Extra info on the Lego PlayStation set leaked earlier this 12 months has emerged.
Again in March, insider Lego Minecraft Goat – who has a prolonged observe file of leaking upcoming Lego units and their pricing – acknowledged that a Lego duplicate of the Sony PlayStation was within the works.
The report claimed that the set will value $159.99 / €159.99 and can encompass 1,911 items, together with no less than the console and one controller.
Now Lego leaker BrickTap has given extra info on the set, together with a possible launch date and information of a ‘present with buy’ (GWP) promotion.
In keeping with BrickTap, the Lego PlayStation might be launched on October 1, and might be accompanied by a GWP promotion together with an Astro Bot set.
The official Lego website often provides GWP units as a part of limited-time provides alongside main set releases. These aren’t offered by Lego as particular person standalone merchandise, and might often solely be acquired as a part of a promotional deal.
As such, it’s all however sure that the Lego Astro Bot GWP set will solely be out there by shopping for the Lego PlayStation set straight from the Lego web site, and this may doubtless solely final for a restricted time after its launch.
GWP units are often resold on websites like eBay, however at a comparatively excessive worth. When a Kanto Area Badge Assortment was provided as a GWP with Lego’s Pokémon set that includes Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur, scalpers began itemizing the set on eBay for costs starting from $175 to $300.
Ought to the studies be correct and the Lego PlayStation will certainly be launched on October 1, it’ll be the fourth full-sized recreation of a online game system launched by Lego.
In earlier years the corporate has launched Lego units primarily based on the NES, the Atari 2600 and the Recreation Boy. It additionally just lately launched a Lego Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, however it is a less expensive set that’s noticeably smaller than the true console.
