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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  6. I am really interested in the new Ratchet and Clank game, it looks really fun. I just wish I had a PS5 to play it.

  9. While videos games and not really a thing I am in to I am excited to see all the neat environmental interactions that can be done in Horizon Forbidden West.

  10. I have been looking for PS5 since day 1 and I still haven’t got a chance to put it on yet!(Always sold out)
    I want to play FF7R Intergrade with Sony900H that I will definitely buy from you when I get PS5

  12. I’m most excited for the Pokemon Games. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends all look really interesting.

  18. You know, it hasn’t been talked about yet this month, but I’m really hoping there’ll be more more news on Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga during E3 and this event.
    Also big fan of the PS5 and hope to get it one day… Maybe in a few years!

  19. I am definitely looking forward to the new sony bravia, it doesn’t get much better then a sony oled!

  21. I am hoping that the Playstation 5 becomes available soon. It’s a great console especially for price. The PS5 and Xbox One really feel like “Next Gen Consoles”. It is just a shame due to covid, supply and of course the scalpers that so many people can’t aquire one (myself included). I am so excited to see how far game developers will be able to push the boundary of games with the new technology.

  25. I think the Oculus Quest2 VR Headset is an amazing piece of technology and I can’t wait to try it out.

  34. I’m looking forward to playing Horizon Forbidden West on the new PlayStation 5, that’s if I can manage to get the Ps5 either in this contest or getting lucky with one of the drops when stock comes in

  35. I’m looking forward to playing on the PlayStation 5. I love how i can play with people from across the world and have fun together. I really want to play games like Dying Light 2 and I can’t wait to try it.

    • I’m looking forward to play the newly annonced Pokémon Legends: Arceus on my switch!

  38. I am squirming in anticipation for the PS5, there’s so many games, new and old, I can’t wait to play. My husband and I have been wanting to play a single player MMO with eachother for sooo long, specifically Elder Scrolls Online, but we only have one console (ps4) so we have to take turns dungeon crawling with strangers rather than playing with each other.

  42. Pretty excited for Far Cry 6 since Far Cry 5 felt a little boring to me after a while. Also excited to see what else is new from Blizzard and hopefully we get more info on Overwatch 2.

    As for tech, I hope we get new TV enhancements from Sony or other brands for gaming. The new Bravia seems promising on paper but as someone who still wants to get the LG CX series, I hope Sony offers a more promising upgrade.

  43. Tré Burt

    Guys, my head is spinning. All of this looks AMAZING. When I came here I was most looking forward to finally copping a PS5 to play Returnal and Miles Morales, or to add a new dimension (pun definitely intended) to my gaming office with an Oculus Quest, but the Sony Bravia XR is melting my eyes in the best possible way! Good luck everyone, hope you guys get some sweet loot!

  44. I would like to have the Sony Home Theatre including Sony 75″ XR75x90J TV and Sony HT-Z9F Atmos sound bar with sub woofer and Sony SA-Z9R Bookshelf speakers

  46. Really looking forward to the new pokemon games coming this year! (Gen 4 remakes and pokemon legends)

  48. I’m looking forward to a Sony Bravia XR tv. Im always a Samsung Tv user and would like to try out my PS5 to a new Sony TV. See if that woild make me switch to Sony

  49. During Play at Best Buy event, I’m so hyped to hear Ubisoft forward about Far Cry!!!! Big fan

  50. Pretty much like every console gamer, I’ve been looking forward to playing on the new PlayStation 5. It’s the best way to keep in touch with my best friends even though we all live in different cities (Montreal, Ottawa & Toronto). Some of the new games we’re very excited to play are games like Dying Light 2. That and I can’t wait to try out my new Samsung Frame TV with it. (Serious gamer but that also seriously likes art)

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