Youtooz Dropped a PlayStation Line, And I Just Might Be Tempted

Celebrating PlayStation History, one vinyl figure at a time.

I'm an absolute sucker for merchandise. I can't deny it (well, I could, but you and I'd both know that'd be a massive lie). I enjoy getting the Collector's editions of games, though their frequency doesn't seem as common these days. I went through a big Funko POP! phase, but that's fizzled out over the years. I still have a nice collection of them, and on occasion, I may buy a new one if a really nice-looking one drops, but it's rare.

I'd class myself as a pretty big PlayStation fan. A lot of my favourite games have been PlayStation exclusives, and the merchandise for these can be very sporadic. Titles like God of War and LittleBigPlanet have some variety, whereas other titles like Ratchet & Clank, Ghost of Tsushima and Astro Bot have a fairly limited amount (although to be fair, Astro is seeing a nice rise in options).

I was looking into getting more PlayStation collectables, but nothing stood out to me; either it was way too pricey, or it was something too small. Then I stumbled across YouTooz, and their continually growing PlayStation collection.

The company initially produced vinyl figures for memes and Internet stars. Since then, it has grown considerably and now offers a range of figures based on celebrated franchises like Ben 10, Breaking Bad, SpongeBob SquarePants, and, of course, PlayStation. Each franchise bears the signature YouTooz style, and plenty of their offerings look great.

The figures themselves have a higher price point than the base Funko POP! figures, sitting around £30 per figure, but from what I've seen and heard, the quality of the figures seems to be better, and the designs feel more unique to each character than the more generic poses Funko tend to favour.

After checking out some of the Spider-Man figures at my local store, I decided to take the plunge, purchasing my first figure, Joel, from The Last of Us. Joel was a difficult figure to acquire. To get him, I needed to order directly from the YouTooz site as I couldn't find him stocked anywhere in the UK, but I hope he can be the start of a nice little PlayStation collection.

Hopefully, YouTooz will add even more PlayStation heroes in the future, like Cole McGrath, Aloy and Jin Sakai. For now, I look forward to getting my hands on Joel and ordering Ratchet & Clank so I can have them positioned by my console, cheering me on for 'one more level.'

Have you looked into YouTooz before, or do you have a figure already? Let me know your thoughts on them below.