Xbox and IKEA have a new line of gaming furniture coming this October

Microsoft's Xbox division and Swedish furniture maker IKEA fully unveiled the nine-piece YXSTABY gaming furniture collection today at Gamescom 2026. First teased on social media last week, the collaboration launches online and in IKEA retail stores on October 1. The lineup focuses on blending gaming setups into shared living spaces, with UK prices ranging from £12 to £115.

IKEA partnered with PC hardware brand ASUS ROG back in 2021 for a line of gaming desks, but this is their first time teaming up directly with a console manufacturer. The project coincides with Xbox's 25th anniversary celebrations. Microsoft launched the original heavy black console in November 2001, and the brand has spent the last two and a half decades trying to secure a permanent spot in the living room. Now they are just building the living room themselves.

A giant thumbstick you can sit on

The standout piece is the £35 Gaming Thumbstick stool. Xbox Head of Design Carl Ledbetter and IKEA Product Design Developer Philip Dilé worked together using authentic 3D hardware design files to model the furniture. The stool looks exactly like an oversized Xbox controller stick. It tilts on a rocking axis to match the motion of an analog input. It is a clever design, though a constantly tilting seat sounds like a great way to spill a drink.

Other novelty items include a green X-shaped D-pad cushion and a faceted metal D-pad dish modeled after the Xbox Elite controller. Those smaller accessories cost £12 each. For £15, you can get mirrored display cabinets designed specifically to hold controllers. The aesthetic relies heavily on the familiar shapes of the Xbox ecosystem.

Hiding the cables

The larger furniture pieces aim to hide the clutter of modern gaming. The £89 lounge chair has an integrated controller sling pouch beneath the seat so you do not lose your gamepad in the cushions. There is also a £99 mobile A-frame TV stand mounted on castors. The stand includes built-in console storage and cable management. This allows players to roll their entire television setup out of the way when they finish playing. A matching side table on castors costs £115.

The collection rounds out with a laptop support and a monitor riser. Everything is built to look like normal home decor until you look closely at the controller-inspired shapes.

The gaming furniture market has expanded rapidly over the last five years, but most of it still looks like it belongs in a teenager's bedroom or an esports arena. Racing-style bucket seats and neon LED strips dominate the space. The YXSTABY collection takes a much quieter approach. It relies on subtle nods to gaming hardware rather than shouting about it.

According to Xbox Game Pass, the goal is to make room for play without letting the hardware take over the room. The YXSTABY line drops the aggressive black-and-red aesthetic of traditional PC battlestations. Instead, it offers something that actually belongs next to a sofa. It is a smart pivot for a gaming industry that is increasingly trying to appeal to adults who want their houses to look nice.