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It might only be July, but Hallmark is already revealing its first wave of 2026 Keepsake Ornaments. The star of this year’s gaming-themed collection is an impressively accurate recreation of the original PlayStation, complete with light effects and the console’s iconic start-up sounds.
The ornament, which is the first time Hallmark has ‘adapted’ a PlayStation console, is now available for purchase exclusively from Hallmark with a retail price of $28.99.
Hallmark Debuts PlayStation Keepsake Ornament in 2026 Collection
For a decoration that only measures four inches wide, Hallmark’s take on the PlayStation packs in the details. Artist Orville Wilson managed to squeeze in pretty much every divet and button you’d find on the actual console, including the trio of Power, Reset, and Open buttons.
PlayStation™ Console Ornament With Light and Sound
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Given recent news about the digital-only future of PlayStation games, it almost brings a tear to my eye to see that ‘Open’ button accompanied by a beautiful disc drive. A detailed rendition of the OG controller sits on top of the console and is also ‘plugged in’ with a true-to-life wired connection. Turn the console around and you’ll even find tiny AC and AV ports.
An ever-growing trend in the Hallmark collections is lighting and sound effects. In this case, when you press the PlayStation’s Power button, you’ll see a little green light and hear the console’s particularly iconic startup sound. To power its special effects, the ornament comes with three alkaline LR44 replaceable button batteries.
More Gaming Ornaments Announced for 2026
The Hallmark Keepsake Ornament Premiere is a week-long event revealing over 250 new ornaments for 2026. A second batch of around 150 new ornaments will be revealed in another premiere event this September. Yes, it really is that serious.
Unlike the Hallmark-exclusive PlayStation console ornament, most other new Hallmark ornaments are available on Amazon.
Nintendo is definitely getting a lot of love from the holiday retailer this year. Yoshi is getting his own high-tech ornament that features real motion reminiscent of the ‘Hatchin Yoshi’ toy that was released alongside The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
The new collection also extends beyond just ornaments. You could make Santa Pikachu the very literal star of your celebrations with a tree topper of the iconic Pokémon on a light-up Poké Ball.
One company name missing from the list of new reveals is Xbox. In Hallmark’s defense, they’ve released tons of Xbox ornaments over the years, including an ornament of the original console that plays the theme music from Halo: Combat Evolved.
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