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People are focused on Nex Playground’s UK and Ireland launch, with coverage highlighting its availability for pre-order and the stated price. The theme is that it’s positioned as a “re-Kinect” style family console aimed at bringing Kinect-like play back to market.

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Key Takeaway Nex Playground is being sold as a Kinect-style family console and is now available to pre-order in the UK and Ireland for £269.
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Nex Playground is being sold as a Kinect-style family console and is now available to pre-order in the UK and Ireland for £269.

People are focused on Nex Playground’s UK and Ireland launch, with coverage highlighting its availability for pre-order and the stated price. The theme is that it’s positioned as a “re-Kinect” style family console aimed at bringing Kinect-like play back to market.

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Top 2 signals · Nex Playground is being sold as a Kinect-style family
Eurogamer · 8d ago
Time to re-Kinect? Sell-out family console Nex Playground is about to release in the UK and Ireland
GamesIndustry.biz · 8d ago
Nex Playground available for pre-order in UK and Ireland at £269

Briefing Findings · Nex Playground is being sold as a Kinect-style family

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Availability region UK and Ireland
Pre-order status Available for pre-order
Pre-order price £269
Release framing Described as a “re-Kinect” family console

What to Watch

  • Track Nex Playground pre-order updates and any launch-date announcements in UK/Ireland coverage as retailers list it. GamesIndustry.biz
  • Watch for early UK/Ireland availability reports after the “about to release” window noted by Eurogamer. Eurogamer

What Changed

  • Time to re-Kinect? Sell-out family console Nex Playground is about to release in the UK and Ireland Eurogamer
  • Nex Playground available for pre-order in UK and Ireland at £269 GamesIndustry.biz
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Eurogamer · 1 article
GamesIndustry.biz · 1 article

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eurogamer.net

The sell-out family console Nex Playground, which is a lot like Xbox Kinect, is about to be released in the UK and Ireland

Family-friendly motion-sensing camera consoles are back. The Nex Playground has taken the US by storm. Will it do the same in the UK and Ireland?

8d ago News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor
kitguru.net

Viral family console ‘Nex Playground’ is coming to the UK in June - KitGuru

The Nex Playground landed on many people’s radar late last year when it was revealed that the relati

6d ago Mustafa Mahmoud
tweaktown.com

Kid-friendly Nex Playground video game console increasing price to $299, still requires $90 subscription to play all games

The family-friendly Nex Playground has become a popular choice for parents looking to introduce kids to gaming, but it'll soon get more expensive at $299.

60d ago Derek Strickland
theverge.com

The Nex Playground gaming console is $60 off this week

Still not cheap, but cheaper.

27d ago Cameron Faulkner
thegamebusiness.com

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7d ago Christopher Dring

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What is the NEX Playground, and why is it getting a price increase?

The Nex Playground features no physical controls. Instead, like with an Xbox Kinect, players interact with games and menus using their bodies. The console launched in 2023 and cost $200. Sales were slow at first, but during the holiday shopping season in 2024, the device went viral thanks to TikTok and online creators. This led to it selling out and a price increase in 2025 to $250. Last year, the Nex Playground outsold the PS5 and Xbox during a short period of time. Nex says it has sold around 1 million units of the device since launch. The ongoing RAM crisis has made it harder and harder for

RAM Crisis Forces Nex To Raise Price On Playground Kids Console
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