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District 9 Blu-ray to Feature God of War III Demo


Posted October 28, 2009 10:35 AM by Josh Dreuth

PlayStation 3 slim Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in conjunction with Sony Computer Entertainment America have announced that the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'District 9', which is scheduled to be released on December 29th, will feature a demo of the upcoming PS3-exclusive game 'God of War III'. After completing the demo, which is only playable on a PS3, users will be able to unlock an exclusive 'God of War III' making-of featurette.

This marks the first time a movie and game demo have been paired on a Blu-ray in the US, and exploits the exclusive Blu-ray function of the PS3.

Lexine Wong, Senior Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, commented, "We are thrilled to give consumers not only an incredible high definition presentation of District 9 and the wealth of bonus material about the movie, but also a taste of what is destined to be the biggest video game of 2010. This pairing of the movie and game demo is just another example of what is possible with the Blu-ray format."

Peter Dille, Senior Vice President, Marketing and PlayStation Network, SCEA, continued, "Blu-ray functionality has long been a differentiator that separates the PS3 from other home entertainment systems. Through this collaboration with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment we're able to create a unique experience only available on the PS3 system that blends two of the most popular entertainment options available, watching District 9 and playing God of War III off the same disc."

Source: Blu-ray.com | Permalink Relevant for: United States

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Rainman208
 » Oct 28, 2009

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SWEET !!! Day one for me. Even more so now.

DualEdge
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Good news I guess, but I fail to see the tie-in.

krazyclown
 » Oct 28, 2009

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DualEdge Its just a way to push the movie the only other way to get the demo is to buy the collection of god of war 1 and 2 on PS3

dobyblue
 » Oct 28, 2009

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That is pretty sweet, nice job Sony.

slimduck17
 » Oct 28, 2009

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considering i was going to day 1 purchase this movie anyway, i guess it's a bonus.

mywhitenoise
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Hopefully it'll be a different demo than the one thats coming with the God of War Collection that comes out more than a month earlier.

Y3k Bug
 » Oct 28, 2009

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That's pretty awesome! I was going to get the movie anyway, but now I'll get a demo (for a game I'm also going to buy) too.

jkcheng122
 » Oct 28, 2009

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DualEdge,

The tie is is both are from Sony and they help promote each other. I originally had interest in purchasing District 9 on a blind buy and also very interested God of War 3 even though I never played the first 2. Putting them in one package makes it a no-brainer for me as a first-day purchase.

kknight
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Great news but an odd choice of movie to choose. One is sci-fiction while the other is fantasy.

KB24SD
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Why buy this movie just to get the God War III demo, when you can get the demo earlier if you can buy the God Of War I & II in HD collection pack which is coming out next month on the 17th which includes the God Of War III demo also.

dude984
 » Oct 28, 2009

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I hope this doesn't take up any space on the disc, otherwise there's no excuse to not have included "Alive in Joburg" instead. I have no interest in this demo...

ehtamgnie
 » Oct 28, 2009

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I agree with kknight. Weird connection unless Sony is banking on the demographic for both the movie and game are the same. People who don't have a PS3 won't be able to exploit the demo and the people who have the PS3 will likely already have GOWIII on their wish list. I don't see how this is going to help them reach a wider audience.

Mr Bluray
 » Oct 28, 2009

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@KB24SD

Many of us were buying this movie before any mention of the demo,No one said were buying this movie just for the demo,Demo is a bonus.

xberserker
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Strange tie in, but cool none the less

KingBing
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Nice!! I was against the fence about this movie but now is a no brainer

aaaa6344
 » Oct 28, 2009

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good for people who don't want to download the demo, or re-buy GOW 1 and 2

jonsmith369
 » Oct 28, 2009

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I was really confused about the tie in here, but that was partly because I read this as being the animated '9' movie. So officially now both '9' and District 9 are coming out on 12/29/09? Seems a little weird.

nathanp
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Very good, I've been dying to give that game a try, this should tide us over for a few more days.

Somedeed
 » Oct 28, 2009

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"Why buy this movie just to get the God War III demo, when you can get the demo earlier if you can buy the God Of War I & II in HD collection pack which is coming out next month on the 17th which includes the God Of War III demo also."

It's coming out in Japan and the US in November. Europeans want see it until March. Extra incentive for me although District 9 would've been a day 1 purchase anyway.

surfdude12
 » Oct 28, 2009

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Seems dumb to me: it's like putting free fruit into a bag of peanuts. if i want fruit, i'll buy fruit. this may turn off people who only want the movie, and embolden critics who say the PS3 is a gaming machine that plays movies.



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