The 4K Blu-ray releases for Toy Story 5 went up for preorder this morning. While the previously announced limited edition 4K steelbook seemed to have quickly sold out across retailers, it just came back in stock exclusively at Amazon. A standard Blu-ray and DVD are also still up for preorder with the same release date of September 22.
It’s not too hard to see why this particular steelbook got snapped up so fast. The cover art is pretty top of the line, and celebrates Toy Story as a whole instead of being too specific to the new sequel.
All of the artwork is in a unique watercolor style, with the main Toy Story trio as well as some of the new character additions on the front. On the back you’ll see a certain emotionally devastating tire swing tree from Toy Story 2 that makes its return in the new sequel.
Aside from being so darn pretty, the other reason this steelbook is in such high demand is because there doesn’t appear to be any standard 4K UHD release. In other words, anyone who was looking to grab the movie in 4K UHD was forced into the steelbook option.
Standard Blu-ray and DVD Also Still Available
The standard DVD and Blu-ray are still available at multiple retailers. These feature the same cover art that matches the primary Toy Story 5 poster, showing the team of familiar toys gawking in fear at the sequel’s new villain, LilyPad.
The original press release also claimed there would be a new collected set of all five Toy Story movies, but no listings have popped up for that one yet.
Toy Story 5 was originally released in theaters back in June, where it grossed just over $1.1 billion worldwide. IGN’s own review claims it “manages to pull off an adventurous and resonant conclusion,” though we had a couple thoughts about Woody’s involvement in the whole thing. The latest Pixar sequel also landed on digital earlier this week and will most likely be streaming on Disney+ by the end of September.
For more, check out our list of every upcoming Disney and Pixar project as well as some recent Pixar announcements coming out of this year’s D23 showcase. You can also check out all of the Pixar movies you can buy in 4K right now.
Blythe (she/her) is an Audience Development Coordinator at IGN who spends way too much time in character customization screens and tracking down collectibles.
