LEGO PlayStation revealed: 1,911 pieces, £139.99, out October

Sony and LEGO make it official

The LEGO PlayStation (set 72306) was officially revealed on 3 September 2026 during Sony's State of Play broadcast — confirming months of rumours, datamined colour codes and quietly discovered store pages that had been circulating in the fan community since earlier this year. The announcement marks the first time Sony Interactive Entertainment and the LEGO Group have collaborated on a physical console-based set, and it lands squarely in the middle of PlayStation's broader 30th anniversary celebration of the brand in the West.

Steffi Steffen, Senior Director of Licensed Merchandise at Sony Interactive Entertainment, said:

"Today at State of Play, we shared the first look at an all-new collaboration with the LEGO Group – the LEGO PlayStation – that celebrates the games, experiences, and the feelings of play we have shared as a community for over 30 years."

What you're actually getting: the specs

The set contains 1,911 pieces and is designed as a near 1:1 scale replica of the original PlayStation console that launched in Japan on 3 December 1994. Fully assembled, it measures 26 cm wide, 19 cm deep and approximately 6 cm high — dimensions that LEGO says align closely with the original hardware's own footprint. It is rated 18+ and positioned firmly as an adult display model rather than a play set.

The disc lid on top opens, just as it did on the original machine, and the Power and Open buttons on the front are functional on the model. The front panel also features brick-built memory-card slots — though note that no actual memory card is included, and neither is a DualShock analog controller. What is included is a brick-built recreation of the pre-DualShock asymmetric pad that shipped with every PlayStation in 1994 and 1995, absent the analog sticks the DualShock would introduce in 1997. That controller plugs into the front of the console model.

Two hidden dioramas inside

Open the lid and there is more going on than the exterior suggests. The set contains two miniature dioramas that sit inside the console body and can be displayed there or removed and shown separately:

• Gran Turismo — a brick-built racing circuit scene with tiny cars.
• Ape Escape — a small island scene featuring a monkey helmet that swaps between blue and red.

The Ape Escape tribute carries a quietly amusing historical footnote: Ape Escape was the first commercially released game to require a DualShock controller, meaning it was literally unplayable with the standard pad that shipped with the console. The LEGO set includes precisely that standard pad and pays tribute to Ape Escape anyway — a neat piece of PlayStation history, whether intentional or not.

Price and UK release dates

The LEGO PlayStation is priced at £139.99 in the United Kingdom (€159.99 in Europe; $179.99 in the US, which came in above the pre-announcement rumoured figure of $160). In Japan, the price is ¥27,980.

UK buyers have three routes and two key dates to keep in mind:

• 1 October 2026: Available via PlayStation Direct (direct.playstation.com) and for LEGO Insiders members via LEGO.com. LEGO Insiders membership is required for purchases between 1 and 3 October.
• 4 October 2026: General release via LEGO.com, LEGO Stores and select retailers — open to everyone, no membership required.

PlayStation Direct's confirmed launch territories include the United Kingdom, meaning UK buyers get the same Day 1 window as their US counterparts, which has not always been the case with LEGO gaming launches.

Free Astro Bot set — but only if you move quickly

Buyers who purchase set 72306 through either direct.playstation.com or LEGO.com will also receive the LEGO Astro Bot (set 40899) as a gift-with-purchase, while stocks last. Astro Bot is PlayStation's mascot character, whose 2024 platformer won multiple Game of the Year awards. The piece count of the Astro Bot GWP set has not been confirmed at time of writing.

The Astro Bot set will not be available through any other retailer — only PlayStation Direct and LEGO.com purchases of set 72306 qualify. There is no stated quantity cap, but LEGO gifts-with-purchase on major launches have a consistent track record of selling through faster than the primary set. If you want both, 1 October is the date to have your order ready.

Where this sits in LEGO's gaming line

Set 72306 joins a growing run of adult-targeted LEGO sets built around gaming nostalgia. The Nintendo Entertainment System (71374, 2,646 pieces) launched in August 2020 and included a tiny working television with a scrolling Mario level. The Atari 2600 (10306, 2,532 pieces) followed in 2022 and has since been retired. More recently, the lineup has expanded to include the LEGO Game Boy (72046) and the LEGO SEGA Genesis Console (40926). At £139.99, the PlayStation sits below where the Atari 2600 launched, making it one of the more straightforwardly priced entries in the range — a console that sold over 102 million units worldwide and which a very large portion of adult UK buyers will remember vividly from the mid-to-late 1990s.