Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is finally available on Blu-ray and there are several versions of the home release to choose from. While it may seem like a crisis of choice, we've put together a quick guide of the differences between the versions to help soothe your jangled nerves.
This is the starting off point for most modern Blu-ray releases: the Blu-ray combo pack. Not only do you get the theatrical cut of the movie on the high-definition Blu-ray format, you also get a DVD copy to give to your parents who haven't yet upgraded, and there's a digital copy you can download, too. The combo pack release includes the following special features:
- K2SO: The Droid
- Baze & Chirrut: Guardians of the Whills
- Bodhi & Saw: The Pilot & the Revolutionary
- The Empire
- Visions of Hope: The Look of ROGUE ONE
- The Princess & the Governor
- Epilogue: The Story Continues
- Rogue Connections
It's a solid $20 package and the special features make it more than just a vanilla home release.
Walmart's exclusive version of the Rogue One Blu-ray has a K-2SO cover to help differentiate it from other versions. Inside is the Blu-ray, of course, but it also has a pair of exclusive Topps Star Wars Connexions trading discs. It's not much more expensive than the regular version of the Blu-ray, so if you're a Connexions collector, this is a definite pick-up.
Target has its very own version of the Rogue One Blu-ray, going one better than the combo pack and adding in the 3D Blu-ray version, too. That's 4 different ways to watch Rogue One, but if the idea of having space battles jump into your face isn't enough to entice you, Target also has its own special packaging with 5 interchangeable covers. On top of that, there are bonus features included that are Target-exclusive, including a look inside the Creature Shop with Neil Scanlan and an "up close look" at the creative process behind director Gareth Edwards' work on the film.
Not to be outdone, at all, Best Buy's exclusive Rogue One home release is arguably the best one of all. The steelbook edition is actual metal, making the packaging able to withstand all but the hottest flames. The cover has a set of Deathtroopers on the front and the classic Imperial Stormtroopers on the back, both standing with the Death Star looming on the horizon. There are 4 discs included with the steelbook edition: the Blu-ray, a 3D Blu-ray, DVD, and special features disc. It's not too much more than the other versions of the Blu-ray release, and as such, it will probably be hard to find.
If physical media isn't your thing, or you just want to start watching Rogue One right this second, there are plenty of options available to purchase the movie digitally. You also get the bonus features, but sacrifice the ease of access found in the Blu-ray menu system.
If you pre-ordered through the Disney Store, you get the same Blu-ray combo pack as above, but you also get a set of lithographs from the film, as well as a coupon for $10 off purchases of $40 or more at the Disney Store.
Of course, if you're not interested in owning a gigantic stack of movies any longer but still love you some Star Wars, there's plenty of places Rogue One can be purchased digitally, as well. The digital release still includes all of the "standard" making of content included in the base Blu-Ray. Some purchasing options:
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