IKEA and Xbox launch YXSTABY furniture collection for gaming in real homes
The nine-piece YXSTABY range includes a rolling TV stand, storage toolbox, thumbstick stool and D-pad cushion, launching at IKEA from 1 October.
IKEA and Xbox are teaming up on YXSTABY, a nine-piece furniture and accessories collection designed for people who play games in ordinary rooms rather than purpose-built caves lit exclusively by RGB strips.
The collection is designed to make gaming fit around everyday life, with furniture that can move, hide controllers and cables, and look reasonably at home when the console is switched off. YXSTABY launches in IKEA stores and online from 1 October 2026, although availability will vary by market.
Gaming furniture that can leave the gaming room
IKEA says YXSTABY was created through a close collaboration between one designer from IKEA and one from Xbox on every piece. The teams visited homes where gaming happens alongside homework, dinner, sofa time and all the other activities that make a dedicated gaming room a luxury rather than a default setting.
The collection includes a mobile TV stand on castors that can roll to wherever play is happening. It includes storage for gaming gear at the rear and can be moved out of the way when the match is over.
A storage toolbox keeps controllers, cables and hardware together. Its lid closes over the contents and doubles as a laptop stand, allowing a dining table to switch between workspace, meal space and gaming desk without leaving a cable nest behind.
A thumbstick stool and D-pad cushion
Several pieces borrow shapes from the Xbox controller. A D-pad-inspired cushion offers a soft place to lean against, while a stainless-steel platter uses a shiny geometric interpretation of the same directional control.
The collection also includes a mirrored display box for controllers, figurines and other collectibles. The most literal piece is the thumbstick stool, developed from the Xbox controller’s original 3D design files with Xbox device designers.
The stool is shaped like a controller thumbstick, including a textured surface inspired by the grip on the original. IKEA says it is designed to tilt with the sitter while retaining the stability required of an actual seat, which is a sentence no one expected to read about a thumbstick.
The rest of the nine-piece range
YXSTABY also includes a gaming lounge chair designed for different positions and moods of play, with storage for gear. A rolling side table provides a place for controllers and includes charging storage behind sliding doors.
A monitor stand raises one or two screens and adds space underneath for a phone, headphones and a controller. Across the range, green accents point towards pockets, slings and compartments intended to hold gaming equipment.
IKEA says the remaining pieces are designed to sit alongside furniture people already own, using muted white, black and beige colours with straight lines and softer shapes rather than turning the entire living room into a spaceship cockpit.
Launch and availability
YXSTABY was unveiled at gamescom in August and will be available online and in IKEA stores from 1 October 2026. IKEA says availability may vary by market and has not published a complete international price list in the announcement.
The collaboration arrives alongside Xbox’s 25th anniversary hardware, but the YXSTABY range is furniture rather than Xbox-branded console hardware. That means buyers can use it with whatever platform they play on, even if the controller-shaped bits are clearly winking at Xbox owners.
Our opinion
YXSTABY makes more sense than most gaming furniture because it starts with the awkward truth: most people do not live inside a neon-lit esports arena. They play on a sofa, at a dining table, or in whatever corner has a free plug socket.
The rolling TV stand and toolbox sound particularly useful. Being able to move a setup and hide the evidence afterwards is a better idea than building a throne that permanently announces you have spent the afternoon shouting at strangers online.
The controller-inspired pieces are more divisive. The thumbstick stool is gloriously silly, but its success will depend on comfort and price rather than how accurately it resembles something your thumb usually pushes upwards.
The missing piece is cost. Without product-by-product pricing, it is impossible to say whether YXSTABY is genuinely practical or simply IKEA’s latest excuse to charge extra for putting a D-pad on a cushion. The designs are promising, but wait for local prices before filling the flat with controller furniture.