Don't forget your Lego Astro Bot, too

A super-cute Lego Astro Bot figure is also launching this week and will be included for free when you buy the Lego PlayStation at PlayStation Direct and the official Lego store. You simply need to add it to your cart at the same time as the PS1. That's a cool little freebie!

If you want to buy the Astro Bot model separately, it will be available for $24.99 / £17.99.

There's actually one listing live already

As always seems to be the case with these limited-edition launches, one retailer has jumped the gun and is already taking orders. That place is TG Jones in the UK, where the Lego PlayStation is listed as available for preorder for £140. Delivery is expected with 1 - 4 working days, so you might get it by the weekend if shipping is speedy.

Welcome to our live coverage of the Lego PlayStation launch

How's it going, people? James Pickard here, kicking things off for our live coverage of the upcoming Lego PlayStation launch. With the retro console replica set to be available to buy tomorrow (October 1), I'm gathering together the all-important retailer links that you'll want to bookmark so you have the best chance of securing your copy. It should be worth doing, as I expect this one to be quite popular! OK, let's get into it.