Mattel's 3,500-piece Xbox building set is a life-size tribute to the original console

Xbox turns 25 next year, and Mattel is marking the milestone with a 3,509-piece building set that recreates the original console at full, 1:1 scale. It ships October 16, 2026, priced at $329.99 in the US and £295 in the UK — more than the original Xbox cost at launch, but this one comes with a lot more going on inside.

The build

The set reproduces the chunky black console alongside the famously oversized Duke controller. Three removable dioramas are included, each themed around a classic Xbox title: Halo: Combat Evolved, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Psychonauts. Tiny NanoWorld figures populate each scene. Press certain buttons on the finished model and it triggers lights inside the console and plays the original Xbox startup sounds — a detail that will land differently depending on how many hours you sank into the thing in 2001.

This is the first gaming console in Mattel's Brick Shop range, a line the company launched in 2025 to compete in the adult-oriented building set space that LEGO has largely owned. LEGO already has the Atari 2600, the NES, and the Sega collection in its catalog, so the Xbox entry gives Mattel a clear differentiator through its Microsoft partnership.

Value and availability

Pre-orders are live now at Mattel Creations, Amazon, and Best Buy in the US. UK buyers can order through Mattel Creations as well. At £295, the UK price undercuts the US equivalent by roughly 20% after conversion — one of the rare cases where the British price actually works out cheaper.

The NanoWorld figures included in the dioramas have drawn some criticism online, with collectors at Brick Fanatics noting they are small static pieces rather than the poseable figures seen in MEGA sets. Whether that matters depends on what you're building this for — display shelf or hands-on play — and at this price point, most buyers are probably thinking shelf.