IKEA And XBOX Launch YXSTABY Gaming Furniture Collection On October 1
The collection turns controller parts into furniture, and both companies describe it as an attempt to make gaming gear fit a room after play ends rather than only during it.
Key Facts
- IKEA Japan will release the YXSTABY collection, a collaboration with Microsoft's Xbox brand, starting October 1, 2026.
- The YXSTABY collection has nine products in total, including furniture, interior items, and lifestyle accessories.
- The YXSTABY collection will be sold at IKEA stores nationwide, the IKEA online store, and the IKEA app.
- The Gaming Stick-Shaped Stool is priced at 7,990 yen, and the Gaming Side Table with Casters is priced at 24,990 yen.
- One designer each from IKEA and Xbox participated in the development of each YXSTABY product.
Reporting from 3 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, Inside.
IKEA Japan will release the YXSTABY collection, a collaboration with Microsoft's Xbox brand, starting October 1, 2026. The lineup has nine products, and sales will run at IKEA stores nationwide, the IKEA online store, and the IKEA app. Each product was developed by one designer from IKEA and one from Xbox. IKEA brought more than 80 years of home furnishing work, and Xbox brought 25 years of gameplay knowledge. Items include the Gaming Stick-Shaped Stool at 7,990 yen, the Gaming Lounge Chair at 15,990 yen, the Gaming TV Stand with Casters at 17,990 yen, and the Gaming Side Table with Casters at 24,990 yen. The cheaper end has the Gaming D-Pad Cushion and the Gaming D-Pad Controller Platter at 1,999 yen each, plus the Gaming Controller Display Box and the Gaming Laptop Stand with Storage at 3,999 yen each. The design motif throughout is the Xbox Wireless Controller.
The Gaming Stick-Shaped Stool came out of a collaboration between IKEA of Sweden designer David Wahl and Xbox device designer Elliot Hsu, built from the controller's original 3D design data. The stool tilts and spins like a thumbstick. Wahl said he lined up all night for the first-generation Xbox console 25 years ago, and that the shape holds a special nostalgia for him. Hsu said he spent a lot of time on the thumbstick design and is waiting for the day the stool reaches living rooms.
Philip Dilé, who handles product design development at IKEA of Sweden, said the goal was not furniture people reluctantly accept in order to game, but furniture they want to keep out even when not gaming. Carl Ledbetter, Head of Design at Xbox, said the collaboration let the two companies design the space around the screen, not only the screen. The Gaming D-Pad Cushion is machine washable and made from 100% recycled polyester. The Gaming Lounge Chair carries a 10-year quality guarantee. The collection was first unveiled at gamescom 2026, and the Japanese release follows that announcement.
- Gaming TV Stand with Casters: 17,990 yen
- Gaming Stick-Shaped Stool: 7,990 yen, thumbstick motif
- Gaming Controller Display Box: 3,999 yen, removable holder
- Gaming Lounge Chair: 15,990 yen, 10-year quality guarantee
- Gaming D-Pad Controller Platter: 1,999 yen
- Gaming Side Table with Casters: 24,990 yen, built-in charging space
- Gaming Monitor Stand: 4,999 yen
- Gaming D-Pad Cushion: 1,999 yen, 100% recycled polyester
- Gaming Laptop Stand with Storage: 3,999 yen
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.