# Xbox respawns IKEA furniture with gaming range

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/xbox-respawns-ikea-furniture-with-gaming-range/
- Published: 2026-08-29T07:28:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-29T07:54:06+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/29/xbox-respawns-ikea-furniture-with-gaming-range/5292911
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- IKEA launches nine-piece Xbox furniture range in October
- Items include a thumbstick stool and D-pad cushion
- Xbox hardware prices have risen sharply since 2020

## Summary

IKEA has announced YXSTABY, a nine-item Xbox-themed furniture and accessories range, extending Microsoft’s merchandising efforts into home furnishings. The collaboration matters mainly as a lifestyle branding exercise for Xbox, arriving while the console business faces pressure from stronger rivals and rising hardware costs.

The range includes a thumbstick-shaped stool, a D-pad cushion and other gaming-inspired items, and will be sold online and in stores from 1 October after its Gamescom unveiling. UK IKEA prices for comparable products currently range from £12 for cushions or platters to £115 for a wheeled side table, while Xbox Series S and Series X consoles cost £429.99 and £669.99 respectively, up from the Series S’s £249 launch price in 2020.

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