Review: LEGO® 72306 Play Station™ with Tile Round 1.5 x 1.5 (part 8491)

The LEGO® PlayStation™, set number 72306 has 1911 parts, but we have eyes for one mould in particular. Today I analyse the new 1.5 x 1.5 tile, the less-interesting 4 x 4 tile and the rest of the set's inventory. I also take a quick look at the build itself. 

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72306 PlayStation™

• Release date: 1 October 2026
• Pieces: 1911
• Ages: 18+

Price: 

• US$ 179.99 on LEGO.com US
• GB£ 139.99 on LEGO.com UK
• AU$ .99 on LEGO.com Australia
• 159,99€ on LEGO.com Deutschland, Nederland, France, etc

Other countries click here

New moulds

Tile Round 1.5 x 1.5 (8491)

Thrillingly, this new tile measures 1½ modules in diameter.

The primary use of the new tile in the set is as the buttons on the controller which necessitates four unique prints. However, the tile is evidently small enough to require a spare, so a full set of duplicates are included too – how generous!

• 1x Tile Round 1.5 x 1.5 with Bright Light Blue X Print in Black (6630774 | 119094)
• 1x Tile Round 1.5 x 1.5 with Bright Pink Square Print in Black (6630772 | 119092)
• 1x Tile Round 1.5 x 1.5 with Coral Circle Print in Black (6630771 | 119091)
• 1x Tile Round 1.5 x 1.5 with Dark Turquoise Triangle Print in Black (6630773 | 119093)

A further x4 (+ x1 spare) unprinted versions are hidden away inside the console to depict various circuitry details. Since these are all but buried once the model is complete, they could easily be omitted or swapped out for regular black 1x1 round tiles if you're keen to use the new ones elsewhere.

No need for stud notches: the new tile sits neatly in grid (above left). It does severely restrict the usefulness of adjacent studs, but that's not an issue if the aim is to make a nice pattern (above right), in which case you may consider introducing jumper plates into the mix (above centre) for tighter spacing. 

The parts shown above centre are all a near or perfect match in diameter to the new tile; those a little smaller are shown above left; and parts a little bigger on the right.

Its single connection point, an antistud-sized central tube with an outer ring, makes it a member of an eclectic element family that we last checked in on only a few weeks ago when Elspeth analysed the Pokemon ball lower half, Brick Round, Curved Inverted 3 x 3 (7908, pictured above left in white). 

It's also in the considerably larger family of parts that are compatible with the top rim of the goblet (6269, above, right), but its ability to sit within a LEGO® Speed Champions wheel (72206) is a little more unique.

Now for some oddball connections:

• Above, left: Sadly, it's ever-so-slightly too wide for a 2 x 2 barrel (2489, 7792, 26170), but it does fit snugly into an inverted 2 x 2 dome (15395). 
• Above, centre: This is a fun one; the magnifying glass variant from 2010 to 2012 (90463) can be (illegally) dissembled, and the new tile just about fits into the frame. Now all your magnifying glasses can be opaque! Yay.
• Above, right: It's a loose fit, but it is compatible with LEGO® DUPLO® studs.

Not sure which of those is the most useless, but the last one does give me an idea...

Building bricks from bricks is a common practice in the MOCing community, and it was even the subject of our 2022 Wishbrick contest. The new tile offers a fresh way to achieve the all-important up-scaled studs, and yet, it's a potential usage that probably won't catch on until it comes in more colours.

The fact it's currently only available in black is, however, perfect for train buffers. Current solutions tend to look too large, too small or not smooth enough, so I imagine the 1.5 x 1.5 tile will prove a hit with locomotive builders. 

4 x 4 Round tile (7880)

The second new mould, 4 x 4 round tile (7880), could easily be mistaken for a 3 x 3 round tile (67095) until you see the underside. It's also currently exclusive to this set, but unlike the 1.5 x 1.5 round tile, it is only provided with a print:

• 1x Tile Round 4 x 4 with Bright Light Blue 'OPEN' Print in Light Bluish Gray (6630777 | 119097)
• 1x Tile Round 4 x 4 with Dark Turquoise 'POWER' Print in Light Bluish Gray (6630779 | 119099)

It serves as a pseudo-replacement for the rarely seen 4 x 4 round tile with 2 studs (32627, above left), which was a subject of one of our 2019 Parts Festivals. Assuming it'll appear unprinted in future, the new tile will be a nice alternative to using 4 macaroni tiles and a 2 x 2 round tile to achieve a smooth 4 x 4 round surface (above right). 

It's satisfying to fill in some blanks in my round tile family spiral. Since the 4 x 4 is only available with print, it seemed appropriate to have the rest of the group decorated too. Maybe one day we'll get a studless 8 x 8 or a round 5 x 5 to truly complete the line up. 

Speaking of prints, let's continue with the PlayStation's inventory, starting with the remaining decorations.

Decorated parts

In addition to the round tiles we already discussed, the PlayStation has the following prints, which includes a slightly disconcerting upside-down PlayStation logo:

• 3x + 1x Spare Tile Round 1 x 1 with Bananas Print in Trans-Clear (6630770 | 119090)
• 1x Brick 1 x 4 x 3 with 'PlayStation', Logo Print in Light Bluish Gray (6675653 | 122816)
• 2x Brick 2 x 2 with Dark Bluish Grey Double Sided with '1' & '2' Print in Light Bluish Gray (6630775 | 119095)
• 1x Panel 1 x 6 x 5 with Dark Bluish Grey 'SONY' Print in Light Bluish Gray (6676193 | 122862)
• 2x Tile 1 x 6 with Dark Bluish Grey 'MEMORY CARD' Print in Light Bluish Gray (6630776 | 119096)
• 1x Tile 4 x 4 with Dark Bluish Grey "SONY', 'PlayStation', 'SELECT', 'START' Print in Light Bluish Gray (6676194 |122863)
• 1x Tile Round 2 x 2 with Dark Bluish Grey 'RESET' Print in Light Bluish Gray (6630780 | 119100)

Exclusive recolours

Given the PlayStation's colour scheme necessitates liberal use of a very common LEGO colour, it's no great surprise that the number of exclusive recolours is rather low:

• 2x Windscreen 2 x 4 Half Dome in Light Bluish Gray (6634865 | 81911)
• 8x Brick Curved 3 x 1 x 2/3 in Light Bluish Gray (6610634 | 7302)

Rare parts

The offerings here is rather thin on the ground too:

Found in 1 other set: 

• 2x Plate Special 3 x 2 with Rounded End, Hole in Dark Orange (6612099 | 3176)
• 1x Tile Round 2 x 2 Half Circle in Light Nougat (6526057 | 5520) - appears with print in 72050 Mario Kart™ – Luigi & Mach 8 and 72037 Mario & Standard Kart.

Found in 2 other sets:

• 2x Bar 1L with Rounded End in Black (6670181 | 7768) (6601397|)
• 4x Brick Special 1 x 1 x 1 2/3 with 6 Studs on 3 Sides in Orange (6585839 | 7729)
• 3x Tile Round 1 x 2 Half Circle in Olive Green (6590910 | 1748)
• 8x Plate Round Corner 2 x 2 in Light Bluish Gray (6610295 | 7904)
• 14x Plate Round Half 2 x 4 with 1 x 2 Cutout in Light Bluish Gray (6610379 | 7531)
• 1x Plate Round Half 2 x 4 with 1 x 2 Cutout in Medium Nougat (6596041 | 7531)
• 2x Technic Brick 1 x 2 with Axle Hole Type 1 [+ Opening] and Bottom Pin in Medium Nougat (6611003 | 31493)

The parts in the next, cherry-picked selection appear in many other sets, but there's still a tangible air of newness about them:

• 4x Brick Round Corner, Curved 2 x 2 x 1 2/3 Quarter Dome with 1 Cutout in Light Bluish Gray (6567930 | 5906)
• 8x Brick Curved 1 x 4 x 1 2/3 No Studs in Light Bluish Gray (6493102 | 3573)
• 4x Brick Round Corner, Curved 2 x 2 x 2/3 Quarter Circle With 1 x 1 Bottom Cutout in Light Bluish Gray (6529502 | 5852)
• 2x Plate Round Corner 2 x 2 with 1 x 1 Cutout in Light Bluish Gray (6569357 | 79491)
• 6x Technic Brick 1 x 3 [3 Pin Holes] in Light Bluish Gray (6628593 | 5565)
• 2x Plate Special Round 1 x 2 Half Circle with Stud (Jumper) in Dark Bluish Gray (6704774 | 9065)
• (6601830 | 1745)
• 1x Container Box 2 x 2 x 1 1/3 with Hinge in Medium Nougat (6566342 | 7711)
• 1x Lid for Box 2 x 2, Hinged in Medium Nougat (6566343 | 7712)
• 1x + 1x spare Dome 1 x 1 x 2/3 in Red (6554320 | 6908)
• 2x Tile Special 2 x 2 with 2 Quarter Round Cutouts in Red (6512259 | 3396)
• 6x + ×1 spare Dome 1 x 1 x 2/3 in Blue (6584954 | 6908)

Parts in bulk

Finally, here are two elements that appear in exceptional quantities:

• 14x Plate Round Half 2 x 4 with 1 x 2 Cutout in Light Bluish Gray (6610379 | 7531). A relatively new mould, in a rare colour, in high quantities!? Dreamy.

• No less than 40 1 x 4 Technic Gear Racks in Light Bluish Gray (3743 | 4211450, 6457283) are included. That's the most ever seen in a mainline set, narrowly beating the 39 in the original UCS Star destroyer (set 10030), but falls far short of the 60 that came in the LEGO® Education set 5006628 BricQ Motion Essential Hybrid Learning Classroom Starter Pack.

That's all for the inventory highlights, now for a quick overview of the model itself.

The console 

For a big grey box, the console is surprisingly engaging to build. The interior is festooned with little circuitry details, and there's generally a lot more asymmetry than you'd think, partly as a result of the play functions, but also because of some excellent brick-built exterior details. 

Both buttons (above, right, and circled) use LEGO® System elements in strange configurations to interface with moving parts buried into the larger structure:

• Pressing the 'Power' button raises a trans-green bar which is intended to mimic the glow of an LED. Unfortunately, in most lighting conditions it's scarcely noticeable, and I wonder if a solid bright light green bar would be more distinctive.
• The 'Open' button is much more dramatic, one swift jab and up pops the spring-loaded lid. Sometimes the button snags on the underside of an adjacent tile, but it's easy to release, and the function remains a joy to perform on repeat. 

Inside we find the aforementioned faux circuitry, a PlayStation logo mosaic, and, most prominently, two slide-out vignettes:

 

The Gran Turismo scene uses the majority of the set's stickers to populate the racetrack with directional signage and kerb markers. Ape Escape, meanwhile, only uses two stickers but arguably also has the most important one, which distinguishes a small sub-assembly as the titular ape. Both scenes are great inclusions that add even more variety to the build process, and although they do rely on stickers, I think it was wise to reserve the 'print budget' for the exterior details that are permanently on show. 

The controller

As fun as the console is to build, the best is saved for last with the construction of the controller:

A satisfying mix of hinges and curved plates create the splayed mount points for the handholds, which each use a pair of 2L Technic beams with bars (29173, 85940) to angle downwards at 45°.

Even with all that geometric wizardry, the finished controller is impressively clean, with all the tricky convergence points resolved so that only a handful of minor gaps remain. The most inspired part usage is the exclusively recoloured 2 x 4 windscreens at the top of each handhold.

The controller is also incredibly tactile, so even though it doesn't actually do anything, you can't help picking it up and manically pressing the buttons as if defeating a boss. Plugging and unplugging it from the console for no reason is alarmingly addictive too. 

Verdict

Lacking a strong affinity for the subject matter, I didn't expect to get so much enjoyment out of this set. The parts selection, build experience and play value all exceeded my expectations which makes the US$179.99/ £139.99/ 159.99€/ AU$279.99 price feel more reasonable compared to some similarly priced display-centric sets.

Ultimately, you do end up with a grey box and a cool looking controller, so naturally, you need to be a PlayStation fan to find value in displaying the item long-term. However, if you are on the fence and have nostalgia points to cash in, I don't think you'll be disappointed. 

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