In somewhat of a first Fox has announced 8 launch movies for the PlayStation 3 to be released on Blu-Ray format the same day as the PlayStation 3 launches. each movie will retail for $40 US/ $50 Canadian. They are:

Beyond Enemy Lines - BD-J. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio, MPEG-4 Compression. Commentaries by Director John Moore, Editor Martin Smith, and Producers John Davis and Wyck Godfrey. HD Trailers of upcoming BluRay movies.

Fantastic Four - HDMV. Presented with DTS HD Lossless Master Audio. Commentaries by Ioan Gruffud, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis and Julian McMahon. HD Trailers of upcoming BluRay movies.

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) - HDMV. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio. 3 hours and 42 minutes long. Dual-Layer.

Kiss of the Dragon - HDMV. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio. Commentaries by Chris Nash, Bridget Fonda, and Jet Li. HD Trailers of upcoming BluRay movies.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - BD-J. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio, MPEG-4 Compression. Commentaries by cast and crew. Search index which lets you sort scenes by actor, character, location, and 69 other categories. First Person Shooter game with 12 play modes. 99 bookmarks. Pop-Up Trivia track. HD Trailers of upcoming BluRay movies.

The Omen (666) - HDMV. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio, MPEG4 Compression. Commentary by John Moore, Glenn Williamson and Dan Zimmerman. Two featurettes, two extended scenes, pop-up trivia track called "The Devil's Footsteps."

Speed - BD-J. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio, MPEG-4 Compression. Commentary by Jan De Bont, Graham Yost, and Mark Gordon. Animated pop-up trivia track. Search index with 56 categories. 99 bookmarks. Java game called "Speed: The Takedown" with 12 play modes. HD Trailers of upcoming BluRay movies.

The Transporter - HDMV. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio. Commentaries by Actor Jason Statham and Producer Steven Chasman. HD Trailers of upcoming BluRay movies.

The first movie to be available on both DVD and BluRay will be Ice Age: The Meltdown. It will be released on November 21st in North America and the week of November 13th in Europe and Australia.

Ice Age: The Meltdown - HDMV. DTS HD Lossless Master Audio. New "No Time for Nuts" CGI short. The disc also includes a Director's commentary, "Crash and Eddie" Stunts -- three CGI short shorts, The Animation Director's Chair, Lost Historical Films on the Ice Age Period, "Scrat's Piranha Smackdown" Sound Effects Lab, "Crash And Eddie" Blooper, and much more.

Anyone that is curious about how the Blu-Ray movies will look on their fancy high-def tv now have a bit of a selection to choose from. Bring on the popcorn!