LEGO 72306 PlayStation Revealed: Gran Turismo and Ape Escape Hidden Inside the Disc Tray
LEGO and Sony have unveiled 72306 PlayStation, a 1,911-piece, 18+ display model of the original 1994 console. LEGO Insiders members get early access from 1 October 2026, with general availability from 4 October. It is priced at £139.99 / $179.99 / €159.99, available at LEGO.com, LEGO Stores, and select retailers.
A near 1:1 scale replica, the model measures 26cm wide, 19cm deep, and just over 6cm tall - faithful to the console's flat, boxy footprint. The brick-built controller plugs into the front, and both the Power and Open buttons are functional. At 1,911 pieces for £139.99, you are paying roughly 7.3p per piece, which sits comfortably in line with other licensed display sets aimed at adult fans.
Open the disc tray and you will find two hidden buildable dioramas: a Gran Turismo mini racing track - Gran Turismo launched on PS1 in 1997 - complete with tiny cars, and an Ape Escape scene from 1999 featuring the game's iconic red or blue monkey helmet. Both slot back inside the console or pull out for standalone display alongside it.
There is a small irony in the Ape Escape choice. That game was one of the first PlayStation titles to require a DualShock controller, yet the included controller is the original PlayStation pad - no analogue sticks. The omission is likely a practical one: Ape Escape is among the few PlayStation IPs Sony controls outright, which probably explains its presence over bigger franchises such as Crash Bandicoot or Final Fantasy VII, where licensing is considerably murkier.
72306 PlayStation joins LEGO's growing run of retro gaming builds, which already includes 71374 Nintendo Entertainment System, 10306 Atari 2600, and 72046 Game Boy. The PS1 fits that group well. Revealed at PlayStation's State of Play broadcast, it is aimed squarely at adults who grew up with the console - the subject matter is generational, the dioramas are fiddly, and the finished model belongs on a shelf rather than a play mat.