Game of Thrones Seasons 1-4 Steelbooks - Blu-ray Forum

Kris Deering · 07-01-2015, 02:42 PM

Just received this press release:

New York, N.Y., July 1, 2015 - The smash hit HBO series Game of Thrones has sat atop the Iron Throne of the home entertainment charts as the best-selling TV on Blu-ray/DVD title in each of the last four years. The box sets are popular among fans for their extensive bonus content that takes diehard viewers even further into the world of Westeros. Now a new Steelbook collectors release is bringing a whole new dimension to the series with the addition of a Dolby Atmos soundtrack and brand new box art designed by the team that created the series' Emmy® Award-winning title sequence. Seasons 1 and 2 will be available in the new Steelbook format for $79.98 each on November 3, 2015, just in time for holiday gifting season. Seasons 3 and 4 will release on the heels of the first two seasons, with release date details coming soon.

The Steelbook sets feature brand new box art designed by Elastic, the agency responsible for the series' Emmy® Award-winning opening credits. Each Steelbook showcases a specific location that is significant to that season and includes usable magnets on packaging featuring Game of Thrones sigils and symbols:

o Season 1 packaging features Winterfell, where fans are introduced to the Stark family in the series premiere. The magnet for Season 1 is the direwolf sigil of House Stark.

o In Season 2, the Lannisters' influence is keenly felt from the Iron Throne and their sigil is included on packaging set in King's Landing, where the season's pivotal Battle of the Blackwater occurs.

o Season 3 features the magnet sigil of House Frey and their ancestral seat of the Twins-the location of this season's infamous Red Wedding.

o Season 4 features the icy landscape of Castle Black and the Wall, where the brothers of the Night's Watch fend off an army of wildlings from the far north. The magnet for this season features a crow and Jon Snow's sword, Longclaw.

In addition to all of the bonus content from the previous Blu-ray sets, the Game of Thrones Steelbook is the first TV on Blu-ray title to be released with the revolutionary new audio technology Dolby Atmos. The Blu-ray features a newly remixed Dolby Atmos soundtrack, which places and moves sounds and music anywhere in the room, including overhead, creating a captivating experience that brings entertainment alive all around the audience. With the new Steelbook set, fans can hear Daenerys's dragons swoop past them and feel the soaring score rise and fall around them. To experience Dolby Atmos at home, Dolby Atmos-enabled AV receivers and additional speakers are required; however, Dolby Atmos soundtracks are fully backward compatible with traditional audio configurations and legacy home entertainment equipment and will automatically play in the best possible way.

KingLeonidas300 · 07-01-2015, 02:47 PM

Thank you OP for the update, this will be good for the hardcore fans of the show and those Steelbook collectors. Peronally, I can't see myself double dipping on these. I don't re-watch the versions I have now enough to justify the purchase.

Cheers!

Strangerbyday · 07-01-2015, 02:48 PM

Woah. Those look magnificent! So in for these!

wjasoncul · 07-01-2015, 02:48 PM

OMG!!

CasuallyDressed · 07-01-2015, 02:50 PM

Awww man, do want! But I bet they won't be region free discs

DarkEco910 · 07-01-2015, 02:51 PM

Ummmmm...

I want. Very badly. But...I shouldn't. I already own the first four seasons. And at $80 a piece, it's an easy pass.

KazzPetrelli · 07-01-2015, 02:53 PM

Fantastic News! Pretty Excited!

dfoles · 07-01-2015, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris Deering

$79.98 each

No thank you. I paid like $83+shipping for the entire Breaking Bad steelbook series.

kryptonite1970 · 07-01-2015, 02:56 PM

Good thing I held off buying the season sets. I only have the first season collector's edition which I am currently selling. These will be epic!!!

I am sure that $79.98 price tag is MSRP.

Kris Deering · 07-01-2015, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfoles

No thank you. I paid like $83+shipping for the entire Breaking Bad steelbook series.

I agree, the price is insane. Especially for a double dip.

wjasoncul · 07-01-2015, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kryptonite1970

I am sure that $79.98 price tag is MSRP.

^^^

merkman · 07-01-2015, 02:58 PM

I can see it if you've got a big house, Atmos setup, and disposable income to afford all the seasons at almost $100 each. Unfortunately, that's not my situation, so it's a pass, no matter how nice the steelbooks are.

Bubba Fatt · 07-01-2015, 02:58 PM

bradipolpo · 07-01-2015, 03:03 PM

All seasons

KazzPetrelli · 07-01-2015, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CasuallyDressed

Awww man, do want! But I bet they won't be region free discs

Rixx · 07-01-2015, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CasuallyDressed

Awww man, do want! But I bet they won't be region free discs

Why do you say that? all the discs so far have been region free.

Bruisermoore · 07-01-2015, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dfoles

No thank you. I paid like $83+shipping for the entire Breaking Bad steelbook series.

Yeah, but those looked like ass.

If these are anywhere in the neighborhood of $40, I'll bite, but their high as all hell if they think people will pay $80 each for these.

CasuallyDressed · 07-01-2015, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bradipolpo

All seasons

[Show spoiler]

So the spines are going to make a big picture? That surely confirms season 5 and onwards, right? Also, they must know how many seasons are left...

DJJez · 07-01-2015, 03:06 PM

$79 each, what a joke. the artwork is pretty nice on these but way way too expensive.

TheHutt · 07-01-2015, 03:06 PM

Previous releases were 6 to 4 discs per season. How are they going to squeeze them in without using jumbo steelbooks, is a mystery to me.

07-01-2015, 02:42 PM	#1
Kris Deering Power Member Member since:Nov 2006 Location:Pacific Northwest Blu-ray collection:400 Trading Score:131	Game of Thrones Seasons 1-4 Steelbooks Just received this press release: New York, N.Y., July 1, 2015 - The smash hit HBO series Game of Thrones has sat atop the Iron Throne of the home entertainment charts as the best-selling TV on Blu-ray/DVD title in each of the last four years. The box sets are popular among fans for their extensive bonus content that takes diehard viewers even further into the world of Westeros. Now a new Steelbook collectors release is bringing a whole new dimension to the series with the addition of a Dolby Atmos soundtrack and brand new box art designed by the team that created the series' Emmy® Award-winning title sequence. Seasons 1 and 2 will be available in the new Steelbook format for $79.98 each on November 3, 2015, just in time for holiday gifting season. Seasons 3 and 4 will release on the heels of the first two seasons, with release date details coming soon. The Steelbook sets feature brand new box art designed by Elastic, the agency responsible for the series' Emmy® Award-winning opening credits. Each Steelbook showcases a specific location that is significant to that season and includes usable magnets on packaging featuring Game of Thrones sigils and symbols: o Season 1 packaging features Winterfell, where fans are introduced to the Stark family in the series premiere. The magnet for Season 1 is the direwolf sigil of House Stark. o In Season 2, the Lannisters' influence is keenly felt from the Iron Throne and their sigil is included on packaging set in King's Landing, where the season's pivotal Battle of the Blackwater occurs. o Season 3 features the magnet sigil of House Frey and their ancestral seat of the Twins-the location of this season's infamous Red Wedding. o Season 4 features the icy landscape of Castle Black and the Wall, where the brothers of the Night's Watch fend off an army of wildlings from the far north. The magnet for this season features a crow and Jon Snow's sword, Longclaw. In addition to all of the bonus content from the previous Blu-ray sets, the Game of Thrones Steelbook is the first TV on Blu-ray title to be released with the revolutionary new audio technology Dolby Atmos. The Blu-ray features a newly remixed Dolby Atmos soundtrack, which places and moves sounds and music anywhere in the room, including overhead, creating a captivating experience that brings entertainment alive all around the audience. With the new Steelbook set, fans can hear Daenerys's dragons swoop past them and feel the soaring score rise and fall around them. To experience Dolby Atmos at home, Dolby Atmos-enabled AV receivers and additional speakers are required; however, Dolby Atmos soundtracks are fully backward compatible with traditional audio configurations and legacy home entertainment equipment and will automatically play in the best possible way.

07-01-2015, 02:47 PM	#2
KingLeonidas300 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Arizona Home Theater Gallery:7 Blu-ray collection:654 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:40	Thank you OP for the update, this will be good for the hardcore fans of the show and those Steelbook collectors. Peronally, I can't see myself double dipping on these. I don't re-watch the versions I have now enough to justify the purchase. Cheers!

07-01-2015, 02:48 PM	#3
Strangerbyday Special Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2014 Location:Ireland 4K collection:628 Blu-ray collection:2518 Trading Score:1	Woah. Those look magnificent! So in for these!

07-01-2015, 02:48 PM	#4
wjasoncul Blu-ray Count Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:MS(the state, not the lady), USA 4K collection:1267 Blu-ray collection:6257 DVD collection:126 Digital collection:1891 iTunes collection:29 Trading Score:248	OMG!!

07-01-2015, 02:50 PM	#5
CasuallyDressed Power Member Member since:Feb 2014 Location:Bucks, UK Blu-ray collection:127 DVD collection:71 Trading Score:74	Awww man, do want! But I bet they won't be region free discs

07-01-2015, 02:51 PM	#6
DarkEco910 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Mar 2013 4K collection:342 Blu-ray collection:620 DVD collection:38 Digital collection:695 iTunes collection:814 Trading Score:297	Ummmmm... I want. Very badly. But...I shouldn't. I already own the first four seasons. And at $80 a piece, it's an easy pass.

07-01-2015, 02:53 PM	#7
KazzPetrelli Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2014 Location:Malaysia 4K collection:270 Blu-ray collection:1231 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews: 181 Trading Score:155	Fantastic News! Pretty Excited!

07-01-2015, 02:56 PM	#9
kryptonite1970 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:USA 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:336	Good thing I held off buying the season sets. I only have the first season collector's edition which I am currently selling. These will be epic!!! I am sure that $79.98 price tag is MSRP.

07-01-2015, 02:58 PM	#12
merkman Senior Member Member since:May 2010 4K collection:71 Blu-ray collection:812 Digital collection:212	I can see it if you've got a big house, Atmos setup, and disposable income to afford all the seasons at almost $100 each. Unfortunately, that's not my situation, so it's a pass, no matter how nice the steelbooks are.

07-01-2015, 02:58 PM	#13
Bubba Fatt Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Texas Blu-ray collection:736 DVD collection:320 Trading Score:5

07-01-2015, 03:03 PM	#14
bradipolpo Special Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Rome, Italy	All seasons

07-01-2015, 03:06 PM	#19
DJJez Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 Location:Reading, England Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:1160 Blu-ray collection:2886 DVD collection:1 Trading Score:9	$79 each, what a joke. the artwork is pretty nice on these but way way too expensive.

07-01-2015, 03:06 PM	#20
TheHutt Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Trading Score:1	Previous releases were 6 to 4 discs per season. How are they going to squeeze them in without using jumbo steelbooks, is a mystery to me.

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