love everything but I really like the ps5. My ps4 is very old and this would make a great! Graduation gift

  11. I upgraded with a brand new 4K tv Samsung from you guys !!
    I wanted to be ready for the ps5… it was supposed to come out.
    I missed every opportunity I didn’t think it was that hard to buy a console
    Been gaming on PlayStation since I was a little girl

  16. I’m most excited for Horizon Forbidden West, first one was amazing gameplay, next one on NextGen consoles will be even better!

  17. I am looking forward for the Horizon forbidden west in the coming year. I have played and thoroughly enjoyed the first one “Horizon Zero Dawn”;it is an amazing game with breathtaking graphics. The sequel also looks equally good; really looking forward to experience it with the new hardware on PS5

    • In our house we are big on Mario bros and Pokemon so the one we are really looking forward to the most is Pokémon Legends: Arceus Details. Thanks for another amazing contest

  21. I would love that Sony Home Theatre Package! The PS5 prize package would come second for me!

  25. Waiting to see what my PS5 looks like on a new HDMI 2.1 TV , currently using a 10 year old Sony.

  26. I’m really looking forward to Sonic Colors: Ultimate. I’ve been a Sonic the Hedgehog fan all my life.

  27. Horizon forbidden west is my most anticipated game in the coming year. The first one was amazing and sequel looks to be equally good so far.

  31. I am still gaming on an old 1080p tv. I would love to win the Sony Home Theatre that includes the Sony 75″ XR75x90J TV and sound system. A bigger, better tv AND a sound system? That would complete my gaming world!

  37. Halo infinite!!! Been a long time since a new halo!! The hype is real!!! (Sorry didn’t enable email updates the first comment)

  39. The thing I am most looking forward to is HALO INFINITE!! ITS BEEN WAY TOO LONG FOR A NEW HALO!!!! The hype is real!!!

  40. After much anticipation, seeing a release date for Dying Light 2 has me the most excited thus far! I thoroughly enjoyed the first and I’m looking forward to this holiday season to pick up this sequel!

  45. VR is the next thing no matter how you look at it, or maybe I watched too much Black Mirror episodes 🙂 I’m most excited to see what’s next to Oculus Quest 2. I love the portability and convenience, but the performance is not hitting it yet. I’ll be sure to stay tune to Best Bug Blog!

  46. I would love to get the PS5 because I have been playing on the Nintendo switch for 3 years and Have been looking for a change for more exciting features That the PS5 offers.

  47. I would love to get the PS5 because I have been playing on the Nintendo switch for 3 years and Have been looking for a change for more exciting features That the PS5 offers.
    If I won this would be my list
    1. PS5
    2. Sony Home theater
    3. Xbox series S
    4. oculus Vr headset
    5. The router.

  50. I am definitely 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!

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