PlayStation Is Turning Its Original 1994 Console Into a Laptop and Tablet Cushion Case

Summary

• PlayStation and Takarajimasha have announced the First Model Multi Cushion Case BOOK, a slim cushion case modeled after the original first-generation PlayStation console
• The case replicates the original console’s body color, button placement, and design details across a 23cm x 33cm slim form designed to carry laptops, tablets, and cables

PlayStation and Takarajimasha have announced the First Model Multi Cushion Case BOOK, a functional carry case modeled after the original 1994 PlayStation console. The slim case, designed to hold laptops, tablets, and cables, replicates the first-generation console’s body color, button placement, and distinctive design details across a 23cm x 33cm footprint,.

The design decisions are the product’s entire argument. The first-generation PlayStation, released in Japan in December 1994, has one of the most recognizable industrial design profiles in consumer electronics history: a flat grey body, angled edges, and a button layout that became the template for every PlayStation controller that followed. Takarajimasha has replicated those details across the cushion case’s surface rather than simply applying a logo or a generic PlayStation graphic, giving the object a fidelity that makes it function as a miniature replica as much as a functional carry case.

At 23cm x 33cm with a 2cm depth and 177g weight, the case is slim enough to slip into a bag without adding bulk, and large enough to accommodate a standard laptop or tablet alongside cables and smaller accessories. The construction’s depth accommodates the kind of daily carry load that a case this size typically handles without the padding adding significant weight or profile.

The original PlayStation’s cultural staying power gives this product its context. The console launched 30 years before this product’s release and introduced a generation to titles that defined the medium. Its design has since passed into the vocabulary of gaming nostalgia as thoroughly as any object in the industry’s history, which is precisely why it functions as a lifestyle product reference in 2026. The cushion case is not the first time Takarajimasha has translated PlayStation hardware into everyday objects, and it will not be the last. But modeling a functional carry case directly on the console’s body rather than simply putting a PlayStation logo on a generic product is the kind of detail that separates this from standard licensed merchandise.

The PlayStation First Model Multi Cushion Case BOOK releases July 6, via Seven Net Shopping and 7-11 in Japan.