NEX Playground Launches This Summer in UK and Ireland - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 May 2026 / 1,702 Views
Nex Team announced it will release the NEX Playground in the UK and Ireland in "late summer" with pre-orders now open at Amazon, Smyths, and Argos.
The console will be available for £269 / €319 and come with five games. An annual Play Pass subscription for £90 / €99 or a quarterly Play Pass for £45 / €49 will be available to unlock the full library of games.
Several of the available games are based on popular children IP like Bluey, Peppa Pig, Sesame Street, Barbie, Gabby’s Dollhouse, and more. The console is powered by Android and features Kinect-like controls.
The NEX Playground made headlines when it outsold the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch during Black Friday week in the US last year with 14 percent of total console sales.
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Someone is going for the kill, and XBOX is the target.lol
Nex Playground seems to be gunning for the third-place also-ran position currently held by XBOX.
Le PS5 killr.
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Versusevil is a shitbox douchebag bitch! Get a life you inbred satanicsoft brainwashed cunt
Its so "successful" I didnt even hear about it until now when Ive seen this article.
Funny they announce this right as I’m visiting Northern Ireland (UK). Just travelled out of Ireland
It's not about the hardware, it's about the games and ooh, what a lineup.
